2016

Government of India will soon unleash a major drive to encourage, educate and promote Aadhaar based digital transactions, which are cashless and pinless. Using bio-metric technology and IRIS scans, people would soon be able to send…

The makers of the world’s cheapest smartphone Freedom 251, Ringing Bells, have been booked in a case by a private firm for non-payment of funds. The controversies around the company and the smartphone haven’t stopped, and probably will…

At a time when the government is encouraging every industry to transact digitally and ditch hard cash transactions, Indian Railways has now decided to go digital with ticket booking across its offline counters pan-India. Indian…

The anomaly had become so common, that it was almost the truth. How many times have you wondered the business model of shops inside multiplex, airports, where bottled water, and food items are sold two, three times the MRP? How many…

While Paytm is trying very hard to get merchants of all sizes and turnovers on its platform, Reliance Jio is trying to promote PM Modi’s vision of a cashless economy through its own Jio-Money app. It is a digital wallet like other…

In an official announcement made today, Reliance Chairman, Mr. Mukesh Ambani announced that had been rumoured for last few weeks. Reliance Jio has extended their free unlimited voice and data offerings till March 31st, 2017. The new…

While there are many sides to demonetisation, for the good or the worse of the Indian economy in the short-term, digital wallets providers have emerged out as the winners. At a time when the common man is struggling to get cash from…

Govt. of India has finally provided some clarity on the usage of Aadhaar Card; especially since last few months, a common impression was building up that getting a Aadhaar Card is compulsory and mandatory for accessing Govt. sponsored…

Apple introduced its music streaming service, Apple Music long time back in India and even though the subscription plans were low, the service did not kick off as expected. Apple users have been using this service for long, but the…

The ongoing currency ban in India has thrown several interesting questions, which would be recalled by economists time and again. Case studies would be created out of this historical decision to ban 86% of currency in a single go.…