NPCI says programmable CBDC already live

Recent Views 12 BENGALURU: At India Blockchain Week in Bengaluru on Monday, Rahul Sanskrityayan, Specialist Consultant for Blockchain at NPCI, said the Reserve Bank of India’s programmable central bank digital currency (CBDC) is already live with participating banks and is being used by the government for targeted subsidy transfers.Sanskrityayan said programmable CBDC allows funds to…

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Meet Jayshree Ullal: Indian-origin billionaire at the top of Hurun’s rich list

Recent Views 13 In its latest rich list for the year 2025, Hurun India awarded Indian-origin billionaire Jayshree Ullal, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and President of Arista Networks. With this achievement, she has successfully surpassed popular Indian-origin tech leaders such as Google’s Sundar Pichai and Microsoft’s Satya Nadella in the list of wealthiest executives…

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‘Issues with Ram’s name’: Anurag Thakur takes jibe at opposition over VB-GRAM-G row; predicts Congress’ ‘century of defeats’ | India News

Recent Views 14 NEW DELHI: BJP MP Anurag Thakur on Friday criticised the Congress for opposing the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgaar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, 2025 (VB-G RAM-G), alleging that the party’s objection stemmed from discomfort with the word “Ram” in the legislation’s name.Speaking to reporters, Thakur took a swipe at the Rahul…

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India next stop for Airbus: Board holds strategy session in Delhi for first-ever time; meeting with IndiGo, and Air India on agenda

Recent Views 8 The board of Europe’s largest aerospace company, Airbus, is meeting in Delhi this week for the first time for their annual off-site strategy session.Such sessions are usually held in Europe or in countries with a large Airbus manufacturing base. In 2018, the board met in China, home to its A320 family aircraft…

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K-12 schools under fire: California enacts stricter sexual abuse laws amid $3 billion legal fallout

Recent Views 11 California will implement sweeping reforms to curb sexual abuse in K-12 schools, including the creation of a statewide database to track teachers under investigation for misconduct, under a new law signed by Governor Gavin Newsom this week.The measure, Senate Bill 848, sponsored by Democratic state Senator Sasha Renée Pérez of Alhambra, follows…

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