
Kathmandu / Feb 8: The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology has prepared a draft of ‘National Artificial Intelligence Policy, 2081’ with an objective of systematic development of the artificial intelligence and encouraging its use in the country. The ministry has asked suggestion on the draft of the policy. The policy has set a goal […]

Kathmandu / Jan 24: The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MoCIT) has drafted a policy on artificial intelligence (AI), aiming to facilitate the formulation and implementation of laws and regulations in this rapidly evolving field. According to MoCIT, the draft has reached its final stage and will be made public on the ministry’s website […]

Kathmandu / March 7: The Information Highway project to lay optical fiber in 77 district headquarters along with the Mid Hill Highway, launched by the government with an ambitious goal, finds itself in a difficult situation of not being able to spend the budget. Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA) is not in a position to spend […]

Kathmandu / July 8: An additional 5.79 million Nepalis procured internet services in one year since the COVID-19 hit the country due to an increasing use of online platforms in various fronts during the period. According to Nepal Telecommunications Authority (NTA), the aforementioned number of internet users was added during mid-April 2020 and mid-April 2021. […]

Kathmandu / May 2: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said the government service would be made paperless and faceless through the maximum utilisation of information technology. Inaugurating a programme organised by the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology today on the occasion of the fourth National Information and Communications Technology Day, 2078 BS, PM […]

Kathmandu / Dec. 19: The government has expressed its desire to hold public-private dialogue for the development and growth of the information and communication technology sector in the country. Speaking at the ‘First Industry – Government Dialogue: Bridging the gap for ICT growth’ in the capital on Friday, Minister for Finance Bishnu Prasad Paudel and […]

Kathmandu / Sept 5 : The International Vulture Awareness Day (IVAD) is being celebrated organizing various awareness programmes across the world collectively from today. The week-long event is marked on the first Saturday in September each year. International Vulture Awareness Day is being marked to create awareness about the importance of vultures and to promote […]

New York / Aug. 22: Apple shares rose Thursday, pushing the company’s market value above $2 trillion at the market close for the first time ever. The iPhone maker’s stock briefly hit the $2 trillion mark Wednesday before dipping back slightly below that lofty level. Apple (AAPL) has surged 60% this year and is at […]

Aug. 22: Uber’s former chief security officer has been charged with trying to conceal from federal investigators a 2016 data breach that exposed the information of 57 million users to hackers. A complaint filed Thursday in the US District Court in San Francisco alleges that Joe Sullivan, who led Uber’s security team for more than […]

Aug. 22: In a study published in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, researchers introduce a new method of monitoring blood alcohol levels with an app that relies on data provided by accelerometers that come built-in with nearly all currently available smartphones. Building on past research that correlated the number of drinks a […]