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Centre to aid offshore e-commerce play

The Union government is working on a new policy to expand the footprint of the Indian e-commerce sector to tap potential markets outside the country, including Africa and Southeast Asia.

posted by Jawwad Kazi 26th Oct 2017

Navy to increase watch over Indian Ocean

The Navy is institutionalising an experimental concept of round-the-clock surveillance of critical choke points in the Indian Ocean.

posted by Jawwad Kazi 26th Oct 2017

Legal steps to guard digital payments

The Home Ministry has asked banks and e-wallet firms to furnish details of the extent of financial fraud reported in the past one year as digital transactions picked up after the Union government implemented demonetisation from November 8, 2016 and scrapped old Rs. 500 and Rs. 1,000 notes.

posted by Jawwad Kazi 26th Oct 2017

Singapore has the most powerful passport

Tiny Singapore now has the world’s most powerful passport, according to a new ranking, with its citizens able to travel to the greatest number of countries visa free.

posted by Jawwad Kazi 26th Oct 2017

New tool to improve monsoon forecast

Scientists have developed a new tool for objectively defining the onset and demise of the summer monsoon — a colossal weather system that affects millions of people annually.

posted by Jawwad Kazi 26th Oct 2017