Shimla to fit stray dogs with GPS-enabled collars, track vaccination status digitally in a 'first-of -its-kind initiativeThe Shimla Municipal Corporation has initiated a program to equip stray dogs with GPS-enabled collars and QR codes for tracking vaccination...
23 Aug, 2025, 08.08 PM IST
India turns to geo-tagging to conserve Kashmir's iconic 'Chinar' treesAuthorities in Kashmir are geo-tagging thousands of Chinar trees to create a comprehensive database for better management and conservation ...
22 Jan, 2025, 02.28 PM IST
Barcodes crossing the lines to become QR codesBarcodes, a technology patented by Normam J Woodland and Bernard Silver in 1952, were first used commercially in British supermarket chain ...
07 Sep, 2024, 11.00 PM IST
Stray dogs outside Mumbai Airport garlanded with 'Aadhaar' cards and QR codesA group of volunteers created unique identification cards similar to 'Aadhaar' cards adorned with QR codes for 20 stray dogs outside Mumbai...
16 Jul, 2023, 11.02 AM IST
Barcode turns 50 but its days might be numberedAs the barcode celebrates its birthday on Monday, its days might be numbered as it faces competition from the younger QR code, the informat...
02 Apr, 2023, 09.00 AM IST
Barcode turns 50 but its days might be numberedAs the barcode celebrates its birthday on Monday, its days might be numbered as it faces competition from the younger QR code, the informat...
02 Apr, 2023, 08.56 AM IST
LG launches QR code-based labels of 13 GI and non-GI registered crafts in J&K"This is an important landmark in preserving and promoting priceless artistic and cultural heritage of J&K UT. QR code-based mechanism woul...
29 Jan, 2023, 07.05 PM IST
Google pilots 'Soundpod by Google Pay' for UPI payments in IndiaGoogle is actively working on a Soundbox for the India market -- similar to the Paytm or PhonePe ones that you see at your neighbourhood sh...
17 Jan, 2023, 07.35 PM IST
PhonePe complains against Paytm employees for burning QR codesIn a complaint filed on July 29 with the Surajpur Lakhnawali police station in the Greater Noida area, PhonePe has alleged that “these acti...
01 Aug, 2022, 08.12 PM IST
Delhi airport introduces RFID-enabled tag to track arriving check-in luggageThe 'BAGG TRAX' tags will soon be commercially launched for flyers at the Delhi airport. Presently, as part of the pilot project, BAGG TRAX...
01 Jun, 2022, 03.34 PM IST
RBI releases framework for geo-tagging of payment system touch pointsAccording to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), it is focused on deepening of digital payments and providing inclusive access to all citizens...
25 Mar, 2022, 06.41 PM IST
Tamper-proof QR Code to be made mandatory for oxygen containers for effective trackingThe rules define “cryogenic containers” as double walled insulated closed metal containers having volume exceeding 500 ml but not exceeding...
04 Jul, 2021, 10.46 AM IST
Mumbai airport rolls out contactless check-in system for passengersPassengers at Mumbai airport just need to scan the QR code shown on the kiosks to access a remote keyboard and mouse on their mobile device...
08 Sep, 2020, 05.42 PM IST
Government moots 6-point formula to boost digital paymentsThe departments were told that saturating and bringing all merchants on board the Bhim-UPI QR platform is “a very imerportant activity”.
01 May, 2018, 10.26 AM IST
Here is Modi government's next big plan to make India a cash-mukt BharatGovt may launch a big-ticket campaign on Gandhi Jayanti to announce some of these measures for a cashless economy. Campaign will run till R...
01 Sep, 2017, 06.02 AM IST
Shop like Michael Jackson with this appPrimo's app lets users skip the checkout line by using their smartphones. A scan of a QR code instantly completes a purchase.
07 Feb, 2017, 10.22 AM IST
YES Bank partners with ToneTag for sound-based paymentsToneTag's technology consists a Software Development Kit (SDK) that only requires a speaker and a microphone to work.
27 Oct, 2016, 02.22 PM IST