Jio becomes the largest buyer in $11 billion Spectrum auction; Ambani now the 8th richest man globally
+ Nasscom to launch AI Gamechangers programme with Microsoft; Xiaomi relaunches MiTalk as a Clubhouse clone in China
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Reliance Jio becomes the largest buyer in $11 billion Spectrum auction; bought spectrum worth $7.8 billion
In a statement, Reliance Jio has acquired airwaves that are suitable for use with 5G technology.
Bharti Airtel acquires 355.45 MHz spectrum for Rs 18,699 crore in spectrum auctions
Airtel can now deliver 5G services in the future with all the spectrum.
Report: 40 Indians enter the billionaires’ club in pandemic; Ambani is now the 8th richest man globally, wealth up 24%
Adani Family, Byju Raveendran, Anand Mahindra and many more saw a rise in their wealth in 2020 despite COVID-19. About 150 Indians saw an increase in their wealth in the past year.
Indian billionaires Ritesh Agarwal and Kishore Biyani didn’t make it to the Hurun’s Rich List for 2021
OYO and Future Retail saw the worst hits during COVID-19 and fell off the Hurun Rich List 2021.
Delhi Excise Department orders Clubs, Restro-Bars to share locations for a digital database
This move will also help to know the geographic locations of such places in a particular area.
IBM achieves full Cloud Service Provider empanelment from the Ministry of Electronics and IT
This will enable IBM to work with public sector companies and government agencies.
Overall electronic goods’ exports touch ₹8,806 crore mark in December 2020: ICEA Report
The mobile phone exports made up roughly 35% of the total value of electronic exports last year.
Tablet shipments in India clocks around 15% growth with 2.8 million units of total shipments in 2020: IDC Report
Tablet shipments witnesses growth in 2020 after declining for 4 consecutive years.
Chinese cybercriminals target the Indian power sector; 10 distinct organizations have been identified as targets
Hackers were using ShadowPad that allows them to access the system.
China dismisses the alleged hacking of Indian vaccine makers
A hacking group named ‘Stone Panda’ identified gaps in the supply chain software of the vaccine makers.
Intel launches gaming-focused SSDs in the markets
The newly launched 670p SSD offers improved performance with a 20% endurance update.
Vodafone Idea launches Vi Hospicare after partnering with Aditya Birla Health Insurance
Vi Hospicare provides ₹51, ₹301 prepaid plans with health insurance benefits. Users get health benefits worth ₹1,000 per day for hospitalisation and ₹2,000 of cover for serious ailments.
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“India is ready to offer incentives to ensure Tesla’s cost of production would be less than in China” - Minister Nitin Gadkari
Gadkari’s pitch comes after Elon Musk’s Tesla registered a company in a step towards entering India.
#Dhandha Corner
Flipkart expands its grocery services to more than 50 cities, aims to reach 70 cities in the next 6 months
Flipkart grocery has over 7,000 products available.
PhonePe records 972 million transactions on UPI with 42% of market share on the payment infrastructure
It has close to 280 million registered users, of which 110 million are monthly active users.
Gaana becomes the first player in Music and Entertainment industry to integrate with UPI AutoPay
With the UPI AutoPay feature, customers can create, approve, modify, pause the auto-debit mandate.
Xiaomi relaunches MiTalk as a Clubhouse clone in China
Xiaomi launched MiTalk in 2010 and shut it down in Feb, 2021.
About The #TechGiants
Facebook news to launch in Germany with Content from around 100 media outlets
Starting from May, Facebook will pay publishers for news content from national weeklies to regional dailies.
Adults who do not have kids at home, boosted subscriptions to Disney+ streaming service
Disney+ had signed up 94.9 million customers worldwide, half of those live in households without children.
Google ties with Allianz, Munich Re to insure its cloud users; insurers will cover up to $50 million in potential losses
This gives the insurers special access to data to see what controls are in place at client firms.
Apple’s foldable iPhone likely to be launched in 2023; LG or Samsung could become its supplier after the development phase
A report revealed that LG might be helping build the flexible, bendable panels of the foldable iPhone.
More #GlobalTechNews
Kaspersky CEO points out that Cybercrime has accelerated as a ‘business’ during the COVID-19 pandemic
Also reports, small-level cybercriminals joins cybercrime gangs to target IoT and industrial setup.
Biden condemns anti-union propaganda by the employers; supports for unionizing Amazon workers in Alabama
His statement comes after, Amazon employer’s effort to prevent the warehouse from unionizing.
Nasscom joins with Microsoft to launch AI Gamechangers programme
Under this programme, it aims to identify impactful and scalable AI innovations taking place in India.
NASA ties with SpaceX to launch the second commercial crew into space next month
The four-person crew will stay at ISS for six months before returning to Earth.
#NationalNews
Indian school students discover 18 new asteroids at an online scientific program
Of the 372 preliminary asteroids flagged by the students, 18 were finally declared to be ‘provisional’.
SBI donates ₹11 crores to Prime Minister’s relief fund to support 2nd phase of Covid vaccination
Also, around 2,56,000 employees decided to contribute two days’ salary to the ‘PM-CARES’ Fund.
India slams Pakistan for deliberately misusing the Council for its malicious propaganda at UNHRC
Also told that Pakistan should also end the endorsed-violation of human rights in the country.
Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha TV merges into one channel called ‘Sansad TV’
Retired IAS officer Ravi Capoor appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of the channel for a year.