Rupesh Tha

South Asia Watch on Trade Economics and Environment

Fresh vegetables are the most significant sector among Nepalese's agricultural pursuits, in terms of providing an honorable livelihood to millions of Nepalese farmers, ensuring household food security. Moreover, as certain crops offer high economic returns per hectare of land, the fresh vegetable sector has the potential to improve the economic con...

This is a comprehensive report on the state of science and technology in Nepal. . It contains six chapters 1. General Background, 2. Development and STI 3. Overview of STI Sectors (Agriculture & Animal Science in Nepal, Forest & Biodiversity Research in Nepal, Energy in Nepal, Research Activities in Health & Medicine, Research in Environment & Clim...

This file consists of the processed data of the paper Pradhan et al. 2021 published in the Earth's Future (https://doi.org/10.1029/2021EF001996). We processed impact scores and mechanisms provided by experts during online survey, workshops, and review and validation processes. This processed data, i.e., impact scores and mechanisms, are used for id...

The COVID‐19 pandemic has impacted social, economic, and environmental systems worldwide, slowing down and reversing the progress made in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). SDGs belong to the 2030 Agenda to transform our world by tackling humankind's challenges to ensure well‐being, economic prosperity, and environmental protection...

This supporting information consists of two figures and one tables. Figure S1. Experts with various professional backgrounds from academia, civil society organizations, governments, grassroots initiatives, national and international organizations, and the private sector have participated in our survey (left) and workshops (right). Figure S2. Impa...

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected humankind worldwide, slowing down and even reversing the progress made in achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It has negatively impacted most SDGs but with positive impacts on a few. We discuss some initial impacts observed and explores potential impacts on the achievement of SDGs for Nepal. The study...

The pandemic COVID-19 caused by novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) is a highly infectious disease that has created an unprecedented global challenge affecting all the countries including Nepal. In Nepal, the first case of COVID-19 was reported on 24 January, 2020. The number of case increased to 1,798 by June 1, 2020. Most of these cases were recorded...

Information delivery mechanism through the university homepage would be effective as a large number of students visit their university webpage for updates. Home pages of 83 universities representing 14 countries around the globe were visited to observe the initiatives they have taken in order to create COVID-19 education and awareness. Most of the...