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Emirates becomes India’s largest foreign airline with 4.45 m passengers and is also the third-largest carrier including all of India’s domestic carriers according to DGCA data for the last quarter of 2022. Mohammed Sarhan, Vice President of Emirates for India and Nepal seemed confident about the growth prospect while addressing the media and stated that India is going to be the next economic powerhouse of the world and that they don’t see flight demand slowing down anytime soon at least for the next five to 10 years. He went on to add that even if there are more airlines in India and Emirates operates more flights from India, demand will remain high. Emirates carried 4.45 million passengers between Dubai and India last…

IPB is considered India’s No. 1 professional banking training institute, having trained over 5000 students and placing them in various private sector and small finance banks across the country. Over the last seven years, the institute has opened 25 centres in 13 states with the goal of training 1 lakh bankers by 2030. The Smart Owl has partnered with IPB to establish centres in Karnataka and Kerala. The Kochi Chapter of the Institute of Professional Banking (The Smart Owl) was inaugurated on February 22, 2023, at the Kerala Start-up Mission (KSUM). Mr Hibi Eden, Member of Parliament for the EKM…

Hydrogen is our future fuel, and India’s future vehicles will run on hydrogen and green fuels, said Nitin Gadkari, the union minister for Road Transport and Highways, during the “Ideas of India” summit organised by the ABP Network. In addition, he emphasised how lithium-ion batteries will drive India’s transition away from gasoline and diesel in the years to come. Every year, we import fossil fuels worth Rs 16 lakh crore, but very soon, Indian farmers will create green fuel and green hydrogen, says Gadkari . Reiterating that lithium-ion battery costs will come down in the next year or so, the minister said that India…

Qualcomm at Mobile World Congress 2023 announced its partnership with Motorola, Nothing, Oppo, Vivo, Xiaomi, and Honor to develop smartphones with satellite communication capabilities powered by its Snapdragon Satellite features. Snapdragon Satellite is the world’s first satellite-based, two-way messaging solution for smartphones. The Snapdragon Satellite, made in collaboration with Iridium Communications, will enable premium Android smartphones to connect and communicate without internet connectivity. GPS equipment manufacturer Garmin will assist emergency response services in locating callers. This technology has several potential applications, including SOS services similar to Apple’s satellite-based Emergency SOS service. Snapdragon Satellite provides truly global can support two-way messaging for emergency use, SMS texting, and…

Dubai launches the Emirati Initiative, a new online platform offering services to enhance the lives of citizens. Through the DubaiNow application, the new initiative provides 153 services to Emiratis in a single window platform. The initiative includes free parking, the ability to request land, the ability to apply for grants, and many more. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Chairman of the Dubai Executive Council, First Vice President of the Dubai Council, and Chairman of the Higher Committee for Development and Citizens Affairs, launched the “Emirati” initiative. Sheikh Hamdan said the “Emirati” initiative reflects the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum,…

Union Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Electronics, and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar inaugurated the ChipIN Center at the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC) in Bengaluru. The centre, under the Central government, is one of the largest facilities in the country and will cater specifically to the semiconductor industry. To encourage the growth of semiconductor start-ups in the country, the centre will help provide design tools and access to fabrication facilities for chip design. It is also equipped with a virtual prototyping hardware lab. The centre is dedicated to the semiconductor design sector and has state-of-the-art equipment…

In place of the traditional method of padlocks and wire seals, Indian Railways has begun using a GPS-based electronic lock system on a trial basis on its goods and package trains. The change is intended to increase the security and safety of its freight waggons and package vans. Pilot project:In Eastern Railway’s Howrah division, the digital lock system has been implemented on a trial basis. The new lock mechanism will be further enhanced for a wider rollout based on user and customer input. The parcel van (four doors) of the 12345 Howrah-Guwahati Saraighat Express received the new lock system. The…

Indian telecommunications tycoon Sunil Mittal wants to merge his financial services division with Paytm’s payments bank in order to buy a stake in the fintech behemoth. Mittal wants to buy Paytm shares from other stakeholders and merge Airtel Payments Bank into Paytm Payments Bank through a stock sale. The negotiations are still in their early stages, so a deal might not be struck, according to reports. The firm is completely focused on its organic growth journey, according to a Paytm official, and is not engaging in any such negotiations. Paytm has clarified the situation, saying that it is “completely focused…

In an effort to improve connectivity, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari approved on Friday the construction of a 32 km long, 6-lane, access-controlled Greenfield Highway in Andhra Pradesh along the Bengaluru-Vijayawada economic corridor (NH-544G). Under the Bharatmala Pariyojana, the minister gave his approval to the project, which will cost Rs 1292.65 crore. The Bengaluru – Kadapa – Vijayawada economic corridor, according to Gadkari’s tweets, starts at the Bengaluru STRR and uses the already-existing Bengaluru – Hyderabad (NH-44) till the Kodikonda checkpoint on NH 44. The projected Greenfield economic corridor, according to the minister, runs from Muppavaram…

Anand Mahindra, a business tycoon and avid social media user, frequently captivates netizens with amazing videos, particularly about infrastructure. Now, the chairman of Mahindra and Mahindra has shared a road design that uses ‘half round-abouts’ to regulate traffic. Mahindra also questioned whether such a model would result in increased fuel consumption. The video shows vehicles moving continuously without stopping. They are seen taking turns at the half-roundabouts with no traffic jams. Netizens voiced their opinions in the comments section. While some users found it to be efficient, others expressed concerns about bottlenecks, increased fuel consumption, and increased commute time. The…