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Vizag: Upcoming Bhogapuram airport will take Vizag to ‘new heights of development’: G M Rao
11Dec By adminNo Comments
Business

Vizag: Upcoming Bhogapuram airport will take Vizag to ‘new heights of development’: G M Rao

NEW DELHI: The upcoming greenfield international airport at Bhogapuram, Vizianagarm, in Andhra Pradesh will “take Vizag city to new heights of development by establishing connectivity with all top cities of the world,” G M Rao, chairman of infra major GMR Groupbuilding the airport, said in his speech at the Andhra University Alumni Meet last Saturday.He added that the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract has been awarded for this airport whose site is on the border of Visakhapatnam and Vizianagaram districts.“GMR Group will be developing a brand new greenfield airport in Bhogapuram. We have carried out bhoomi puja (ground breaking ceremony) and have awarded the EPC contract for the development. The new airport along with its associated ecosystem will take Vizag city to...
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IATA trials first “fully integrated digital identity travel experience” – Business Traveller
7Nov By adminNo Comments
Travel

IATA trials first “fully integrated digital identity travel experience” – Business Traveller

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has partnered with British Airways to trial what it says was the “first integrated shopping to travel journey using digital identity”. Customers on a BA flight between London Heathrow and Rome Fiumicino were able to make use of technology including digital wallets, digital passports and biometric gates to travel through the airport. The “Proof of Concept” trial included travel requirements being checked through the digital passport before the passenger arrived at the airport, Ready-to-Fly confirmation and seat assignment messages being sent by BA to the traveller, and the use of biometric data to travel through security, into lounges and onto the aircraft. Passengers were also able to share their loyalty card data (stored as a verifiable...
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Kingston Digital launches 29-gram external solid state drive – Business Traveller
16Sep By adminNo Comments
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Kingston Digital launches 29-gram external solid state drive – Business Traveller

Kingston Digital Europe has launched a new portable solid state drive (SSD) aimed at travellers needing to take large files with them on trips or those looking for a pocket-sized backup. The XS1000 SSD is the size of a key fob and weighs just 29 grams, but can hold up to 2TB of documents and files (a 1TB version is also available). The drive offers read speeds of up to 1,050MB per second, and comes with a USB-C to USB-A cable, and backwards compatibility to devices using USB 3.2 Gen 1. The XS1000 costs £69.98 for the 1TB version, and £106.99 for the 2TB option, both including a limited five-year warranty and free technical support. Commenting on the news Liny Cheliyan, business manager – Prosumer Flash and SSD, Kingston, EMEA, said: “Our customers are looking for convenient, fast and rel...
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‘August’ Month for UPI as India Clocks Record 10 Billion-plus Transactions for Rs 15,000 Billion
1Sep By adminNo Comments
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‘August’ Month for UPI as India Clocks Record 10 Billion-plus Transactions for Rs 15,000 Billion

This comes after India had almost touched the 10-billion mark in July as well, clocking 9.96 billion transactions through UPI. (Representational image: X)Till August 30, a total of 10.24 billion transactions were done digitally through UPI in the month with one day's tally still to be added. This is a nearly 52% year-on-year growth from August 2022, when the country had clocked about 6.5 billion UPI transactions, while the figure was only about 3.5 billion in August 2021India has achieved a new record by crossing 10 billion UPI transactions for over Rs 15,000 billion for the first time in August. This marks a remarkable milestone in India’s digital journey in the last seven years. Till August 30, a total of 10.24 billion transactions were done digitally through UPI in the month, in a coun...
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