Nepal is a landlocked country located in South Asia, between China and India.

Nepal is a landlocked country located in South Asia, between China and India. It is known for its beautiful mountains, including the world's highest peak, Mount Everest. The country has a rich culture and history, with Hinduism and Buddhism being the dominant religions. The official language of Nepal is Nepali, but many other languages are also spoken there. The capital and largest city of Nepal is Kathmandu.

Google's AI technology in Bihar to give flood alert from Nepal

India is the second-most populous country in the world. More than 20 percent of the world's flood deaths each year are in India.

Floods destroy tens of thousands of homes every year. With that in mind, Google volunteers have been working to help flood victims in India for the past two years.

In 2018, the company launched the Pilot Initiative for flood forecasting in Patna, the capital of Bihar. Bihar is one of the most flood-prone states in India for a long time.

Where more than a hundred people lose their lives every year. Google was trying to provide them with accurate flood forecasts in real-time.

The company's AI model analyzes the historical data of many river basins in different parts of the world for accurate forecasting. Google is not alone in this project.

Instead, it is cooperating with the Central Water Commission of India, the Israeli Institute of Technology, and the University of Barisan. The company is also working with the Indian government on how New Delhi is compiling water level data to improve its efforts.

They have installed a new electronic sensor, which automatically transmits data to bodies working in the water sector. Two years later, Google on Tuesday announced that its 'Flood Forecasting Initiatives' would cover the whole of India.

The company is also cooperating with the Water Development Board of Bangladesh. Bangladesh, India's neighbor, has more floods than any other country in the world. At the same time, Bangladesh has become the first country outside India to launch Google's service.

Google's efforts are likely to make a huge difference in the lives of people in India and Bangladesh. The company has so far sent more than 30 million notifications to flood-affected areas in India.

He said his efforts have helped 200 million people in an area of ​​250,000 square kilometers. In Bangladesh, Google's model has managed to reach 40 million people and work is underway to expand it nationwide.

‘We are providing people with information on when and how much flood water will rise. We have been sharing in-depth maps of the flood-prone areas and sharing detailed information about the user's village and region, "said Yossi Matisse, Google's engineering VP and head of Crisis Response.

In this context, the company is also working with Yale and there is a need for further improvement in the service. This year, Google will make the alert more accessible and effective.

For that, Hindi, Bengali, and seven other local languages ​​have been added and the messaging alerts will be customized in the coming days. The company has also rolled out a new forecasting model.

Which has doubled its alert warning time? Google.org, a philanthropic arm of the company, has also partnered with the International Red Cross Federation and the Red Cross Society to build local networks and provide alerts directly to those without a smartphone.

"It simply came to our notice then. Much work needs to be done in the coming days to improve the system to expand the flood-affected area to more people. To that end, we are working with our partners around the world. "

"We will continue to develop, manage, and further improve the technology. The project's digital tools will help save communities and lives, "said Mattis.

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Politics and history of Nepal’s Kalapani claim

The Nepali media also backed the country's historic claim to the region, but the coverage of governments in Kathmandu without much emphasis on Nepal's rightful claim to the region has been measured with much blame.

Former Director General of Nepal Topographic Survey, Punya Prasad Oli said there was a "gentleman's agreement" between Nepal and Indian authorities to publish maps after the joint issue of border / delimitation operations and strip maps of their joint border. . After India released its map in November, Nepal was no help, but released its edition.

It was only in 1981 that the two countries formed the Nepal-India Technical Level Joint Boundary Group, which decided to locate the borders, maintain the dilapidated and missing boundary columns and freeze the areas where they were built.

As clearly stated, Nepal's position in relation to Kalapani, Lipu Lekh and Limpiyadhura is based on a map of British East India, published after the Treaty of Sougouli of 1816 - especially the British map of 1857.

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On the other hand, India's position is based on a map of the British Survey of India 1857–1881 and beyond. It should be remembered that Nepal's Topographic Survey published the first map of Nepal in 1976, but the artist, Lipu Lekh and Limpiyadhura were not shown. On the other hand, Nepal maps published in textbooks during the Panchayat period contain these areas. The new political map has an appendix-like piece from the northwest corner of Nepal.

There is no other treaty that Nepal has entered into with British India, claiming that Nepal has changed its western boundary due to natural causes. Although the flow of rivers has changed in some sections of Terai following the Treaty, the status of the river is taken as a boundary at the time of the Treaty, according to international boundary principles.

An Indian argument is that British cartographers continued to move the Kashi River to the east for strategic reasons, so Nepal should accept it without question.

There are no records in Nepal to suggest that these boundaries were jointly made between the British East India Company and Nepal. There is no water on the international border crossing due to a change in the route of the mountain river. Although these changes along the river route are described in maps published by the Survey of India under British rule, they cannot be used as a reference for determining international boundaries.

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Perhaps Indian Army Chief General M.N. Narvana made a very serious statement last week, which suggested that Nepal was influenced by the 'Third Party' in bringing about the issue of artisans. It is not only in Nepal but also in India where the former Indian Ambassador to Nepal is. A-Salah said, creating a ruckus.

According to Biswabandhu Thapa, who was the Home Minister in the reign of King Mahendra in Nepal in 1962, Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru wrote a personal letter to King Mahendra. Ask for the Indian War.

We are ready to hold talks with India: Government (Nepal issues new political map)

Suggestion from a leader with knowledge of foreign affairs to hold bilateral talks with mature diplomatic skills. If the talks with India had started as per the request, it would have reached another stage now.

Kathmandu: Foreign Minister Pradip Kumar Gyawali has said that Nepal is ready to hold diplomatic dialogue with India on land encroachment and border issues. He also said that he was directly and indirectly urging India for bilateral dialogue. In the context of the border dispute, even the leaders of the main political parties and former foreign ministers have said that the only way to end the confrontation between Nepal and India is to hold bilateral talks using mature diplomatic skills. He said that the land could not be returned if only the map was released.

Reacting to the new political-administrative map of Nepal being made public by India calling it 'invalid' on Thursday, Foreign Minister Gyawali said that the new map was published after gathering. If the talks with India had started as requested, we would have reached another stage now." A date has also been proposed for the talks. Minister Gyawali said that India had replied that it would hold talks after the end of the Corona crisis in the last phase of the border dispute, adding, "But we are in favor of holding talks immediately." There is no other way to solve this problem than dialogue. '

Former Foreign Minister and Congress Joint General Minister Prakash Sharan Mahat stressed on the need to talk at the table with India by presenting facts and evidence through diplomatic channels.

Since we have to resolve through diplomacy, we have to be soft, polite in language and put things in the right place.

Just tell the people on the street, nothing should happen.  India has previously acknowledged that the Kalapani area is disputed. Accordingly, in the past, even when all border disputes were resolved elsewhere, the issue of sluggishness and black water was raised. RPP Chairman Prakash Chandra Lohani, who is also a former foreign minister, is of the opinion that India should be presented to explain and remind this. Nepal should try to establish the same thing now, 'he said. After India issued the map, Nepal protested and inaugurated a road in the same area.

Nepal sent a proposal to India for talks but no reply was received.

India ignored Nepal's objection to the road, which has been under construction for nearly 12 years, and the signing of an India-China trade agreement in 2015. One incident after another took place and Nepal only protested against it. Now, Nepal has made its concrete 'position' that this is its territory. All the parties represented in the parliament have agreed that this is the territory of Nepal. This has given the government the moral strength to speak strongly with India. Chairman of the Samajwadi Party, Upendra Yadav, who is also the former foreign minister, has suggested that the release of the map in such a favorable situation should not be used only as a weapon to shout slogans of extremism.

It would be great if you could return that territory, "he said." It should not be just a slogan of extremism.

The dispute over Limpiyadhura, Kalapani and Lipulek is directly between India and Nepal. It has been agreed to develop the trilateral point in this area and as a trade gateway between India and China. The Indian side understands that China has a 'backup' in issuing the new map to Nepal. Therefore, a mature dialogue with India and then China may be needed in the dispute over the Lipulek region. "We need to talk more with India first and create an environment for dialogue with China in the second phase," said Ram Karki, who is also the deputy chief It is important to keep the allies at the negotiating table. Only this can clear up the misunderstanding.  Karki stressed on the need for Nepal to focus on creating an atmosphere of dialogue without being provoked by the current situation.

He said that it would be appropriate to create an environment where people can talk from virtual meetings even if there is no direct talks. When it comes to talks, the Nepali side has been weak in the past. Nepal's biggest weakness in negotiations is the lack of institutional 'memory'. Therefore, the leaders say that preparations should be made in a mature manner while attending the talks. Allies have to worry about no data," Karki said.

Disney Plus Hotstar Ready To Grow In India (Report)

According to a new report, Disney Plus Hotstar will be the second highest grossing video platform in India by 2025.

The study, published by Consultancy Media Partners Asia, predicts Disney Plus Hotstar revenue to grow to 2 902 million by 2025. This is despite an estimated 5 175 million in 2020.

Hotstar - founded under 20th Century Fox before being acquired by Disney - operates a mixed business model that includes free ranges for the mass market and premium levels available. The platform was re-launched as Disney Plus Hotstar in late March, and the model remains intact. Media Partners Asia suggests that Disney Plus membership should be maintained for the majority of Hotstar revenue, and that the recent relay will help strengthen the membership offer even in the absence of IPL cricket, which was a regular year.

Media Partners Asia says that Disney has made "meaningful" contributions to the expanded platform by contributing to new local sources and a vast library of local and international content. Media Partners Asia estimates subscriber revenue of $ 104 million and advertising revenue of $ 74 million by 2020.

By 2025, its base case scenario is looking for $ 587 million in subscriptions and 4 314 million in advertising.

What's important in hitting those goals is: all major cricket events resume, even in short form this year; The team has cricket rights until 2025; Disney Plus becomes a super-aggregator with Hotstar Global and Local Entertainment; And it reduces telco-linked distribution. The average income per customer in India is below the global standards. But it's not just Disney Plus Hotstar that offers the lowest prices in India. By 2020, Media Partners Asia estimates that Disney Plus Hotstar will have 18 million paid subscribers, making it the market leader with Amazon Prime Video at 17 million.

Netflix expects to finish the year with 5 million subscribers in India.

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