THE HIMALAYAN UNIVERSE

Second Annual Himalayan Policy Research Conference organized by the Nepal Study Center of the University of New Mexico at Preconference Venue of the 36th Conference on South Asia, U. of Wisconsin --Madison. October 11, 2007 8 am - concludes at 5:35PM Assembly and Caucus Rooms Dear colleagues (attending the 36th SA Conference at Madison [Oct 11-14]): Thank you for showing your interest and support in promoting policy and research knowledge pool on the Himalayan region and the neighboring countries in South Asia. We would like to welcome you to attend our HPRC-2007 sessions (Thursday, October 11). The program details are provided below: South Asia Conference Site: http://southasiaconference.wisc.edu/preconf_1.html NSC's HPRC-2007 Conference Page: http://nepalstudycenter.unm.edu/SeminarsWorkshopsConferences/HPRC_Conferences/HPRC_2007/HPRC_2007.html Please pass on this information to your colleagues attending the 36th Madison SA Conference. We would also like to take this opportunity t...

More article on Moringa.. We continue to gather news and articles on the miracle tree called "Moringa". This from the Philippines. Source: Inquirer But because of the importance of the material to to the whole humanity, we have provided the material with due acknowledgement to the source whose linke is provided above. Thank you The miracle of ‘malungga y’ By Ernesto Ordoñez Inquirer Last updated 03:08am (Mla time) 10/05/2007 Most Read Other Most Read Stories x Business SM Investments sets P3B for hotel projects in ’08 The miracle of ‘malunggay’ Mittal plans $1.6-B Philippine plant Fresh funds await PAL Manila power plant for sale Central bank cuts rate by quarter point Korean plans $103-M Subic condo-hotel complex Peso firmer on capital inflow; nears 7-yr high vs dollar Inflation rises in September, within central bank forecast Meralco capital hike approved From P200 to riches Shares outlook higher after interest rate cut Business Most Read RSS Close this MANILA, Philippin...

Father of Nepal’s gobar gas industry John Finlay (3 October 1938 – 3 September 2007) DAVID MCCONKEY From Issue #366 (14 September 07 - 20 September 07), Nepali Times -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- John came to Nepal from Northern Ireland in 1973 to join the United Mission to Nepal (UMN). After some months of Nepali language study in Kathmandu, he was soon busy sharing his engineering skills with students at the Butwal Technical Institute (BTI). Another UMN staff member, a teacher from Scotland called Sheila Anderson, was working in the northern Gorkha village of Jaubari and as they got to know each other they decided to marry. After their wedding in Scotland in 1975, they returned to work in Butwal where they were also hostel parents to some of the BTI students. At this time John got involved in the development of biogas as an alternative fuel and helped in the production of the very first commercial unit built in Nepal. His passion was...

A very interesting explanation of Nepal's conflict by Laxmi Iyer to the author Martha Legace, Harvard Business School, is copied below from the link given. We have not taken any permission to copy and paste, but since this is so important in the context of Nepal, we thought we would use this information with due acknowledgement to the authors. Laxmi Iyer co-authored a book " Poverty, Social Divisions and Conflict in Nepal " with Quy-Toan Do, an economist of the World Bank which was published in June, 2007. The PDF version of the book is available at this link . High Hills, Deep Poverty: Explaining Civil War in Nepal Posted: 06 Aug 2007 10:00:00 -4000 Q&A with: Lakshmi Iyer Published: August 6, 2007 Author: Martha Lagace Source: http://hbswk.hbs.edu/faculty/liyer.html Civil wars have been the dominant form of conflict around the world since World War II, resulting in approximately 20 million deaths. But it's not just sociologists who are diving into the roots of c...

No matter how much fighting is done for politics, or no matter how much we hypothesise about social transformation, we are heading towards a grim future of this country,instead of getting towards positive transformation, if malnutrition is not addressed. Nation is built by those who grew up with proper nutrition in their childhood. Here is an eye-opening status for Nepal, an article by Tom Atwood on the Kathmandu Post , published in August 9 edition. There is a great war to win! Malnutrition takes toll on GDP, IQ BY TOM ATWOOD KATHMANDU, Aug 9, 2007. Seven years after Nepal committed itself to the task of halving malnutrition by the year 2015 - one of the Millennium Development Goals - general malnutrition remains a serious problem. Over the past 25 years, general malnutrition levels have decreased at a miniscule rate. This obviously means the status of malnutrition as a public health problem will remain for decades to come. . According to the World Bank, decreased productivity and IQ ...

Mahabir Pun of Myagdi bags prestigious Magsaysay award Mahabir Pun: 2007 Ramon Magsaysay Awardee for Community Leadership. Mahabir Pun of Myagdi, western Nepal, has bagged the prestigious Raman Magsaysay Awards, for Community Leadership. The Board of Trustees of the Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation (RMAF) Tuesday announced that seven Asians bagged this year's Raman Magsaysay Awards, the Asian Equivalent of Nobel Prize. Pun is among three Chinese, a Korean, an Indian and a Pilipino to receive the coveted award. According to the RMAF, Pun, 52, is “recognised for his innovative application of wireless computer technology in Nepal, bringing progress to remote mountain areas by connecting his village to the global village”. Pun is the fourth Nepali to receive the Magsaysay award. He will receive the award amid a ceremony in Manila on August 31. Here is Pun's profile: Nangi Village, where Mahabir Pun was born, rests high in the Himalayan foothills of western Nepal. Here and in sur...

Rainfall over Nepal for July 30 - August 6, 2007: The rainfall for the period July 30-August 6 over Nepal is shifting towards western part of the country, and is mainly on lower half, that is where most of the rainfall will take place (in Mid and Far-western development region’s lower half portions). Otherwise the amount of rainfall is receding all over the country, and perhaps that will be a window of opportunity for relief and rehab operations. The south-east Jhapa district and parts of Illam will get quite some rains. Please refer to earlier post (July 30, 2007), same statements apply. Image 1: Rainfall Prediction for South Asia Rainfall in South Asia: Bangladesh rains are receding too. The West coast of India is getting more rain again. Max rains are concentrated in the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal for the week in South Asia. Image 2: Rainfall for Asia continent Thanks to CPC NOAA for the maps .