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https://youtu.be/X8-hInRgwVo Now, WhatsApp can be used to order groceries from JioMart via a new “tap and chat” option. Delivery is free and there’s no minimum order value, say JioMart users.Competition with leading playersThe JioMart users will get a WhatsApp shopping invite with a 90-second tutorial and catalogue. The daily essentials on offer are fruits, vegetables, cereal, toothpaste, cooking staples etc.. Customers can fill their shopping baskets within the app and pay via JioMart or by COD. The JioMart-Whatsapp collaboration is a major competition to other leading grocery players like Amazon, BigBasket, Grofers etc. Strong user baseThe new move comes after Meta invested nearly…

https://youtu.be/ou7PsNTcNPk Motorola G31 will be available on Flipkart from December 6. The budget segment smartphone Motorola G31 is priced at Rs 12,999.Tough competitionThe smartphone was already launched in the European markets. Motorola G31 will compete with Realme and Xiaomi in the budget category. The smartphone is available in blue and black colours.FeaturesThe Lenovo-owned Motorola brings triple rear lenses in G31. The smartphone runs on android 11 with near-stock experience. It is powered by a massive 5,000mAh battery.Motorola has switched from the Qualcomm silicon in the Moto G30 to a MediaTek G85 SoC for the Moto G31. This processor has a maximum…

https://youtu.be/eHlH8ACz_Es Delhi’s Ardor 2.1 is the first Indian restaurant to accept cryptocurrency. The restaurant has come up with a Digital Thali.The thali has a very quirky look. The hotel offers exciting dishes to woo its customers. Discount for crypto currencyFrom the digital tab, the customer can choose the menu. The restaurant is offering 20% off to customers who pay via cryptocurrency. It also offers 10% off if customers pay via Paytm or credit cardsArdor 2.1 claims to be the first Indian restaurant to accept cryptocurrency as a means to pay for it.More offersIf you tag along two other friends to enjoy this…

https://youtu.be/DAI6ccB3zoI Investments worth Rs 91,000 crore will be made for developing existing and new airports Minister of State for Civil Aviation VK Singh said this in the Rajya Sabha in written replies.Expansion plansHe informed that the Airports Authority of India (AAI) has taken up a development programme to spend around Rs 25,000 crore in the next 4 to 5 years. This is for expansion and modification of existing terminals, new terminals and strengthening of runways, aprons, Airport Navigation Services (ANS), control towers, technical blocks, etc. This is part of the several measures being taken to boost the civil aviation sector.Greenfield airportsThe…

https://youtu.be/eDOxkveWmN8 Fintech Slice has raised $220 mn in a Series B funding round. The round was led by its new investors US investment giant Tiger Global and Insight Partners. Spike in issuing cards Slice provides a Visa card focused on millennials. It allows customers to pay for their purchases in three instalments. Its card issuance spiked from 20,000 in Jan 2021 to the current 200,000 per month. India’s growing appetite for credit triggered this. 41st unicorn Slice is the 41st unicorn in 2021. The company’s turnover for FY21 stood at Rs 35 crore. The startup offers Slice customers a range…

https://youtu.be/sdfWN2VrtOg Tata Chemicals Ltd may buy the battery materials business of London-based Johnson Matthey. This deal can provide an edge to the Tata group in the fast-growing EV market.EV is futureA deal could be struck at a valuation of $500-700 million, a media report said. Johnson Matthey’s battery materials and solutions are accepted globally The deal will help Tata Motors expand its range of EVs. Tata will also be able to reduce the manufacturing cost of its EVs. It will also create an additional source of revenue for the conglomerate.

https://youtu.be/zZ7pjJzMJhI The central government has no proposal to recognise Bitcoin as a currency, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said. She said while replying to a question in Lok Sabha that the government does not collect data on Bitcoin transactions.Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill 2021The government has plans to introduce the Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill 2021. It seeks to ban all but a few private cryptos to promote underlying technologies.Not Crypto-friendly nationIndia has had a hot-and-cold relationship with cryptocurrencies. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the RBI governor had cautioned about the use of cryptocurrency. In…

https://youtu.be/jvcILx39Gic The government is trying to launch 5G services by August 15, 2022. The 5G Spectrum auctions are slated to take place around April-May next year.DoT meeting heldCommunications minister Ashwini Vaishnaw held a review meeting with Department of Telecommunications (DoT) officials earlier this week to understand if the commercial launch of 5G services at select circles or locations is a possibility by August 15.Independence dayA limited 5G launch is possible by that date, a media report said. Meanwhile, the industry needs assurance that the reserve price would be brought down. Many countries like the US, China, South Korea and European nations,…

https://youtu.be/5t6cwzPQYJ0 The National Payments Corporation of India has permitted WhatsApp to extend payment services. This service is available to 40 mn Indian users, double of its current cap of 20 million users. Challenges WhatsApp had requested no cap on users for its payment services. It has been working on its payment services for quite some time. It faced several compliance hurdles in data storage and localisation norms. WhatsApp then, did beta testing for a while before going live in November last year Permission for 40 million users WhatsApp Pay is currently available to only 20 million users in India. Now…

https://youtu.be/qyeEoahsgXE Twitter has unanimously appointed its chief technology officer Parag Agrawal as its CEO. This comes after Twitter co-founder and CEO Jack Dorsey stepped down from his position.Dorsey ended his nearly 16-year stint with the social media giant on November 29. The resignation of Dorsey will come into effect immediately.Dorsey’s exit”I’ve decided to leave Twitter because I believe the company is ready to move on from its founders,” Dorsey said.Dorsey expressed faith in Agrawal, who joined Twitter in 2011.”My trust in Parag as Twitter’s CEO is deep. His work over the past 10 years has been transformational. I’m deeply grateful for…