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RBI Governor announced that travelers from G20countries will now be able to make UPI payments. Unified Payments Interface, also known as UPI, is now a widely used payment methodin India for retail electronic transactions. UPI is a payment system that enables mobilephone-based money transfers between any two bank accounts. With UPI, a consumer canpay different retailers straight from their bank account, both online and offline, withouthaving to type their net banking or wallet passwords or their credit card information.Following the lifting of the pandemic-induced lockdown, India experienced a steadyinflux of international visitors once more, with foreign tourist arrivals (FTAs) in…

Skye Air Mobility, a Gurugram-based drone delivery company launched Skye UTM—an unmanned traffic management system for drones. Nitin Gadkari, the Union Minister for Roads and Highways, attended the event as well. UTM or Unmanned Traffic Management, is a cloud-based traffic management system that connects and converses with all kinds of drones from survey drones, delivery drones to aerial taxis. Skye Air’s CEO, Ankit Kumar, remarked that with the increased adoption of drones and other aerial vehicles by various end users, the number of drones in the sky is increasing massively. The requirement for situational awareness has become a necessity, and…

When McClelland decided to make bamboo bicycles, he had no idea that he would not only change the face of sustainable mobility, but also provide a living for many others along the way. Bryan remembers the first time he built a Bambike back in 2009, and learnt that the inherent qualities in bamboo would translate into a bike frame and make it stiff enough to crank on and make for a smooth ride. Later, Bryan learned about the possibilities and the process of creating cycles during a trip to Africa in 2007, and with the help of his close ties to the country, he realized…

New Delhi: Turkey is Pakistan’s megaphone in the United Nations Assembly. Immediately after meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan took Pakistan’s side on the Kashmir issue at the UN General Assembly and attacked India fiercely last October. Turkish officials were personally addressed with the same tone from Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar. Turkish intervention in Kashmir is not necessary. It’s an old tale. Now India has forgotten everything and has kept Turkey as a close friend. Within seconds following the earthquake, India’s medical assistance reached Syria and Turkey. The National Disaster Response Force of India and…

How can students prepare for Industry 4.0 and the change in career scenario? Prof. Satyanarayan R. Chakravarthy, Professor, IIT, Madras is talking to channeliam.com. What typically happens today in a campus is, students learn a lot of things outside of the classroom by themselves and also by preparing to participate in a lot of International competitions as teams typically, when compared to individuals. So when they work in teams that are participating in International competitions, they acquire skill sets that are required for them to get into new kinds of careers. So these are typically coding competitions, it could be business case…

Paytm and PhonePe are likely to launch the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) Lite on their mobile applications soon. UPI LITE is an on-device wallet feature that allows users to make real time small value payments of upto Rs 200 without using a UPI PIN. Through this, users can make payments even in offline mode. However, while adding funds to the balance, an internet connection will be required. This will allow transactions with a maximum value of Rs. 200 each. What’s best for users is that they will not require a repetition of KYC if they already have an existing UPI…

Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) is going to develop a training module for the Indian Spaceflight Program using Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, and Mixed Reality (AR, VR, and MR). A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed recently between ISRO and IIT Madras for collaboration on the application of extended reality (XR) and other technologies in the Indian human spaceflight programme. The design will include structure-based virtual models and simulations of mortal physiology as well as space systems, which will be crucial to understanding how the mortal body reacts and adapts to long-duration spaceflight—like a trip to the moon.…

Jio has recently announced that its True 5G services have gone live 236 cities and has turned to become the first and the only telecom operator currently to reach such a wide network, that too in such a short span of time. Jio put out the launch of the ‘True 5G’ services in new cities like Hindupur, Madanapalle, Proddatur (Andhra Pradesh), Raigarh (Chhattisgarh), Talcher (Odisha), Patiala (Punjab), Alwar (Rajasthan), Mancherial (Telangana), Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) and Roorkee (Uttarakhand). Jio users residing in the above cities will be able to experience a welcome offer, with unlimited data at up to 1 Gbps+…

After the government earlier this week disabled 94 online lending apps, the home and IT ministries, as well as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), will hold consultations over the following several days to determine the next steps. A day after internet service providers began shutting down the websites of online lending companies, the founders of various lending platforms met with representatives of the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) in New Delhi on Tuesday. Fintech and lending company representatives attempted to clarify the reasons why the blocking order was issued from several departments. These intermediaries have been asked…

Anitha, a housewife from Kanchikode Mayapalam, Palakkad, started her business three years ago when she purchased a mixer grinder to grind rice at home. When the neighbours learned about this, they asked for rice flour as well. Without hesitation, Anita moved towards her goal. The locals needed a large rice mill, so Anita purchased one. This also provided a little source of income. Along with this, Anjana Food Products was launched. The Palakkad District Industries Office was contacted for the necessary regulations and norms Currently, Anita’s Unit provides packets of ragi podi, rice powder, fried put powder, and other products…