Author: Himalaya Post

Kathmandu- The Industrial Enterprise Development Institute (IEDI), Government of Nepal, has selected ICT Foundation Nepal (IFN) to implement the Business Incubation Service (BIS) Operation and Management Program. Under this initiative, IFN will run the Digital and IT-enabled Startup Incubation Program to support more than 50 early-stage startups based in Kathmandu Valley (Bagmati Province) and Itahari (Koshi Province). The program, which will run from March to June 2026, will be conducted in a hybrid model. Participating startups will receive one-to-one mentorship from experts, capacity building, business development and validation support, and investor readiness preparation. According to the organizers, this incubation...

Kathmandu – MAW Vriddhi, the authorized distributor of Foton Motor in Nepal, has achieved a landmark milestone in the country’s journey toward sustainable urban infrastructure, the delivery of 11 units of the customized Foton TM1 electric waste collection vehicle to Lalitpur Metropolitan City. This marks the first-ever deployment of electric vehicles for municipal waste management in Nepal, a historic step that redefines what commercial EVs can accomplish beyond roads and cargo. This delivery is more than a fleet handover, it is a demonstration of Foton’s capability to engineer purpose-built solutions for real-world civic needs. The TM1 units supplied to...

Kathmandu- Nepal has achieved a remarkable double victory on the international stage, with Nepali professionals securing top honours at two prestigious global competitions held at Hotel Sheraton, Indore. This milestone reflects the growing capability, competitiveness, and global presence of Nepal’s workforce. At EMTECH 2026, one of the most competitive global technical innovation contests, Team Gurkhas from Nepal emerged as the Global Winner. Competing against 120 teams from 12 countries, the team demonstrated exceptional technical expertise and innovation to secure the top position. The winning team members are: Sujit Kumar Das Niraj Kumar Mandal Bikram Sapkota Damodar Bhatta Their achievement...

Kathmandu – Artudio is pleased to present Textile Scripts, a contemporary Lithuanian textile art exhibition opening on April 16, 2026, at its Patan Wing in Lalitpur. The exhibition features the works of four distinguished artists—Laima Oržekauskienė-Ore, Monika Žaltauskaitė Grašienė-Žaltė, Lina Jonikė, and Gerda Liudvinavičiūtė—whose practices expand and challenge the boundaries of textile within contemporary art discourse. Curated by Odeta Žukauskienė, Textile Scripts reimagines textile as a living, sensorial, and conceptual language—one that carries its own grammar, rhythm, and agency. Moving beyond conventional definitions of craft, the exhibition positions textile as an active field of relations, where material, gesture, and...