World Updates
By forming alliances with the biggest IT services companies in India, Microsoft is stepping up its corporate AI initiative with the goal of accelerating the large-scale implementation of agentic AI. Each of Cognizant, Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services, and Wipro will release over 50,000 Microsoft Copilot licenses, bringing the total to over 200,000. Agentic AI Scaling … Read more
By extending Aadhaar-based OTP verification across a vast network of trains for online Tatkal bookings, Indian Railways has greatly strengthened security around the Tatkal ticketing system. In response to a parliamentary question in the lower house today, Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw stated, “Aadhaar-based OTP verification for online Tatkal ticket buying is currently functioning in 322 … Read more
The EPF balance is the one figure that most paid Indians look at and feel somewhat comforted about. As of 2024, the national EPF corpus has increased to over Rs 24.76 lakh crore, almost five times the amount it was ten years before. That sounds enormous. However, the national corpus does not provide retirement benefits. … Read more
Eknath Shinde, the deputy chief minister of Maharashtra, declared on Thursday a “historic decision” to reconstruct Mumbai’s “Pagdi” structures, with the ultimate goal of eradicating them from the city. In the legislative assembly, Shinde, who is in charge of housing, made the news. Pagdi is a conventional tenancy rental type in which the tenant has … Read more
The silent, automated process of retirement planning has evolved. Inflation subtly reduces long-term savings, costs increase more quickly, and careers fluctuate. Nowadays, many Indians understand that depending only on one product would not be sufficient and that selecting between EPF and NPS is a financial decision that will affect their lives for the next thirty … Read more