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<p>During the last quarter of the eighteenth century, Gorkha, a small kingdom in the central hill region, subjugated the petty principalities that existed along the southern flanks of the Himalaya mountains, some with strips of territory in the Terai. The rulers of Gorkha who belonged to the Shah dynasty, then shifted their capital to kathmandu and laid the foundation of the present...
<p>There is evidence that Ganapati, Kakatiya of Warangal had the Gauda king as his vassal. This was mentioned in connection with the religious offerings and donations made by Yuvarajni Viramadevi, widow of the crown prince Yuvaraja Jayadityadeva in the shrine of Pashupatinath.</p>
<p>The author contends that written records dating back to the period were in a mixture of...
<p>Part of the material in this paper was collected to supplement a very brief discussion of 'Pre-Rana Administration' in Satish Kumar's Rana Polity in Nepal. The author intended to highlight a considerable number of positions within the administrative hierarchy that Kumar failed to mention. However, further study of Hodgson's papers, British Resident in Nepal (1831-...
There is no dependable record of the development of the Nepali legal system prior to the fourteenth century AD. The laws shown in inscriptions of the ancient Hindu rulers have not proved to be very important as judicial works which could have influenced the later legal systems of Nepal. The first influential proponent of judicial law in Nepal was Jayasthiti Malla. As stated in the chronicle (...
With a large percentage of the world’s population moving to urban areas, clean, affordable and timely supply of drinking and domestic water to its residents has become a priority. In most cities of the world, the primary responsibility of supplying drinking and domestic water lies with public utilities. It is a well known fact that water utilities around the world suffer from a series of...
This publication synthesizes information on IUCN's work in this domain, particularly highlighting programmatic work in projects at local and national level, implemented by IUCN's Global thematic and Regional Programmes and Commissions. It serves as an introductory "where we are at" on climate change response in some areas of our work.
IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, believes that protected areas lie at the heart of all effective biodiversity conservation strategies. They offer much more as well: clean water, food security, health and wealth; protection against natural disasters; carbon sequestration; recreational opportunities; sacred natural sites; homes and employment.
The Programme of...
This report provides background information and a framework for discussing mountain issues in the context of the current climate change dialogue. It synthesizes the state of current knowledge and provides an overview of the evolution and status of the global Mountain Agenda from the time it was agreed upon during the Rio Earth Summit in 1992 to the United Nations Framework Convention on...
Mountains are dynamic in nature compare to the plains and thus they posses some distinct temporal and spatial characteristics in a unique socio-cultural setting. There is also an ever increasing need for spatial and temporal data in planning and management activities for which GIS is being recognised more and more as a common platform for integrating social, economic and environmental data and...
The present UN/ Cambridge Multi Dimensional Poverty Index (MPI) has changed the whole complexion of the poverty issue with a country like Nepal, which has shown results recently of a decrease in numbers of people living below the poverty line from 31% to 25.4%. However, the MPI Index has shown Nepal's MPI as 65%. This has really raised questions on the work being carried out so far by the...
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