Orbital Shift: India's space sector undergoing biggest transformation; pvt firms handle rockets, ISRO focus on more ambitious missionsIndia's space sector is undergoing significant changes as private companies engage in rocket production and management. The Indian Space Re...
Since 1950, Texas has run the Galveston-Port Bolivar ferry toll-free, 24 hours a day; its 18-minute crossing carries about 1.5 million vehicles each yearTransporting nearly five million passengers annually, the Galveston-Port Bolivar ferry has been operating toll-free since 1950. Initially e...
Government may do away with UPI subsidies as MDR revenue kicks inGovernment may end UPI subsidies for small transactions as merchant fees are introduced. Taxpayer-funded incentives for UPI and RuPay trans...
India’s smartphone business may have lost an old festive-season weaponIndia's smartphone market faces challenges this festive season as rising memory costs lead to higher device prices. Major brands are alread...
MDR gives banks more fuel for UPI playPayment companies can build the customer interface, but a product cannot scale until issuing and acquiring banks connect their systems, tes...
Govt set to consider auto PLI applications with Chinese investment after FDI nodThe Indian government is likely to consider production-linked incentive applications from auto companies with Chinese investments. This dec...
MrBeast, who has a net worth of about $2.6 billion, once said he's cash-poor. He just spent $10 million to build an entire village in GhanaYouTube sensation MrBeast has recently made headlines by investing ten million dollars into building a village in Ghana. This innovative co...
Nothing to spin off CMF as India-based smartphone companyCMF, the budget sub-brand of Nothing, is transitioning to become an independent company based in India. With ambitions to design and sell 1...
Canada’s MAiD is meant for those whose death is reasonably foreseeable. Now an 83-year-old grandmother’s family alleges she was euthanised without her consentAn 83-year-old Canadian grandmother’s death under MAiD has sparked debate after her family alleged she was euthanised against her will. The...
UPI MDR could bring transaction value into payment apps’ market-share battle, industry executives sayThe new revenue stream could also draw banks and ecommerce companies into consumer UPI. Pine Labs chairman, managing director and chief exe...
A New York program weatherized 40 homes for low-income families; SCCAP reported $38,148 in energy savings and 8,348 gallons of fuel savedOlder housing infrastructure continues to put a strain on low-income families, leading to substantial energy costs. In response, a program ...
UPI fee: Why govt is putting a price on big merchant paymentsThe National Payments Corporation of India, which operates the UPI network, said the revenue will support investment in infrastructure resi...
As private wallets begin to open, India's big future bet takes offIndia’s Rs 1 lakh crore RDI programme is beginning to unlock venture capital flows into deeptech, marking a shift in the country’s attempt ...
Quote of the day by Woody Allen: 'Life’s hard, then you die.' Life lessons from motivational quote on radical realism, acceptance, human existence, hardship and pessimismQuote of the day by Woody Allen is “Life’s hard, then you die,” a line that presents life through struggle, mortality and dark humor. The s...
World’s biggest handshake at BRICS: Can it shake the world order?Modi, Xi and Putin’s BRICS meeting carries symbolic weight, but its impact will depend on deliverables. An expanded, divided BRICS faces in...
In 2018, Susan Sarandon bought 45 acres in Vermont for an off-grid solar-and-geothermal home; 5 years later, engineers and staff flagged 47 alleged construction problemsActress Susan Sarandon's dream of an off-grid Vermont estate encountered significant construction problems and a lawsuit. Her company filed...
In 2006, Cate Blanchett bought a Prahran home for $745,000 and added solar panels and a water tank; 18 years later, the Melbourne property sold for more than $3 millionCate Blanchett and Andrew Upton have finalized the sale of their Melbourne residence for over three million dollars, a transaction that not...