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Ridesharing in Nepal: What’s the endgame?
By Sajeet M. Rajbhandari
While the rise of rideshare companies does seem too good to be true, it also comes with its own set of shortcomings. Although these companies are excellent examples of Nepali entrepreneurships adapting to technological advancements and trends, they raise a multitude of questions in regards to legal and ethical issues.
Dust. Can it be solved?
By Rujen Maharjan
The precautions to reduce pollution or the traffic load other than planting trees and waste management can be taken in various levels. As cars and other old vehicles are the ones emitting harmful chemicals and smoke, trolley buses are one of the best option to control both the pollution and traffic load. Increase in the number of cycles also can reduce air pollution. But the condition of the roads, the dust and the smoke only discourages the bicycle riders.
The air that we breathe, is it breathable?
By Sandesh Chauhan
The value of PM 2.5 in the Kathmandu Valley changes according to season. The value peaks during summer when bricking – the industrial mass production of bricks – begins around the valley.
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A Confession
Deepak Poudel
I had made up my mind though. That I would drop out of college, take the IELTS, TOFEL or any other thing that I could be doing better. It never occurred to me that I could just learn from this and work hard the next time around. My mind just focused on the idea of leaving everything and starting anew.
SAKURA
Anu Yengden Limbu
And there was a note: ‘Father, I know the truth about you. There’s no way I could ever be embarrassed by you. I accept you just the way you are. Live your life head held high and keep loving me and have my back. I love you father”.
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A must visit café for mo:mo lovers
By Lumanti Maharjan
Tara personally visits every visitor and has conversation with him or her. Tara says, “People come to this place as strangers but leave as friends.” She, and the other employees at Mo:Mo La Palpasa believe in youth empowerment and giving back to the society.
| #Blogs> Unconventional Jobs |
Adding hours to your day
By Ajeshna Shakya
A team of four energetic students studying at St. Xavier’s College, Maitighar have introduced a unique service, ‘Dailo’ through which someone will now complete your boring errands for you.
For The Other Living
By Aishwarya Baidar, Apekshya Basnet and Barsha Baral
Street dogs are found mainly at the places where they have chances of getting food. For the dogs in Kathmandu, this food comes in the form of unmanaged garbage dumps. Stopping the practice of dumping garbage on the streets is the first step that needs to be taken to check the street dog menace.