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Putin’s Search for a Usable Past

SAINT PETERSBURG – Kremlin insiders like to tell the following story. In the fall of 1999, when Vladimir Putin was tapped to succeed Boris Yeltsin, Russia’s future president blurted out in surprise: “Oh, and I thought of Gazprom.” What else could a working-class Leningrad native dream about? Putin had never seen himself

Haribol Gajurel resigns as political advisor to PM Dahal

Haribol Gajurel, the political advisor to Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda, has resigned from his position due to differences

‘Save our mountains to save ourselves’

We world leaders must walk together in safeguarding a sustainable future for mountains, mountain ecosystems and mountain people.

Mapping the Future of ESG at COP-28

Sound ESG strategies that focus on robust standards, clear metrics, and strict compliance procedures can improve the investment decision-making process

COP28: Climate finance LDCs’ constant concern

As the stage is all set in Dubai for the annual UN climate conference, COP28, the global community is eagerly

Petrostates Must Take the Lead on Climate Finance

Some private oil companies have already paid extra taxes on their windfall profits. But, given that state-owned companies control most

The False Choice Between Palestinian and Jewish Liberation

If Israel were truly the “invented” and “artificial” colonial state that it is often claimed to be, it would have

Hard Truths About Green Industrial Policy

Several African countries, including South Africa, Kenya, Mauritania, Egypt, Djibouti, Tunisia, Morocco, and Namibia, have enacted state-led initiatives to support

The Technologies African Farmers Need

As a result of the yield-increasing performance of these technologies, the area allocated to heat-tolerant wheat varieties in Ethiopia has

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Weather today: Partly cloudy in western Nepal

The Meteorological Forecasting Division, Nepal, has said that it will be partly cloudy in Karnali Province and Sudur Pashchim Province