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GURUGRAM: The department of town and country planning on Saturday has issued a notice to the developer of BPTP Park Serene Defence Enclave in Sector 37 D for flouting the approved building plan and asked them to submit the compliance report within seven days. This comes after the residents of the society filed a complaint against the developer alleging that the surface parking as per the approved plan has not been demarcated at site. Also, the space reserved for religious building, within the society, has neither been developed nor been demarcated on the site as well.District Town Planner (enforcement) RS Batth said that the department has received complaints from residents and has sought a reply from the developer within seven days, failing which action will be initiated as per the provision of Act/Rules.The residents alleged that the builder has blatantly violated many conditions of the occupancy certificate. They pointed out that there is no open space for parking in the society and … [Read more...] about Gurugram: DTCP issues notice to BPTP Park Serene’s builder for flouting norms

NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Defence, and the Department of Space are likely to vacate airwaves in the 3300-3600 MHz range paving a way for the launch of commercial fifth-generation or 5G services by private telecom carriers, according to highly-placed sources."Over the last few weeks, there have been inter-ministerial meetings, and the two departments holding 125 units in the 3300-3600 MHz band spectrum, are likely to vacate it as per conditions, the person aware of the development said.The 3300-3400 MHz band is being held by the Ministry of Defence (MoD), and a block of 25 units or 3400-3425 MHz is presently used by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), leaving 125 MHz out of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) ambit.The department, as per the International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT), and the sector regulator's views, wanted to put 300 MHz on sale enabling seamless 5G services by incumbent telecom operators, and further swell revenue pie.In the past, the telecom … [Read more...] about Defence, space departments likely to vacate spectrum for commercial 5G services

By Lalit K Jha Washington: Google's Indian-American CEO Sundar Pichai announced on Monday that the tech giant will open up its spaces in the US to serve as mass COVID-19 vaccination sites and committed more than USD 150 million to promote vaccine education. Google is initially looking at offices' spaces inside the US, but is open to do the same in other countries as well, a company official said. "Today we're announcing that we'll be opening up Google spaces to serve as mass vaccination sites, committing more than USD 150 million to promote vaccine education and equitable distribution, and making it easier for you to find where and when to get a vaccine," Pichai announced in a blog post on Monday. "Searches for 'vaccines near me' have increased 5x since the beginning of the year and we want to make sure we're providing timely and locally relevant answers," he said. Pichai, 48, said to help with mass vaccination efforts, starting in the United States, Google will make select … [Read more...] about Google opening up its spaces in US to serve as mass COVID-19 vaccination sites: Sundar Pichai

New Delhi: Chinese smartphone companies trying to carve a niche in the fintech space have had a tough time, possibly on account of poor consumer sentiment following Sino-Indian border tension.Xiaomi, Oppo and Realme, which launched their fintech apps Mi Pay and Mi Credit, Oppo Kash and Realme PaySa, respectively, at the start of 2020 have so far seen fewer than 1 million downloads each on Google Play Store against their user base of 20-100 million.Even in terms of transactions, they have barely made a dent. Mi Pay and Realme PaySa recorded 480,000 and 10,000 monthly transactions, respectively, throughout 2020, with minimal month-on-month growth, according to data on the National Payments Corporation of India portal. Comparatively, market leaders PhonePe recorded 902.3 million and Google Pay 854.49 million monthly transactions.Even after digital adoption accelerated during the pandemic, other offerings from these Chinese companies such as quick loans, insurance and mutual fund … [Read more...] about Chinese smartphone cos find going tough in fintech space

The deadly fire in an upcoming production facility at the Serum Institute of India (SII), in Pune has sent shock waves because of the key role played by the company in producing the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covishield COVID-19 vaccine. Five workers engaged in construction have perished, and there are indications that expensive equipment has been destroyed. There is understandable concern about the accident at the SII building, which is located away from the Covishield unit, as the company, reputedly the world’s biggest vaccine manufacturer, is now an institution of global importance. It is scheduled to deliver several hundred million doses of Covishield to a host of countries, including less affluent nations depending on the COVAX initiative led by WHO to protect their populations and move towards normality. Such a position of indispensability for the Pune facility in the war against the pandemic casts upon India, Maharashtra and SII, the responsibility of ring-fencing vaccine … [Read more...] about Fire warning: On Serum Institute blaze