India’s telecom sector has made rapid progress over the years. The scope of the country’s 5G network has increased rapidly. The Central Government launched the Telecom Technology Development Fund (TTDF) scheme (TTDF) scheme (TTDF) scheme about three years ago to increase collaboration between research and development (R&D) in 5G and 6G technology.

Minister of State of Communications, Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar said in a written reply in the Lok Sabha that under the TTDF scheme, 5G and 6G technology have been given R&D and Rs 304 crore funds for innovation. Projects associated with R&D approved under this scheme are from one to five years. These projects are in the initial stage of development. In the TTDF scheme, financial assistance is being provided to government and private institutions as well as various projects related to MSME and Startups.

Along with this, Chandrashekhar said that the Telecom Department (DOT) has developed the financial fraud -based financial fraud risk indicator (FRI) of the risk -based risk indicator (FRI). This can take measures to protect customers if banks, non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) and Unified Payment Interface (UPI) service providers such as a mobile number are connected to higher risk. Fri has been made available to stakeholders through Digital Intelligence Platform (DIP).

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued advisory to banks and payment service operators (PSOs) for the integration of FRI with their systems. 34 banks, financial institutions and UPI service providers have freeze 10.02 lakh bank accounts, payments wallets based on the action technology reports (ATR) submitted on DIP. Apart from this, restrictions have been imposed on debit and credit on 3.05 lakh bank accounts and payment wallets. Bharti Airtel, one of the big telecom companies, recently reported that it has blocked 1.80 lakh forged links after launching the advanced fraud-detection system. The company had said that about 3 million users have been protected from fraud by blocking these links.

E-commerce company Amazon’s Great Freedom Festival Sale is running. In this, discounts are being offered in many product categories like smartphones, laptops, cameras and electronics. In this cell, Bluetooth speakers of major brands like Bose, Marshall and JBL can also be purchased at a low price.

Additional savings can also be made with bank offers and coupon discounts in Amazon’s sale. In this, an instant discount of 10 percent can also be found on the credit card of State Bank of India (SBI). This discount is up to Rs 1,250 on non-EMI transactions and Rs 1,500 on EMI transactions. The minimum price of purchase for this should be Rs 5,000. Apart from this, an instant discounts of Rs 500 and Rs 750 are being offered by Amazon on SBI’s credit card at a minimum price of Rs 24,990 and Rs 49,990 respectively. In this cell, Marshall Middleton Bluetooth speaker can be purchased for Rs 26,999 instead of a listed price of Rs 31,999. In this, the JBL GO 3 Bluetooth speaker is available for Rs 2,299 instead of a maximum retail price (MRP) of Rs 3,999.

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Apple, a American devices maker popular iPhone worldwide, plans to open new retail stores in India soon. The company’s CEO, Tim Cook recently gave this information during the announcement of the company’s results. This will make it easier for Apple to increase its sales in India.

Cook had said that the company plans to open new retail stores by the end of this year. He said that Apple is seeing opportunities to reach more customers by increasing their retail presence in Emerging Markets. Cook had reported, “We have recently launched Apple Store in Saudi Arabia. We are excited to start new stores in India and United Arab Emirates by the end of this year. We are happy to welcome customers at a new location of Osaka in Japan.” However, Cook has not given the locations of new stores or any other information.

Apple sales in India have increased rapidly over the years. The company opened two retail stores in the country about two years ago. Earlier this year, Cook had said that the company plans to open four new stores in the country. The company’s current stores are in Delhi and Mumbai. Recently, a media report stated that Apple plans to open new stores in Sky City Mall in Borivili, Mumbai and Finix Mall of Asia in Bangalore. Two stores of the company can also be opened in Noida’s DLF Mall of India in Uttar Pradesh and Kopa Mall in Pune.

India has the highest shipment of iPhone 16 in the second quarter of this year in the second quarter of this year. In the second quarter, the segment of the Ultra-Permina smartphone (a price of more than Rs 45,000) has increased by about 37 percent on a year-by-year basis. Apple and South Korean smartphone maker Samsung has retained its strong position in this segment. No-cost EMI offers, trade-in programs and special summer discounts are the main reasons behind the increase in sales of these companies.

It can also get a discount of up to 40 percent on the inkjet and laser printers of major brands like Canon and EPSON and HP. These printers also have wired and wireless options. An Amazon’s sale can also provide an instant cashback of 10 percent on purchasing from State Bank of India (SBI) and ICICI Bank debit and credit cards. However, this cashback is limited to Rs 6,250. It also has a discount of 10 percent on purchases through Amazon Pay ICICI Bank Credit Card. Apart from this, there may be an additional savings of five percent from coupon-based discounts.

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This cell will get a discount of up to 65 percent on home appliances. These include washing machines. Customers can also get the benefit of bank offers in this sale. However, it will be available only on purchasing with special banks debit or credit cards. No-cost EMI is also being offered by Amazon. Apart from this, exchange offers will also be available on many products. We are giving information about the best deals on washing machines in Amazon’s sale. However, these deals will be available only when the company’s Prime Day sale starts. These include washing machines with various load capacity of major brands like Samsung, LG, BOSCH and IFB.

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Competition is increasing rapidly in the country’s Quick-commerce segment of about 7.1 billion dollars (about 60,722 crore) in the country. Bigbasket The co-founder, Vipul Parekh, told Reuters that his target is to pull customers of existing food delivery companies like Swiggy and Zomato. Along with this, Bigbasket will also bring new pools of customers.

In services like Swiggy’s SNACC and Zepto’s cafe, ready-to-eat snacks and coffee are transported to customers within 15 minutes. Parikh said that Bigbasket plans to use dark stores for this service. This will increase the company’s presence in the market of Quick-commerce. Dark stores have a small warehouse in over -numbers of people. It usually deliver grocery or food delivery partners, which usually consists of two-wheeler riders. Bigbasket started online delivery of grocery a few years ago. Its dark stores are around 700. The company plans to increase it to 1,000-1,200 stores by the end of the current year. Parikh misunderstood these media reports that the company is looking for external investors to raise funds. He has confirmed the Bigbasket’s plan to bring an Initial Public Offer (IPO) within 18-24 months. Parikh said that due to being part of the Tata Group, the company has enough capital available.

Bigbasket started the trial of this service in Bengaluru about a month ago. Parikh said that the food delivery service will be extended to 40 dark stores by the end of July. 5–10 percent of Bigbasket customers are combining quick-food items with their normal orders. This number is expected to increase. The company’s menu will include the food items of Starbucks and Indian Hotels Food Unit Qmin’s food items. These two companies of Tata Group are part in the country.

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According to the data from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), Reliance Jio has received around 21.74 lakh new subscribers in March. The total number of subscribers of the company has increased to around 49.97 crores. The second largest telecom company Bharti Airtel has added about 12.50 lakh new subscribers in March. The total number of Airtel subscribers was about 38.98 crores at the end of March.

However, the difficulty for Vodafone Idea (VI) has increased. VI has lost about 5.41 lakh subscribers in March. Its total subscribers have come down to about 20.53 crores. Government telecom company BSNL has added about 49,177 new subscribers in March. BSNL had a total of about 9.10 crore subscribers at the end of March. In February, the company suffered a loss of over 5.60 lakh subscribers. The 4G network of BSNL may soon be launched across the country. Recently, Tata Group’s company Tejas Networks has completed the supply of telecom equipment for one lakh 4G sites to BSNL. This order was worth Rs 7,492 crore.

The BSNL aims to launch 4G service in June. After this, the company will upgrade 4G sites and launch 5G network. The company has used indigenous technology for 4G network. Recently, telecom minister Jyotiraditya Scindia had reported that BSNL’s 4G network will be upgraded to 5G from June. India has joined five such countries in the world that have developed their 4G technology. The government aims to expand this expertise up to 5G. Earlier, the company was allowed to fund Rs 6,000 crore for expansion of 4G network to the central government. This fund will also be used for the company’s 4G network of subsidiary metropolitan telephone corporations (MTNL).

International smartwatch shipment for the fourth quarter of last year of market research firm Counterpoint Tracker According to, the shipments of Apple Watch have declined by about 19 percent on the year-on-year basis. This is the second consecutive year in which Apple making iPhone has to record a decrease in smartwatches. The share of Chinese companies in this market has increased rapidly.

Apple’s reduction in shortwatches shipments is a major reason for company sales in North America. Last year, Apple’s market share has been reduced by about eight percent. Apple Watch Series 10 launched last year is a major cause of decrease in sales of 10 upgrade sales. Apart from this, the company has also suffered losses due to non -launch of Apple Watch SE (3rd Generation) and Apple Watch Ultra 3 models. This report states that Apple Watch SE is an affordable option and has a large stake in the company’s smartwatch sales. Apart from this, the company of Apple Watch Ultra has more than 10 percent stake in the total shipments of smartwatches.

In the last few years, Apple has also faced legal difficulties in this segment. There is a dispute between Apple and Medical Technology Company Masimo about the patent. Masimo claims that blood oxygen sensor technology being used in Apple Watch violates many of its patents. Due to this dispute, Apple initially had to stop the sale of its smartwatch in the US. The company then removed the pulse oximetry feature measuring blood oxygen. For these reasons, the company faced a decrease in shipments on a year-by-year basis in such a quarter for the first time in which it launched the new smartwatch series. The share of companies like Xiaomi of China in this market has increased rapidly.