Leading telecom operators Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone are fighting over market share. Reliance Jio has some 12 plans under Rs. 500 while Airtel has six prepaid recharge plans in the same bracket. Vodafone has a total of seven “SuperPlans” under Rs. 500 bracket. Jio entered the highly-competitive telecom market in late 2016 and disrupted the space with free-voice and cut-price data plans, forcing rivals to match its tariffs and dragging their margins lower. Here are the prepaid recharge plans of Reliance Jio, Airtel and Vodafone under Rs. 500: Reliance Jio prepaid recharge plans under Rs. 600…
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How to use WhatsApp UPI payment feature
As you all might be knowing instant messaging application WhatsApp has launched its P2P payments in beta version. While it is not available to everyone currently, the feature will make sending money via the instant messaging app as easy as sending or receiving an image or video. The steps involved are fairly easy; a customer is required to register mobile number against a bank account, and once the process is complete, any of the UPI apps can be used on WhatsApp. Important Points to follow: 1) You need to be on the latest…
Read MoreAadhaar used or misused? There is a way to track where your Aadhaar number was used
Your Aadhaar card is perhaps the most important piece of personal document in India today. The 12-digit unique identification number on it is increasingly being made mandatory in a number of areas including linking it to your mobile number, PAN and bank account(s) among other things. Its importance also makes it a target for misuse and one should make sure nobody else is using for nefarious purposes. To help you do that, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has now introduced an option on its website that allows you…
Read MoreYour Aadhaar number on sale for Rs 500, all Aadhaar-linked details of 1 billion Indians leaked
Your Aadhaar card will soon become your biggest and most important personal identification document, if it hasn’t already. With all the various institutions like banks and telecom service providers now requiring you to link your Aadhaar details, your 12-digit unique ID number is now of high value, which naturally makes it a prime target for hackers. After UIDAI recently assured people in India that their “Aadhaar data is fully safe and secure,” a new report has revealed that anonymous sellers on WhatsApp are selling Aadhaar details of over a billion…
Read MoreRobots vs. jobs: Report says automation will displace up to 375M workers by 2030
The latest robot report has bad news for laborers and office support staff, good news for techies and healthcare workers. India looks bright, while Japan could face the toughest stretch. Those are just some of the takeaways from McKinsey Global Institute’s data-packed analysis of the effects of automation on employment between now and 2030. The bottom line? Hundreds of millions of workers around the world will be displaced due to the revolutions in robotics and artificial intelligence. “Displaced” is the key term: Many of those workers will adjust to the new conditions.…
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