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India Blockchain Alliance Partners With RAK-DAO to Promote Cooperation in Web3
On Monday, December 16 India Blockchain Alliance (IBA) announced a partnership with UAE’s free zone for Web3 firms – the Ras Al-Khaimah Digital Assets Oasis (RAK DAO). The aim of this partnership is to take collaborations on Web3 related education, research, and development initiatives on a global level.
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Oxford University Praises PM Modi's 'PRAGATI' Mission For Digital Governance
A recent study by the University of Oxford "From Gridlock to Growth How Leadership Enables India's PRAGATI Ecosystem to Power Progress" illustrates how Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Initiatives has transformed problems.
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Opinion | A Leader Like No Other...
For the past 23 years, no other global leader has used adversity as an opportunity for growth.
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AlgoBharat Initiates Second Edition of ‘Road to Impact’ Initiative in India
AlgoBharat is bringing back its Web3-focused initiative, "Road to Impact," for a second edition in India. Aimed at enhancing the country's digital infrastructure, this programme engages India's Web3 talent to drive innovation. Participants will compete for financial rewards and ALGO credits to support mainnet deployment, as part of AlgoBharat's bro...
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WHO Recognises 3rd Indian Institute For Traditional Medicine Research
Established in 1956, the institute has been a pioneer in various digital initiatives of Ayush, including the AMAR Portal, which catalogues 16,000 Ayush manuscripts, featuring 4,249 digitised manuscripts, 1,224 rare books, 14,126 catalogues, and 4,114
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Flipkart, PhonePe IPO May Take Couple of Years, Says Walmart Executive
Initial public offerings of Walmart's Flipkart marketplace and PhonePe digital payments platform could take a couple of years, a Walmart executive said. Walmart may put an initial public offering of PhonePe ahead of Flipkart, even though Flipkart is a more mature business.
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Indian Web3 Players Call SEBI’s Vision for Distributed VDA Governance Encouraging, Pragmatic
In its suggestion to the government, the Indian markets regulator SEBI said it could oversee cryptocurrencies that can be seen as securities as well as keep an eye on Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs). Leader of India’s digital asset sectors have reacted to SEBI’s suggestions rather positively.
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RBI Governor Says Permanent Deletion of Transactions Would Make CBDCs Like Cash Notes
RBI governor Shaktikanta Das disclosed some more intricacies about the eRupee. Speaking at the BIS Innovation Summit 2024, in Basel, Switzerland, Das has said that India’s CBDC would offer the same privacy for transactions that cash notes offer.
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Flipkart Launches UPI Service in Partnership With Axis Bank to Counter Third-Party Apps
Flipkart launched the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) service in collaboration with Axis Bank. The Flipkart UPI will be initially available for Android users and can be used for online and offline payments. With the latest update, customers can now pay bills and make fund transfers directly from the Flipkart app.
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Karnataka Government Announces 'Digital Detox' Initiative To Encourage Mindful Use Of Social Media
The aim is to spread awareness about the ills of spending too much time in the digital world and instead create an environment of responsible gaming.
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Google Pay, NPCI Sign MoU to Expand UPI Globally, Aim to Ease Digital Payments Abroad
Google Pay and National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) will work together to expand Unified Payments Interface (UPI), the instant payments system widely used in the country, to international markets, Google and NPCI confirmed Wednesday. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between Google Pay India and NPCI subsidiary, NPCI Inte...
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Walt Disney Said to Hold Initial Talks With Blackstone Over Stake in Disney+ Hotstar, TV Business in India
Disney has been exploring a sale or a joint venture partner for its digital and TV business in India.
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Gita App: 5 Points On New Digital India Initiative At G20
The government is set to showcase the strides India has made in the digital world to the G20 delegates through a Digital India experience zone. Among various initiatives, the delegates will also come face-to-face with AI-powered Gita app.
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Canara Bank Rolls Out CBDC App Interoperable With UPI, Users Highlight Issues
Canara Bank has launched an app to process eRupee payments between select customers and retailers. The launch of this app this week, makes Canara Bank the first mainstream Indian lender to have created a special platform to initiate CBDC payments as India marches forward with its eRupee trials.
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India Second Largest Phone Maker With 2 Billion 'Made in India' Shipments Between 2014 and 2022: Counterpoint
India's mobile phone manufacturing industry produced over 2 billion mobile phones cumulatively between 2014 and 2022, making it the second-largest mobile manufacturing country in the world, according to Counterpoint Research. This growth can likely be attributed to a number of factors, including the government's Make in India initiative, growing in...
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India Blockchain Alliance Partners With RAK-DAO to Promote Cooperation in Web3
On Monday, December 16 India Blockchain Alliance (IBA) announced a partnership with UAE’s free zone for Web3 firms – the Ras Al-Khaimah Digital Assets Oasis (RAK DAO). The aim of this partnership is to take collaborations on Web3 related education, research, and development initiatives on a global level.
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Oxford University Praises PM Modi's 'PRAGATI' Mission For Digital Governance
A recent study by the University of Oxford "From Gridlock to Growth How Leadership Enables India's PRAGATI Ecosystem to Power Progress" illustrates how Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Initiatives has transformed problems.
-
Opinion | A Leader Like No Other...
For the past 23 years, no other global leader has used adversity as an opportunity for growth.
-
AlgoBharat Initiates Second Edition of ‘Road to Impact’ Initiative in India
AlgoBharat is bringing back its Web3-focused initiative, "Road to Impact," for a second edition in India. Aimed at enhancing the country's digital infrastructure, this programme engages India's Web3 talent to drive innovation. Participants will compete for financial rewards and ALGO credits to support mainnet deployment, as part of AlgoBharat's bro...
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WHO Recognises 3rd Indian Institute For Traditional Medicine Research
Established in 1956, the institute has been a pioneer in various digital initiatives of Ayush, including the AMAR Portal, which catalogues 16,000 Ayush manuscripts, featuring 4,249 digitised manuscripts, 1,224 rare books, 14,126 catalogues, and 4,114
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Flipkart, PhonePe IPO May Take Couple of Years, Says Walmart Executive
Initial public offerings of Walmart's Flipkart marketplace and PhonePe digital payments platform could take a couple of years, a Walmart executive said. Walmart may put an initial public offering of PhonePe ahead of Flipkart, even though Flipkart is a more mature business.
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Indian Web3 Players Call SEBI’s Vision for Distributed VDA Governance Encouraging, Pragmatic
In its suggestion to the government, the Indian markets regulator SEBI said it could oversee cryptocurrencies that can be seen as securities as well as keep an eye on Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs). Leader of India’s digital asset sectors have reacted to SEBI’s suggestions rather positively.
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RBI Governor Says Permanent Deletion of Transactions Would Make CBDCs Like Cash Notes
RBI governor Shaktikanta Das disclosed some more intricacies about the eRupee. Speaking at the BIS Innovation Summit 2024, in Basel, Switzerland, Das has said that India’s CBDC would offer the same privacy for transactions that cash notes offer.
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Flipkart Launches UPI Service in Partnership With Axis Bank to Counter Third-Party Apps
Flipkart launched the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) service in collaboration with Axis Bank. The Flipkart UPI will be initially available for Android users and can be used for online and offline payments. With the latest update, customers can now pay bills and make fund transfers directly from the Flipkart app.
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Karnataka Government Announces 'Digital Detox' Initiative To Encourage Mindful Use Of Social Media
The aim is to spread awareness about the ills of spending too much time in the digital world and instead create an environment of responsible gaming.
-
Google Pay, NPCI Sign MoU to Expand UPI Globally, Aim to Ease Digital Payments Abroad
Google Pay and National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) will work together to expand Unified Payments Interface (UPI), the instant payments system widely used in the country, to international markets, Google and NPCI confirmed Wednesday. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between Google Pay India and NPCI subsidiary, NPCI Inte...
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Walt Disney Said to Hold Initial Talks With Blackstone Over Stake in Disney+ Hotstar, TV Business in India
Disney has been exploring a sale or a joint venture partner for its digital and TV business in India.
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Gita App: 5 Points On New Digital India Initiative At G20
The government is set to showcase the strides India has made in the digital world to the G20 delegates through a Digital India experience zone. Among various initiatives, the delegates will also come face-to-face with AI-powered Gita app.
-
Canara Bank Rolls Out CBDC App Interoperable With UPI, Users Highlight Issues
Canara Bank has launched an app to process eRupee payments between select customers and retailers. The launch of this app this week, makes Canara Bank the first mainstream Indian lender to have created a special platform to initiate CBDC payments as India marches forward with its eRupee trials.
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India Second Largest Phone Maker With 2 Billion 'Made in India' Shipments Between 2014 and 2022: Counterpoint
India's mobile phone manufacturing industry produced over 2 billion mobile phones cumulatively between 2014 and 2022, making it the second-largest mobile manufacturing country in the world, according to Counterpoint Research. This growth can likely be attributed to a number of factors, including the government's Make in India initiative, growing in...
