Scan, tap, done: How digital payments are changing disaster relief in Nepal

Kathmandu, Sept. 6 -- When the 2015 earthquake struck Nepal, and again during the Covid-19 pandemic, guitarist Bobby Lama of the band Mongolian Heart joined rescue and relief efforts, carrying cash to... Read More

Nvidia donates $10 million to flood recovery, one of Nepal's biggest corporate donations

Kathmandu, Sept. 4 -- Nvidia, the technology company at the centre of the global artificial intelligence boom, has donated $10 million to help Nepal recover from devastating floods and landslides. Th... Read More

Bhotekoshi floods expose gaps in Nepal's emergency communications

Kathmandu, Sept. 3 -- The devastating floods that swept through the Bhotekoshi river system last Wednesday severely damaged telecommunications infrastructure in Rasuwa, Nuwakot and Dhading districts, ... Read More

In Bhotekoshi's wake, experts and activists question environmental cost of AI

Kathmandu, Sept. 2 -- The devastating August 26 Bhotekoshi flash floods have ignited an intense debate across social media and among environment experts about the ecological cost of modern technology ... Read More

Families seek answers in the final phone signals of relatives missing in floods

Kathmandu, Aug. 31 -- Roshan Kumar Joshi, an environmental expert from Morang who worked on the Upper Trishuli-1 Hydropower Project under a Korean company, has been out of contact since last week's de... Read More

Government asks Meta, TikTok to remove graphic flood content, misinformation

Kathmandu, Aug. 28 -- The government has asked Meta and TikTok to immediately remove graphic images, AI-generated videos, fraudulent QR codes and misleading posts circulating on their platforms follow... Read More

Fast delivery changes the game for Nepal's sellers

Kathmandu, Aug. 27 -- Nepal's marketplace is entering a new phase as quick-commerce services promising door-to-door delivery within minutes alongside social commerce initiatives empowering small vendo... Read More

Drones deployed to search for survivors and assess Rasuwa flood damage

Kathmandu, Aug. 26 -- The Nepal Drone Association has mobilised its members to support search, rescue and damage assessment in flood-hit Rasuwa and other areas affected by Wednesday's flash floods. T... Read More

As China's robots break sprint records, Nepal isn't even in the race

Kathmandu, Aug. 24 -- Humanoid robots in helmets and boxing gloves traded punches and kicks, tumbling to the floor and scrambling back up - among the highlights of last year's Humanoid Robot Games. A ... Read More

KU info lab leads efforts to digitise and preserve Nepal's indigenous languages

Kathmandu, Aug. 22 -- Communities and academics in Nepal are stepping up their efforts to put the country's indigenous languages on the digital scene, aided by artificial intelligence that has emerged... Read More

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