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September 02, Kathmandu- Government/public bodies in Nepal are notorious for secrecy, and denying the public data and information. Against this backdrop, Nepal Rastra Bank’s launching its twitter account in July this year has to be some news- sadly, interestingly. Here is NRB’…
August 31- Cryptocurrencies updates How do you regulate an online business that facilitated $5tn of trading in the last year for 13.5m customers but has no global headquarters? Not very easily, according to the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority, which finally published last…
August 21, Kathmandu- In January 2021, CSA Research surveyed freelance linguists worldwide for the third time to see how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected them as providers of language services. These are the overall results from the 608 responses received from 69…
July 22- BY RAKESH KOCHHAR The COVID-19 pandemic is having a deep effect on living standards around the world. A recent Pew Research Center analysis found that the global middle class encompassed 54 million fewer people in 2020 than the number projected prior to the onset of…
June 30- El Salvador has become the first country in the world to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender after Congress approved President Nayib Bukele’s proposal to embrace the cryptocurrency. With 62 out of 84 possible votes, lawmakers voted in favor of the…
June 10- Prakash Amatya, Nepal representative of an award-winning toilet model, explains what still stands in the way of improved sanitation One of Aerosan Toilets’ four public toilets in the Kathmandu valley (Image: Aerosan Toilets) Open defecation is a major issue in…
May 31- BY LAURENS CERULUS This article is part of “The age of surveillance,” a special report on artificial intelligence. From deepfakes to enhanced password cracking, hackers are discovering the power of AI for malicious use. Th malicious use of artificial intelligence is on the…
May 30, Kathmandu- The government announced the full-fledged budget of 16 kharab, 47 arab, and 57 crore via ordinance despite calls for a minimal budget due to the dissolution of the House of Representatives. The hon. finance minister Bishnu Prasad Poudel…
May 19- Seed Nanotech has offered to invest on entrepreneurs who come up with viable projects/ideas. In a world beset by COVID-19 and the resulting lack and scarcity, such gestures bring hope, and a platform for potentials to flourish. The website reads:…