Nepal’s New map vector image. Shape File (GIS Data), PDF, Geo-JSON, SVG and PNG.
Jestha 7, Kathmandu, Nepal Government launches the new political map of Nepal. Minister for Land Management, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation Padma Kumari Aryal launched the new map in a press meet at Kathmandu .The new map has added 335 square kilometres of land in Nepal, taking the total area from 147,181 to 147,516.
Vector Image of the new map
We’ve all seen the new image of our new map everywhere in the social media and newspapers. But the vector image of new map of Nepal has not been available anywhere till now. However, here we’ve provided you the vector image of our new map to download and use it for needed purpose.
What is vector image and how is it useful?
If you are wondering what a vector image is? Then in simple words vector image is made up of points, lines, and curves that are based upon mathematical equations, rather than a solid colored square pixels. This means that no matter how large or small or how close you zoom in on the image, the lines, curves, and points remain smooth. The benefits are:
- They are small and flexible
- It can be edited and modified easily
- No loss of quality of image when scaled in any size etc
Download the vector image of our new map of Nepal including Lipulekh, Kalapani and Limpiyadhura here
For Nepal new map download, click the button and use it for further use as needed.
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Government to provide a capital grant of up-to Rs 50 lakhs for startups
The Government of Nepal has invited proposals for the purpose of providing capital grants for startup (innovation) through the National Planning Commission. The commission has asked for proposals through their website.
Innovators, Entrepreneurs, Individuals or Institutions are invited to submit a proposal for a capital grant of Rs. 500,000 to Rs. 5,000,000.
Where to submit the form?
A notice has been issued to prepare the proposal in the format mentioned in the working procedures and criteria and send it to the office of the National Planning Commission within 30 days. To submit an offer, you need to register through the online system, create a username and password then login. For this, the commission has called for submitting the form through this website http://startup.npc.gov.np.
How to submit the proposal for Startup Capital?
Here are the steps you can follow to submit a proposal.
- Go to the website provided by the National Planning Commission
- Register by entering your name and email.
- Verify the account with your email
- The application form will be now available
- Provide your idea, details of what you are trying to do, all the information (It will be kept safe) and submit the proposal
- It will be sent for review and you will be notified soon.
- Click here to download the procedure.
- Click here to understand the criteria.
- Click here to download the form format.
Also to let you know, we are an incubator. At cellapp we turn ideas into products. Let’s talk if you have an idea. Here, we have free mentorship programs for any startup teams. For free mentorship session click here.
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The Positives from this Lock-down | A Productive Period
It’s us who make a better society. We are all part of it. Now is the time for us to give something back when our society needs us.
Today is the 46th day of lock-down in Nepal. Who would have ever thought about this situation? We’ve all faced the disaster and had one of our most difficult times. Also we’re witnessing the economy crumble.
However, I guess there are some positives which we can pick out. The general facts such as being safe from the virus, a positive change in the climate condition and many more are there. But I would like to focus here about personal development and capitalizing the crisis for productivity. (Productivity here means providing something to the society from our side as a part of CSR)
Let’s get started with Personal Development
There was a busy time in our life where we wished we had more time so that we could focus on our growth. Well, we’ve got one. But did we fully utilize it? Maybe yes for some and no for many. I was also the part of that ‘many‘ category for the first few days. Thereafter, with sessions and guidance from my mentor, I’d realized that being a Digital Marketer this is the time where I can learn best and know about the market psychology even better. Well, I’ve worked on it and seen the changes. That was from a personal experience but the opportunity for growth in this time is for everybody willing to learn and grow.
How were we productive in this Lock-down?
There is no hindrance for anyone who’s got the will to work hard. And for a team that’s got the same desire, “Productivity is inevitable“. This lock-down where the economy has crumbled and businesses have fallen, we’ve managed to increase the level of our productivity. The crisis came unexpected but we’ve worked since day 1 for providing as much as we can to help fight this situation.
- We’ve developed our own Team Collab app – Collaboration tool for Smart Teams and provided it for free to more than 50 companies and are still giving it away for free to anyone who needs and inquires for it.
- We’ve also developed a full fledged COVID-19 Response System with features such as Quarantine Management, Live Tracking Contact Tracing, Relief Management, Volunteer Management and many more. The system is also announced free for all the Local Government Bodies of Nepal. It is already in use for 80+ Local Governments including 3 Metro Cities and the work still goes on. ( A Timeline of our Project: HERE)
What to conclude from this?
To sum up, there’s no stopping the willingness to do or the desire to learn and grow. We’ve got a crisis situation here and as a part of the society it is our responsibility to give something back at such time. Such belief and work done upon it will only lead to positives and productive society. By being productive I mean to give back to the society as a part of our CSR. This lock-down is indeed a difficult time for all of us but the choice on how to face it and what to do in this period depends all upon us. There are many choices but I guess what matters the most at the end will be how much did we bring out of ourselves during this time.
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COVID-19 Disaster Response System Handed over to Bharatpur Metropolitan City
Covid Response System created by Smart Palika, Cellapp Innovations and Rakshya has been handed over to Bharatpur Metropolitan City on Friday.
Also along with Birgunj Metropolitan City this system will be handed over online to 17 other local Governments within next Monday.
This system currently includes mobile apps and integrated COVID-19 control measures:
- Quarantine management
- Isolation / Self Isolation Management
- Self Assessment / Daily Reporting
- Live Tracking and Monitoring
- Contact tracing
- Information and data management
- Reports
- Relief Management
- Inventory Management
- Volunteer Management
- Municipal Connect
Download the Bharatpur Covid Response app here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.cellapp.bharatpurcovid
To visit our Covid-19 Response Data Portal, CLICK HERE!
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Let’s Congratulate these Entrepreneurs on Making it to the Forbes – 30 under 30 Asia List 2020
It is a proud moment for us Nepalese that six young Entrepreneurs from Nepal have made the list of Forbes, an American business journal’s stories of young innovators and entrepreneur.
They are the changemakers who have been added to the list of for social entrepreneur, retail & e-commerce, and athlete. These young innovators and entrepreneurs have made their mark in their respective fields and now have set an example to the whole nation.
Here, these are the heroes who are listed in the Forbes list of 30 under 30 Asia list 2020. Lets congratulate them:
- Rohit Tiwari, Foodmario
- Shubhangi Rana and Jesselina Rana ,Pad2go
- Nikita Acharya and Kiran Timsina , Urban Girl
- Pratima Sherpa, Golf
Governance Re-engineering | The Smart Governance System
Being a Nepali citizen it is hard in terms of completing a task at any Government office. Everyone of us have had our problems with the current Governance system. And yet we haven’t got a proper solution for it. So, to know what people are looking for on this, I conducted a small survey. The result: They all want “Good Governance”. Yes, it is true- we all do want Good Governance, don’t we? But what if we bring Good Governance out of “Smart Governance”?
“Smart Governance”. Yes you got it right. At this time in the world where we keep saying that everything is possible with technology. So why not Re-engineer Governance?
But is it possible in Nepal? Yes, it actually is and to let you know, the work has already been initiated and implemented in Nepal. If you are not aware on this then FYI this revolution is going on with SmartPalika.
SmartPalika has already taken the initiative of Re-engineering Governance to make smart Nepal. They have created and provided Smart Governance system to different parts of the country. With their system they have already impacted over 700000 people and 27 Local Government bodies. This Governance system benefits both the Government and the public. It assists the local government to keep digital records of all their citizens and activities in their areas. The modules are categorized into 3 parts: Smart Communication, Smart Governance and Smart Information. In short, every local government related work is digitized.
But what about us, the general public? We still are looking for how it benefits us, aren’t we? Not a case to worry because this SmartPalika apps best benefits us. With this Smart Governance system we can perform the local level government activities on our mobile devices. Services such as creating Digital Household, Individual and Local Government Profile, connecting with the respected Mayor, getting emergency services, vital Registrations applications, Digital Citizen Charter and other local level activities for which you regularly face problems visiting your ward offices.
Click here for the Demo of this system.
Therefore, the revolution of Smart Governance is already on the go. SmartPalika’s work is still going on and the aim is Governance Re engineering in every part of the country to make Smart Nepal. We all need this kind of system so that we would not need to face problems that we are facing while visiting and getting work done at the government offices. So let us all participate in this project and spread the idea of Re-engineering the Governance and making Smart Governance system all over Nepal because the current systems only works/will work for those (27) areas whose Government have agreed to make their service smart.
Now it is our responsibility to support, promote and uplift this thought of SmartPalika to make our country a smart country.
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Discussion on AI & Trends over tea and cookies
We held our first AI Interaction session – (#)Discussion on AI and Trends over Tea and Cookies #CiAi in our work premises located at Thapathali on Saturday, 11th of January, 2020. It was a casual outdoor event.
Attended by over 60 AI enthusiasts, learners and experts keen to share their stories and experiences of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Robotics and such.
“This is an event we were very excited about and we are glad that we were able to cater to people’s interest in Artificial Intelligence and Machine learning”, – Manoj Bhattarai, CEO and steer-er of CellApp Innovations.
Mr. Kshitiz Rimal attended the event as the Special Guest for the day. Mr. Rimal is an AI Enthusiast and Researcher focused on Device Handled Machine Learning. Rimal has been engaged in developing projects, conducting workshops and hands-on sessions on Deep Learning in Nepal via the not-for-profit research organization known as Artificial Intelligence for Development, of which he is Head of Research and a Co-founder. His further engagements, you can check it over here: (https://www.facebook.com/kshitizrimal)
The event had Mr. Rimal Q&A with the participants about Artificial Intelligence, Practices, Specific Challenges and Opportunities of AI in Nepal and all over. The extended question-answer session allowed enthusiasts put forward their queries which were duly answered by Mr. Rimal.
As the first of a series of #CiAI sessions planned for throughout this year, the format was made very casual by the organizers and the scenic outdoor setting was beautifully set-up for a perfect afternoon of discussions and learning under the warm Sun.
As told by CEO Manoj Bhattarai, “The aim of these sessions is to bring together relevant people who are working in AI and Robotics in order to explore more about the subject and get into the untapped potential that is held by AI regarding technology moving forward. He added,” This is just the beginning! We are foraying deep into AI this year and we need like-minded people for partnership, collaboration, jobs and what not!”
Mr. ShyamBajgain, founder of Jara Ventures several other startups, was another one of the speakers for the day. He talked about the process of initiating a startup, the challenges and even gave tips as how to overcome them. “Persistence and patience is the key to all success”, said Mr. Bajgain. A very successful entrepreneur in his own rights, Mr. Bajgain also facilitated the event by providing Tea for the event from his latest venture “CHIYAMANDU” launching soon in your area with the slogan “चोकचोकमा CHIYAMANDU”.
“Plans are to conduct these sessions frequently in order to build a platform for people wanting to contribute, communicate and learn about AI. We are overwhelmed by the response today and it has encouraged us to keep doing this!” said Mr. Bhattarai, the CEO. All in all, it was a very interesting event with so many people benefiting from it. Kudos to CellApp Team for organizing such an event and we hope to see more from them in the future!
From the #CellappInnovations Team: We are so excited to have you hosted and we’re glad you came. Let’s keep touch.
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Digital Marketing and Platforms
Digital Marketing (DM) means marketing of product and services using digital technologies. But what makes it unique? Well, it is a modern way of marketing where we can target our audience, track their behaviors, market our products in a cost effective way and also get insights about our campaigns. Overall it is the best result oriented approach.
There are also different platforms and types of digital marketing. Some types of digital marketing that are widely in use:
- Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
- Search Engine Marketing and Pay-Per-Click Advertising.
- Social Media Marketing.
- Content Marketing.
- Affiliate Marketing.
- Email Marketing.
Each of these types require a different platform to operate in. In general, every marketing activity needs a platform to achieve their respective goals. So does Digital Marketing. There are several Digital Marketing Platforms for different types, where the following being some widely used ones:
- Facebook,
- LinkedIn,
- Quora,
- Google Adwords,
- Instagram,
- Our Blog,
- Mailchimp,
- ShareASale, etc.
All of these above platforms are in use for different reasons and type of products. Each have their own types, significance and reputation over the internet. For instance: Facebook and Instagram are in use for sharing contents and advertising for business. But if needed B2B advertising and target the ad to people’s profession then LinkedIn would be the better Option. Moreover if I am looking for Content Marketing then the likes of Quora and Our Blog can suit me the best. Similarly ShareASale for affiliate marketing, Mailchimp for E-mail Marketing and Google Adwords for Search Engine Marketing are the best options.
Therefore, at this time in the world everything is getting digitized. People are on their devices surfing the web most of their time. Where people on average are spending 3 hours and 15 minutes on their mobile phones there is no better place to show them your content, sell your product or provide your services. This is only possible with the appropriate use of Digital Marketing Channels and Platforms. The amount spend in ads for DM now is $333.25 billion Also with the expected growth of Digital Marketing spends over 18% per year it is certain that Digital Marketing will account for roughly half of the global ad market and there will be more of these platforms and channel forthcoming which could maybe create even more impact in the market.
What is SEO? Why do we need it?
“Search Engine Optimization (SEO)”! One of the most talked about and emerging topic in the world right now. But, what really is SEO and why is it so important? In simple words, SEO is the art of making web pages attractive and rank higher in the search results. With proper SEO maintenance your website or webpage/posts can rank higher in the search results of the search engines. Thus, it generates more traffic and views to your web contents.
But does Search Engine Optimization needs to be a top priority? Yes, it definitely needs to be the top most priority. According to a stat from Hosting Trinubal (2019), there are over 70 million blogs published on the internet in a month. That means more than 2 million blogs per day. Similarly thousands of websites are being hosted per hour. Fun fact: the users rarely do or most of the times, do not visit the second page of their google search results at all. So, it seems important to rank higher, doesn’t it? Then, to let your content rank at the high and to get traffic/visitors to your page you need Search Engine Optimization because you simply need to be on that top page of the search engine.
However, this is a challenging task because with change in time the ranking algorithms of search engines are getting more and more strict. Even the smallest of things matter. You simply cannot ignore any of the factors that affects your page’s SEO. There are several SEO factors that affects the rankings:
- On-Page SEO
- Keywords
- Meta Descriptions
- Image Alt Texts
- SSL/HTTPS
- URL Structure
- Internal Linkings
- Page Perfromance
- Content Quality
- Off-Page SEO
- Backlinks
- Domain Authority
- Anchor Texts
- Traffic/ Reviews/ Trust
- Social
These are just the basic factors that helps you rank higher in the search results. In addition, there are still more sub-factors inside those above factors.
Therefore, Search Engine Optimization is the first and the most important task to do if you are looking to build up your reputation in the internet. Not just getting traffic and more views, SEO will lead to better user experience, generate leads for your business, manage your promotion costs, create Synergy of all marketing activities online and finally take you ahead of the competition. So, if you are going to post any website or content on your site you might as well take the time to make sure that google takes notice of your effort.
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