Merely celebrating Earthquake Safety Day will not result in an earthquake-safe community

Decades-long donor-funded and I/NGOs-driven disaster risk reduction programmes may not be trusted

The delay in passing the reconstruction bill shows that our leaders are not serious about rebuilding Nepal

Authorities in the Capital conveniently forget the past and allow people to live in disaster-prone areas

We are finally seeing the much-delayed Reconstruction Authority come to life three months after the Gorkha earthquake.

Hopefully, the quake will act as a catalyst to push for scientific studies in Nepal

We must think carefully before installing an Earthquake Early Warning system in Nepal

Earthquakes are complex geophysical phenomena and we have to accept the fact that quakes in the Himalayas are mind-boggling, even to scientists

It was late afternoon, and I was preparing tea when I got a call from my Korean colleague.