Digital India Week

This week, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Thailand released a public order that said that it was coordinating with the Thai government to block unauthorised providers of digital assets services.

Sony has announced that the slimmer variant of the PlayStation 5 console, which first launched in the US in November last year, will be available in India, starting April 5. Both the disc and digital editions of PS5 slim will go on sale in the country this week, with stock availability at participating retailers confirmed.

A week after Unified Payments Interface (UPI) was launched in France, Sri Lanka and Mauritius are the latest countries to enable the Indian digital payment system.

The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has issued an order asking officers to refrain from accepting claims linked with accounts in Paytm Payments Bank. The move comes after the RBI recently directed Paytm Payments Bank to stop accepting new deposits in its accounts or digital wallets from March.

Bhumi Pednekar’s Bhakshak, based on the true incident of abuse of young girls in a Bihar orphanage, is releasing on Netflix. Dhanush’s Captain Miller and Mahesh Babu’s Guntur Kaaram are also premiering as post-theatrical releases on Prime Video and Netflix. Zee5’s Lantrani, set in small Indian towns and villages, is another heartwarming rel...

Disney has been exploring a sale or a joint venture partner for its digital and TV business in India.

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.

The Digital Personal Data Protection bill, passed by Parliament this week, has received President's assent, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Saturday. Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) law aims to protect the privacy of Indian citizens while proposing a penalty of up to Rs. 250 crore on entities for misusing or failing to protect digit...

The Digital Personal Data Protection bill, passed by Parliament this week, has received President's assent, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said today.

In an effort to compete with JioCinema, Disney+ Hotstar will offer free streaming of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup and Asia Cup this year. In a similar move, JioCinema offered free streaming of the IPL 2023 tournament. Paid plans are also in place for access to other premium content, in the case of both Hotstar and JioCinema.

The first ministerial level meeting of India-European Union Trade and Technology Council (TTC) will be held on May 16 in Brussels to discuss ways to increase cooperation in strategic technologies, digital connectivity, clean energy, trade.

Metaverse Fashion Week (MVFW) 2023 is a virtual fashion event, that will be hosted by Decentraland and will integrate the multiple platform element. Slated to be held between March 28 and March 31, the curatorial theme of the MVFW23 is 'Future Heritage’.

PS5 is getting restocked in India on Friday, March 10, Sony has confirmed. This time, there will be more options to choose from — PS5 Digital Edition, the standard 4K Blu-ray drive-equipped variant, and a God of War Ragnarök bundle. PS5 availability has gone up recently, with February seeing two restock events.

Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das on Monday launched mission Har Payment Digital with the objective of making every citizen a user of digital payments as part of Digital Payments Awareness Week (DPAW) 2023 from March 6 to 12.

Speaking at the 17th India Digital Summit earlier this week, a panel of industry insiders said that the use of CBDC is not coming with incentives for Indians. They explained that as opposed to the existing UPI online payment method, the programmable CBDC will make online payments cheaper, faster, and protected with a layer of anonymity.

This week, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Thailand released a public order that said that it was coordinating with the Thai government to block unauthorised providers of digital assets services.

Sony has announced that the slimmer variant of the PlayStation 5 console, which first launched in the US in November last year, will be available in India, starting April 5. Both the disc and digital editions of PS5 slim will go on sale in the country this week, with stock availability at participating retailers confirmed.

A week after Unified Payments Interface (UPI) was launched in France, Sri Lanka and Mauritius are the latest countries to enable the Indian digital payment system.

The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has issued an order asking officers to refrain from accepting claims linked with accounts in Paytm Payments Bank. The move comes after the RBI recently directed Paytm Payments Bank to stop accepting new deposits in its accounts or digital wallets from March.

Bhumi Pednekar’s Bhakshak, based on the true incident of abuse of young girls in a Bihar orphanage, is releasing on Netflix. Dhanush’s Captain Miller and Mahesh Babu’s Guntur Kaaram are also premiering as post-theatrical releases on Prime Video and Netflix. Zee5’s Lantrani, set in small Indian towns and villages, is another heartwarming rel...

Disney has been exploring a sale or a joint venture partner for its digital and TV business in India.

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.

The Digital Personal Data Protection bill, passed by Parliament this week, has received President's assent, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Saturday. Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) law aims to protect the privacy of Indian citizens while proposing a penalty of up to Rs. 250 crore on entities for misusing or failing to protect digit...

The Digital Personal Data Protection bill, passed by Parliament this week, has received President's assent, Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said today.

In an effort to compete with JioCinema, Disney+ Hotstar will offer free streaming of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup and Asia Cup this year. In a similar move, JioCinema offered free streaming of the IPL 2023 tournament. Paid plans are also in place for access to other premium content, in the case of both Hotstar and JioCinema.

The first ministerial level meeting of India-European Union Trade and Technology Council (TTC) will be held on May 16 in Brussels to discuss ways to increase cooperation in strategic technologies, digital connectivity, clean energy, trade.

Metaverse Fashion Week (MVFW) 2023 is a virtual fashion event, that will be hosted by Decentraland and will integrate the multiple platform element. Slated to be held between March 28 and March 31, the curatorial theme of the MVFW23 is 'Future Heritage’.

PS5 is getting restocked in India on Friday, March 10, Sony has confirmed. This time, there will be more options to choose from — PS5 Digital Edition, the standard 4K Blu-ray drive-equipped variant, and a God of War Ragnarök bundle. PS5 availability has gone up recently, with February seeing two restock events.

Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das on Monday launched mission Har Payment Digital with the objective of making every citizen a user of digital payments as part of Digital Payments Awareness Week (DPAW) 2023 from March 6 to 12.

Speaking at the 17th India Digital Summit earlier this week, a panel of industry insiders said that the use of CBDC is not coming with incentives for Indians. They explained that as opposed to the existing UPI online payment method, the programmable CBDC will make online payments cheaper, faster, and protected with a layer of anonymity.