Nepal Institute for Policy Research

25/09/2026

We are accepting applications for the "NIPoRe Early Career Policy Research Fellowship 2026" till next Friday, i.e., 02 October 2026.

To learn more and to submit your application, please check https://bit.ly/NIPoReFellowship2026

24/09/2026

Nepal's real estate sector shows promise with a 4.74% growth in transactions for FY 2082/83, rebounding from a decline. Q4 saw a 12.25% increase.

Highlights:

- 12.28% rise in registered transactions

- 48.26% revenue surge to NPR 720.86 billion

- 63.22% jump in capital gains tax.

Bagmati Province led with a 69.38% rise in Q4 transactions.

Recent data from Nepal's central bank indicates a positive trajecto...

23/09/2026

Each year, NIPoRe Early Career Policy Research Fellows work with our resident and non-resident researchers on current and emerging policy priorities in Nepal and beyond.

Submit your application today to work with us.

To learn more and apply, please visit https://bit.ly/NIPoReFellowship2026

22/09/2026

Beginning 23 Sep 2026, flydubai will launch daily flights from Dubai International Airport to Pokhara International Airport in Gandaki, Nepal. This new route will connect Gandaki to key destinations in the Middle East and beyond, boosting the province's tourism industry.

20/09/2026

We are accepting applications for the next cohort of our annual early career policy research fellowship until 02 October 2026!

Don't wait till the deadline to submit your application; apply early.

For details and an application, please visit https://bit.ly/NIPoReFellowship2026

18/09/2026

According to the 36th Annual Report from Nepal's Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), a total of 40,842 complaints were filed during the fiscal year 2082/83 BS.

Of these complaints, 49.03% were associated with Local Governments, 37.98% pertained to the Federal Government, and 12.99% involved Provincial Governments.

Among the provinces, Madhesh reported the highest number of complaints, while Gandaki recorded the fewest. On average, CIAA recorded 758 complaints from each province during this period.

16/09/2026

We are pleased to announce a call for applications for our annual early career policy research fellowship. Prospective fellows will work with our global team of scholars on Nepal’s high-priority policy areas, starting later this year.

To learn more and submit your application, please check https://bit.ly/NIPoReFellowship2026

Please direct all your fellowship-related inquiries to info[at]nipore[dot]org

15/09/2026

Writing for Project Syndicate, our fellow Nischal Dhungel argues that the floods in Nepal highlight the dangers of reckless development in climate-vulnerable areas and reveal the climate-finance system's inadequacies in delivering necessary funds after disasters.

Nischal Dhungel blames infrastructure projects that treated known environmental hazards as an afterthought.

07/09/2026

In Nepal alone, the recent Nepal-China Flood has claimed 1,355 lives and left 4,996 missing, including Nepalis and foreigners. It severely damaged Nepal's critical infrastructure, highlighting the urgent need to reassess Nepal's development strategies moving forward.

26/08/2026

NIPoRe extends its sincere congratulations to Siddhartha Raymajhí as he begins his Master of Science in International and Development Economics at The Fletcher School at Tufts University, as a recipient of the Fletcher Scholarship. We wish him immense success in this next academic chapter.