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Maharashtra launched Chalo mobile app & smart card for bus travel

Maharashtra launched Chalo mobile app & smart card for bus travel

Maharashtra Tourism and Environment Minister Aaditya Thackeray launched the mobile application Chalo mobile application and Chalo smart cards to facilitate digital, and advance purchase of BEST bus tickets. He also launched BEST’s NCMC compliant smart card as well as new fare schemes for travelers, one offering 10 trips for Rs 70 and the other called […]

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Oriental Insurance categorised as public shareholder in Axis Bank

Oriental Insurance categorised as public shareholder in Axis Bank

Axis Bank has announced the approval to reclassify Oriental Insurance Company Ltd (OICL) from promoter category to public category shareholder in the bank. In October, applications were made to BSE and NSE for reclassification of The New Oriental Insurance Co to public category from promoter category. At present, OICL holds a 0.16 per cent stake in Axis Bank. Currently, BSE & NSE

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O.P. Jindal Global University won “Digital Innovation of the Year” award

O.P. Jindal Global University won the “Digital Innovation of the Year” award

O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) has won the “Digital Innovation of the Year” award at the distinguished Times Higher Education (THE) Asia Awards 2021 for creating a free, cloud-based application to help schools and universities manage data. JGU was the only Indian University to be shortlisted for the “Digital Innovation of the Year”. JGU’s win at

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Mastercard and Google Pay tie-up for tokenisation for card-based payments

Mastercard and Google Pay tie-up for tokenisation for card-based payments

Mastercard and Google have announced the rollout of tokenization that will enable Google Pay users to safely transact using their Mastercard credit and debit cards while enjoying a hassle-free experience. Through tokenization, Mastercard cardholders can make payments through a secure digital token without having to share their credit or debit card details such as card

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National Consumer Rights Day 2021

National Consumer Rights Day 2021

Every Year 24th December is observed as National Consumer Day with a specific theme in India. On this day the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 had received the assent of the president. The Act aims to provide consumers with effective safeguards against different types of exploitation, such as defective goods, deficiency in services, and unfair trade

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