‘Tourism is an extremely powerful force in the process of globalisation. It can bring improved standards of living with few alternative opportunities; however‚ it can also damage the environment‚ disrupt communities and harm individuals’ (Task Sheet‚ 2013). A clear example of this statement is the Sherpas of Nepal. The Sherpas are an ethnic group of devout Muslims living in the Peaks of the Himalaya Mountains in Nepal. They are of a Tibetan descent‚ and moved from Tibet 450 years ago. Sherpa translates
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From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Economy of Nepal Nepal Rastra Bank in Kathmandu Currency 1 Nepalese Rupee (NPR) = 100 paisa Fiscal year 16 July - 15 July Trade organizations WTO Statistics GDP $41.22 billion (2012 est.)[1] GDP growth 4.6% (2010 est.) GDP per capita $1‚600 (2010 est.) GDP by sector agriculture (35%)‚ industry (20%)‚services (45%) (2010 est.) Inflation (CPI) 8.6% (September 2010 est.)‚ 10.6% (October 2011 est. source: myrepublica.com) Population belowpoverty
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big rivers. These are the natural gifts for Nepal. It is proved by the fact that Nepal is the second richest country in the world after Brazil in water resource.Most rivers in Nepal originate from the snow clad mountains. Among these rivers in Nepal Koshi‚ Gandaki‚ Narayani and Karnali are some of the biggest rivers which flow from the Himalayas all through the year. Koshi is considered as the largest and Karnali is considered as the longest rivers in Nepal. Similarly‚ there are other rivers such as
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INTRODUCTION Nepal Doorsanchar Company Ltd. popularly known as Nepal Telecom is the largest telecommunication service provider in Nepal. The company was a monopoly until 2003‚ when the first private sector operator UTL started providing basic telephony services. The central office of Nepal Telecom is located at Bhadrakali Plaza‚ Kathmandu. It has branches‚ exchanges and other offices in 184 locations within the country. It is the sole provider of fixed line‚ ISDN and leased-line services in Nepal. Following
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Nepal earthquake The April 2015 Nepal earthquake (also known as the Gorkha earthquake)[6][9] killed more than 8‚800 people and injured more than 23‚000. It occurred at 11:56 NST on 25 April‚ with a magnitude of 7.8Mw[1] or 8.1Ms[2] and a maximum Mercalli Intensity of IX (Violent). Its epicenter was east of the district of Lamjung‚ and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 15 km (9.3 mi).[1] It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since the 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake.[10][11][12]
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HISTORY The WTO began life on 1 January 1995‚ but its trading system is half a century older. Since 1948‚ the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) had provided the rules for the system. (The second WTO ministerial meeting‚ held in Geneva in May 1998‚ included a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the system.) It did not take long for the General Agreement to give birth to an unofficial‚ de facto international organization‚ also known informally as GATT. Over the years GATT evolved through
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e Guthi System in Nepal Table of Contents 1. Introduction ...................................................................................................1 a) Background ...............................................................................................1 b) 1.2defination .....................................................................................2 c) 1.4 Objective of the Study .............................................................................
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e. Nepal‚ analyzing the current trends of the FDI flow in the nations is also important. The FDI flow is around 6.6 million in the recent last periods. The Nepal economic freedom score is 53.3‚ making its economic the 133rd freest as of 2009 Index. Also its score is 0.9 point lower than last year‚ which indicates there is a decline in 10 economic freedoms. For any foreign investment should planning to invest in the host nation should analyze the economic freedoms of the host countries. Nepal is ranked
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Nepal Nepal‚ officially Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal is a landlocked Himalayan country located in South Asia between tow boulders China and India. It has eight of the world’s 14 tallest mountains‚ including the top of the world‚ Mount Everest. The country seems a dot in the globe‚ however‚ an altitude is ranging 60 m. to 8848 m. above the sea level between 129 km. distance. Sixty-five percent people rely on agriculture. Nepali is an official language in the multi-linguistic‚ multi-religious
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Maoists in Nepal Terrorism is one of the most pressing and ongoing problems in today’s world. It is a term used to describe violence or other harmful acts committed or threatened against civilians by groups or persons for political‚ nationalist‚ or religious goals. However‚ as it is said that ‘one man’s terrorists is another man’s freedom fighter‚’ the word terrorism does not have a definite definition. The American Heritage Dictonary defines terrrirism as "the unlawful use or threatened use
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