Nepal Today - Android application to provide localized information At “Ekbana Solutions Pvt. Ltd.” - An Internship Report [Code No.:CSC-452] 

Abstract

At present, the number of android based device users has been on exponential
increase in Nepal. With such expansive user pool, it becomes essential to create a
platform that makes easy and seamless access to useful localized information
possible. Such localized information primarily consists of regularly updated data
on local weather, currency exchange, bullion rates, load shedding schedule and
stock exchange. Especially with mobile internet making up for more than 98% of
total internet usage, and android devices outnumbering other smartphone devices
by a huge margin, an android based solution proves to be the most feasible
approach.
Nepal Today is the android based platform that provides the aforementioned
localized data utilizes the android smartphone interface and features. It is an
application that can run on any hand-held device with android based operating
system. It is an in-house project that helps users access latest localized
information that are updated on daily basis. To provide latest data to the users, a
suitable web service was created using regularly updated information taken from
genuine paid APIs. The web service accesses the latest data on popular features
like weather and exchange rates through web APIs. But since updated data is first
stored in android SQLite and then only sent to the view, application can still be
used even when there is not internet connection.