New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) India’s data centre capacity could grow to 4–8 GW by 2030 and the country has 90 cities suitable for future data centre development, a report has said.Union MoS Electronics and Information Technology Jitin Prasada launched the report and said that India’s data centre ecosystem is evolving into strategic national infrastructure critical for the country’s technological and economic ambitions.The rise of artificial intelligence, cloud computing, digital public infras…
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New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Meta-backed WhatsApp on Thursday announced the launch of ‘Business AI’ in India, bringing AI-powered customer support directly to the WhatsApp Business app to help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) manage customer engagement round the clock.The feature is designed to enable eligible businesses to respond to customer queries 24/7, capture leads, book appointments and drive sales without requiring additional tools or platforms.It can also be customised using a busines…
Gandhinagar, May 6 (IANS) Nearly one-third of the daily revenue of the Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC) is now generated through digital payments, as the state-run transporter expands cashless systems across its network. Officials said around 30 per cent of GSRTC’s daily income is received through cashless modes, following the introduction of multiple digital payment options across more than 8,000 buses in the state.These include UPI, debit cards and credit cards, available thr…
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) India and Vietnam on Wednesday reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening cooperation in the health sector, along with reiterating the significance of linking digital technologies like UPI-based retail payments between the two countries.In a joint statement after a press meet here, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting Vietnamese President To Lam acknowledged the advancements made by the Indian pharmaceutical industry.The two sides agreed to explore ways for the pot…
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) In a technology-driven crackdown, the Delhi Police Metro unit achieved a breakthrough in a case involving mobile phone theft followed by fraudulent Unified Payments Interface (UPI) transactions amounting to Rs 1.20 lakh, a police official said.Acting on an electronic First Information Report (E-FIR) No. 80019309/2026, registered under Section 303 (2) BNS at IGI Airport Metro Police Station, officials used advanced cyber forensics to unravel a complex financial trail.Polic…
Gandhinagar, May 5 (IANS) An interstate cyber crime racket involving fraud of over Rs 53 crore and linked to 132 complaints across the country has been busted, with 10 accused arrested from Anand and Ahmedabad, Gujarat’s Cyber Centre of Excellence (CID Crime) said on Tuesday.Acting on instructions to intensify action against rising cyber offences from DGP K.L.N. Rao, a team was constituted under the supervision of Superintendents of Police Dr Rajdeepsinh Zala, Sanjay Keshwala and Vivek Bheda.O…
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) India’s flagship digital payments platform, the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), has recorded an extraordinary nearly 12,000-fold surge in transaction volume over the past decade, the Ministry of Finance said on Thursday.Launched on April 11, 2016, by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) under the regulatory supervision of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), UPI has evolved into the backbone of India’s digital payments ecosystem.From a modest base of jus…
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta on Saturday asked the youth to focus on education and build a strong character to shoulder the responsibility of steering the nation. Addressing the Annual Prize Distribution Ceremony at P.G.D.A.V. College (Morning), University of Delhi, he said, “When India marks 100 years of Independence, the responsibility of the nation will rest with your generation. A Viksit Bharat cannot be built by degrees alone; it requires both education…
New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) Both cash and digital are indispensable for India and complement each other but there is a marginal substitutability, as a household may use UPI for many retail small payments but still keep cash at home for emergencies or informal transactions, a new SBI Research report said on Friday.Notably, India has launched Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) but the e-Rupee circulation is at a very small amount of Rs 1,016 crore till March 2025, and there is a need for further …
Mumbai, April 21 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday issued consolidated guidelines for e-mandates in digital payments, mandating an additional factor of authentication (AFA) to enhance the security of recurring transactions. The new norms are applicable to all payment system providers and participants handling auto-debit payments across cards, prepaid payment instruments, and the Unified Payments Interface (UPI), covering both domestic and cross-border transactions. The directions…