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Draft National e-commerce Policy
The Union Minister for Commerce and Industries Piyush Goyal has asked the companies to submit concerns on draft e-commerce policy in 10 days. Draft Policy: Key Components It proposes setting up of a legal and technological framework for restrictions on ..
Cabinet approves MoU between EXIM Bank and BRICS banks for blockchain research
Union Cabinet has approved MoU signed between Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) and member banks under BRICS Interbank Cooperation Mechanism on Collaborative Research on Distributed Ledger and Block chain Technology in context of development of digital economy. Key Facts ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2018
G20 Digital Economy Ministerial Meeting held in Salta, Argentina
The G20 Digital Economy Ministerial Meeting was held in Salta, Argentina from 23 to 24 August, 2018. It took place as part of Sherpa Track for 2018 G20 Leaders’ Summit, which is to be hosted by Argentina by end of ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018
MOPAD: SBI launches unified payment terminal
India’s largest bank State Bank of India (SBI) has launched its Multi Option Payment Acceptance Device (MOPAD) for digital payments convenience of merchants and consumers. It aims at providing digital convenience to customers and ease of doing business for merchants ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2018
HRD Ministry pushes for cash-free campuses
The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) is aiming to make financial transactions completely digital in all higher education institutions. Under this initiative, all public and private institutions including Central and State universities will be fully digitised. The HRD ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2017
PM launches cashless/less cash township models across 12 states
Prime Minister has launched 81 cashless/less cash townships across 12 states in Nagpur. The 81 townships included 56 in Gujarat and 25 in 11 states including Delhi, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar and Chhatisgarh. The model of cashless/less ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2017
G20 Digital Ministerial Meeting on Digital Economy held in Germany
The G20 Digital Ministerial Meeting on Digital Economy was held in Dusseldorf, Germany. Ministers responsible for the digital economy from G20 countries had participated in it. It concluded with adaptation of declaration on ‘Shaping Digitalisation for an Interconnected World’. Key ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2017
President Pranab Mukherjee picks winner of Lucky Grahak and Digi Dhan Vyapar Yojanas
President Pranab Mukherjee has picked up lucky winners from the 100th draw of lots under the digital payments promotion schemes Lucky Grahak Yojana and Digi Dhan Vyapar Yojana. Total the six winners were selected — three consumers and three merchants ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2017
29 lakh debit cards subjected to malware attack: Government
The Union Government has announced that total of 29 lakh debit cards were subjected to malware attack in through ATMs that were connected with the switch of Hitachi. It was announced by Union Minister of State (MoS) for Finance Santosh ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2017
MEITY to promote digital transactions in place of NITI Aayog
The Union Government has shifted the responsibility of promoting digital transactions in the country to the Union Ministry of IT and Electronics (MEITY) from NITI (National Institution for Transforming India) Aayog. In this regard, Government already has changed the business ..