| Aid as % of GDP | 7.1% | [41st of 129] | |
| Consumer price index | 122.88 % |  | [66th of 165] |
| Economic freedom | 1.5 | [122nd of 156] | |
| Exports to US | $50,800,000.00 | [102nd of 224] | |
| GDP > PPP | $37,415,000,000.00 | [77th of 163] | |
| GDP growth > annual % | 2.71 annual % | | [129th of 187] |
| GDP per capita, PPP > current international $ | 1,550.45 PPP $ | | [134th of 169] |
| GINI index | 47.17 | | [5th of 40] |
| Gross National Income | $5,830,440,000.00 | [96th of 172] | |
| Human Development Index | 0.526 | [137th of 178] | |
| Income category | Low income | ||
| Income distribution > Poorest 10% | 3.2% | [31st of 114] | |
| DEFINITION: Share of income or consumption (%). The distribution of income is typically more unequal than the distribution of consumption. | |||
| SOURCE: | |||
| Income distribution > Richest 10% | 29.8% | [63rd of 114] | |
| Income distribution > Richest 20% | 44.8% | [63rd of 114] | |
| Population under $1 a day | 37.7 | [14th of 59] | |
| Poverty > Share of all poor people | 0.78 % of world's poor | [12th of 80] | |
| Stock exchange Nepal Stock Exchange | |||
| Technological achievement | 0.08 | [66th of 68] | |
| Total reserves minus gold > current US$ | 1,498,985,000 $ | | [92nd of 178] |
| Tourist arrivals by region of origin > Europe | 112,341 | | [107th of 195] |
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Recent economy of nepal
Highway blocked in Butwal after microbus kills 15yo
KATHMANDU: Locals barricaded the Siddhartha Highway in Butwal after a microbus fatally ran over a 15-year-old boy on Wednesday.
The victim has been identified as Bhim Thapa of Gangoliya-1, Rupandehi district. A critically injured Thapa was rushed to the Maigram-based Crimson Hospital, where he breathed his last during the course of treatment.
Police said the incident took place at around 10 a.m.
After the microbus (Lu 1 Kha 5981), heading to Bhairahawa from Butwal, knocked down the boy, as many as 200 people gathered and blocked the traffic along the highway.
They demanded compensation to the bereaved family.
Police have taken the driver in custody and impounded the killer vehicle.
Stakeholders were holding talks to resume the highway and settle the demands regarding compensation till 1 p.m., according to police.
The victim has been identified as Bhim Thapa of Gangoliya-1, Rupandehi district. A critically injured Thapa was rushed to the Maigram-based Crimson Hospital, where he breathed his last during the course of treatment.
Police said the incident took place at around 10 a.m.
After the microbus (Lu 1 Kha 5981), heading to Bhairahawa from Butwal, knocked down the boy, as many as 200 people gathered and blocked the traffic along the highway.
They demanded compensation to the bereaved family.
Police have taken the driver in custody and impounded the killer vehicle.
Stakeholders were holding talks to resume the highway and settle the demands regarding compensation till 1 p.m., according to police.
Roadside bomb kills 3 Brit soldiers‚ 9 Afghans
LONDON:Three British soldiers have been killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan, Britain's Defence Ministry said on Wednesday, in the deadliest single attack on the British military there in more than a year.
Nine Afghans were also killed in Tuesday's explosion that hit the soldiers' vehicle while it was on a routine patrol in Nahr-e Saraj district in the southern province of Helmand.
Another six British soldiers were wounded in the blast, which occurred two days after the Islamist Taliban movement launched its spring offensive, saying it would target foreign military bases and diplomatic areas.
"We have paid a very high price for the work we're doing in Afghanistan," Prime Minister David Cameron said in a morning interview on ITV television.
"It is important work because it's vital that country doesn't again become a haven for terrorists, terrorists that can threaten us here in the UK."
The three British soldiers were the first to be killed by an attack while travelling in a Mastiff, an armored vehicle designed to withstand roadside bombs and sent to Afghanistan after a debate about whether previous equipment was adequate.
"Their deaths come as a great loss to all those serving in Task Force Helmand," said Major Richard Morgan, a spokesman for the task force. Their families have been informed.
A total of 444 British soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan since Britain's military involvement there began in October 2001, including six this year.
British troops are handing over security operations to Afghan forces and are due to end combat operations in Afghanistan by the end of next year.
Nine Afghans were also killed in Tuesday's explosion that hit the soldiers' vehicle while it was on a routine patrol in Nahr-e Saraj district in the southern province of Helmand.
Another six British soldiers were wounded in the blast, which occurred two days after the Islamist Taliban movement launched its spring offensive, saying it would target foreign military bases and diplomatic areas.
"We have paid a very high price for the work we're doing in Afghanistan," Prime Minister David Cameron said in a morning interview on ITV television.
"It is important work because it's vital that country doesn't again become a haven for terrorists, terrorists that can threaten us here in the UK."
The three British soldiers were the first to be killed by an attack while travelling in a Mastiff, an armored vehicle designed to withstand roadside bombs and sent to Afghanistan after a debate about whether previous equipment was adequate.
"Their deaths come as a great loss to all those serving in Task Force Helmand," said Major Richard Morgan, a spokesman for the task force. Their families have been informed.
A total of 444 British soldiers have been killed in Afghanistan since Britain's military involvement there began in October 2001, including six this year.
British troops are handing over security operations to Afghan forces and are due to end combat operations in Afghanistan by the end of next year.
Yadav to register in EC despite opposing polls
THT ONLINE / FILE PHOTO
Madhesi Janaadhikar Forum Nepal Chairman Upendra Yadav (L) and CPN-Maoist Secretary Dev Gurung (R)
THT ONLINE
KATHMANDU: Madhesi Janaadhikar Forum Nepal Chairman Upendra Yadav said that he will register his party in the Election Commission (EC) citing that it is routine in a democracy.
However, the former deputy prime minister insisted that the new purported elections to the Constituent Assembly (CA) are not possible in the present atmosphere.
Talking with the media at an interaction organised in the Reporters’ Club, leader Yadav charged the four major political parties of deceiving the people by overly touting the November elections which, according to him, are meaningless.
Even if the polls do happen, they cannot promulgate the new constitution and only haul the nation into further crises, Yadav said. “Any polls to be held bypassing the political conflicts never can pave the way to the nation,” Yadav said.
Stating that they were not anti-election forces, the Madhesi leader urged to hold the elections only after resolving the conflicts adding “We should not forget that we are holding the CA elections but the periodic one.”
Yadav charged the UCPN-Maoist chair of not opting for federalism in the country claiming that Nepal would have already been in the Democratic Republic system if the Maoist boss had intentions for the same.
However, addressing the same function, CPN-Maoist Secretary Dev Gurung made it clear that they would protest the party registration process that has just kicked off from yesterday.
Gurung warned of the revolt if the elections would be imposed in the present circumstances typifying the elections held during the Panchayat system and former king Gyanendra’s regime.
He echoed leader Yadav about the upshots of the purported elections and said that the polls further misguide the nation.
Some 33 fringe parties led by the CPN-Maoist have already declared protest schedule including barricading the election preparations throughout the nation.
Going, Going, Gone: Five of Asia's Most Endangered Languages
Last month, Google launched its interactive Endangered Languages Project site. The website aims to catalog and raise awareness about the world's endangered languages. Language bears centuries of cultural heritage, as well as valuable scientific, medical, and botanical knowledge, but experts believe only half of the 7,000 languages spoken today will make it to the end of the 21st century.
Of the 3,054 endangered languages documented on the site so far, nearly half are in Asia. Here's a look at some of Asia's most endangered languages and their peoples.
1. Saaroa (Taiwan)
Southern Taiwan is home to 300 ethnic Saaroa, only six of whom are native speakers. The Saaroa and neighboring Kanakabu (who have eight native speakers left) assimilated into the Bunun, a larger minority group. Many of Taiwan's indigenous languages have similarities with the Austronesian languages of Polynesia and Micronesia.
2. Ainu (Japan)
The Ainu, often noted for how hairy they are, call Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, famous for its ski resorts and beer, home. In 2008, 140 years after the island's annexation and 109 years after they had their nationality taken away from them, the Japanese Diet officially recognized the Ainu as an indigenous people. The Ainu language is "critically endangered," meaning the "youngest speakers are grandparents and older, and they speak the language partially and infrequently." Some sources claim there may be fewer than ten Ainu speakers today.
The Ainu traditionally practiced animism and had no written language. The Hokkaido Former Aborigines Protection Act of 1899 declared the Ainu to be Japanese people — banning the Ainu from speaking their language, practicing their religion and partaking in Ainu cultural activities. Official figures suggest that there are 24,000 Ainu living in Japan today, many of mixed ancestry, many more in denial of their roots for fear of discrimination.
3. Kusunda (Nepal)
The last of the Kusundas. (Aashish Jha/Flickr)
Earlier this year, it was reported that there is only one fluent Kusunda speaker left in the entire world. The two elderly Kusunda pictured above may be two of the last eight broken Kusunda speakers. The Kusunda people live in central Nepal and speak a language that is unlike any other in the world. Up until recently, the Kusunda were semi-nomadic hunter-gatherers. While Kusunda is one of a handful of language isolates, some theorists suggest that they migrated from Papua New Guinea.
4. Manchu (China)
"Manchu Ladies of the Palace Being Warned to Stop Smoking [ca. 1910-1925]," Beijing, China. (F. Carpenter, restoration viaRalph Repo/Flickr)
The last dynasts of Imperial China, the Manchus ruled China from 1644 to 1912. Today, there are ten million ethnic Manchus dispersed throughout China and the world, fewer than two dozen of who can speak Manchu. Many Manchus adopted Han Chinese surnames to escape persecution after theChinese Revolution of 1911 and assimilated into mainstream Chinese society.
5. Jarawa (India)
Jarawa, Andaman Islands, aken on january 5, 2007. (Christian Caron/Flickr)
The Jarawa people are the indigenous people of India's Andaman Islands. Of the 300 Jarawa, there are between six and 31 native speakers of the language. Earlier this week, India's Supreme Courtbanned all commercial and tourism activity in the area, after human rights groups criticized the government for allowing local authorities to reap financial gains from "human safaris." Along with their (sometimes cruel) curiosity, outsiders expose the Jarawa to diseases their immune systems cannot fend off. In spite of this week's ban, however, the Andaman Trunk Road, an illegal highway that runs through their jungle home, has yet to be closed. Activists fear the Jarawa will go to the way of the Bo, a neighboring people who became extinct in 2010.
Languages have been fading in and out of existence for centuries, but many of the peoples featured in this post have lost their languages because of cultural and political oppression. The Endangered Languages Project strives to celebrate and preserve the multiplicity of the world's tongues and give agency to humanity's range of lesser-known perspectives.
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