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Twitter Blue has been finally made available in India. Users can choose to subscribe to Twitter Blue’s app or web service. For the web and mobile versions, the firm has provided many pricing options. Users of iOS and Android can subscribe to the service for Rs 900 per month, but those using it on the web can do so for Rs 650. A yearly cost of Rs.6,800 is available for those purchasing an online membership. How does Twitter Blue work? An opt-in, paid subscription called “Twitter Blue” gives users early access to some features, such editing Tweets, and adds a…

The Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus in Mumbai saw the flagoff of two new Vande Bharat Express trains by Prime Minister Naredndra Modi. The new and improved Vande Bharat Express trains 2.0 will run between Mumbai and Sainagar Shirdi, the entry point to the Deccan Plateau, as well as Mumbai and Solapur. These two trains offer superior passenger amenities like on-board Wi-Fi infotainment, a GPS-based passenger information system, plush interiors, reclining seats, touch-free bio vacuum toilets, diffused LED lighting, charging points under each seat, individual touch-based reading lights, and hidden roller blinds. Additionally, there are contemporary mini-pantries and emergency talk-back devices…

Ola Electric Mobility Pvt., an electric scooter maker, is on track to deliver its first four-wheel vehicle in the second half of 2024, says Chief Financial Officer G.R. Arun Kumar. The company is focused on advanced stages of design and benefits from the sharing of some technology deployed in its two-wheeler products. “Software, safety systems, electronics, cells, the drive train — a lot of it is common. We think we’re 30%-40% there,” Kumar said on the side-lines of the India Energy Week forum. Last year, Ola’s founder, Bhavish Aggarwal, said the company aimed to price its first car at less than $50,000, manufacturing components such as lithium-ion cells and batteries in-house to lower costs. Ola aims to…

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.…