UPI to Introduce 0.4% Fee on Select Merchant Transactions Above ₹2,000 From October 15
The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) will introduce a 0.4% merchant discount rate (MDR) on select Person-to-Merchant (P2M) UPI transactions above ₹2,000 from October 15, 2026, under a new framework aimed at supporting the sustainability and resilience of the digital payments ecosystem. The MDR will be borne by merchants and will not be charged […]
TSMC: 534 Customers, 73% Market Share. Musk Is Spending $119 Billion on Terafab Not to Be One of Them.
Terafab is being pitched as a chipmaking system for Tesla, SpaceX and Musk’s expanding AI ambitions. Its proposed scale invites comparisons with TSMC — but building huge fabs is only the beginning of the semiconductor challenge. For most technology companies, needing more advanced chips means placing a bigger order with somebody else. Elon Musk has […]
NTPC Eyes 244 GW Capacity By 2037, Plans Rs 16.86 Lakh Crore Capex Through FY37
NTPC’s expansion plan would reshape the scale and composition of one of India’s largest power-generation portfolios, with spending spread across conventional generation, renewables, storage, mining and nuclear power. The programme also raises questions about how the utility intends to balance rising electricity demand, renewable integration, thermal flexibility and financial discipline as its investment cycle accelerates.
Kolkata Metro’s Joka–Esplanade Corridor advances as TBM ‘Divya’ achieves breakthrough at Victoria Station
New Delhi: In a significant milestone in the construction of the Kolkata Metro’s Joka-Esplanade corridor, Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) ‘Divya’ on Tuesday (11 August) successfully achieved breakthrough at Victoria Metro Station. “The breakthrough took place at around 12:00 hrs in the presence of Shri Prem Sagar Gupta, General Manager, Metro Railway, Kolkata, senior officials of […]
India Turns Mumbai-Ahmedabad Experience Into Standard Blueprint For Seven New Bullet-Train Corridors
India’s first bullet train isn’t running yet, but the country is already planning seven more corridors. Using the engineering, designs and hard-won lessons from the Mumbai-Ahmedabad project, the government wants a single reusable blueprint for nearly 4,000 km of high-speed rail — from Mumbai-Pune to Delhi-Varanasi. The goal: build the next corridors faster, cheaper and increasingly in India.
India’s ₹84,084-Crore Deep-Sea Oil Search: What ‘Samudra Manthan’ Promises and Why Success Is Not Guaranteed
India is placing an ₹84,084-crore bet on the oil and gas beneath its seas. The Samudra Manthan scheme will fund 60 deepwater wells, modern seismic surveys and shared offshore infrastructure, with the government hoping to cut the import bill by ₹1 lakh crore a year. But deep-sea exploration is slow, costly and uncertain — and whether the bet pays off depends entirely on what the drill bit finds.
Beyond Lithium-Ion: How Sodium, Silicon, Sulphur and Iron Are Reshaping the Global Battery Industry
Everyone’s waiting for a single battery to replace lithium-ion. It isn’t coming — and that’s the point. Sodium-ion cells are reaching factory floors, solid-state batteries are on the road, and labs are reporting 600 Wh/kg lithium-metal cells. Beyond lithium-ion, the battery industry is splitting by purpose: the cell that suits a family car is the wrong one for a cargo aircraft or a power grid. The future isn’t one miracle battery, but a division of labour.
What Is Advanced Traffic Management System And Why Is India Deploying It Across 52,647 Km Of National Highways and Expressways
India is bringing nearly 52,647 km of national highways under a single Advanced Traffic Management System — a network of cameras, sensors and AI-powered control rooms that spot crashes and violations in real time. Here’s what ATMS is and how its three-tier command structure will work.