CA NARESH KUMAR SANKHLA

On February 21, 2023, Singapore's PayNow network and India's Unified Payments Interface (UPI) retail payment system were connected to allow for quicker remittances between the two countries. Users from both nations will be able to access faster and more affordable cross-border remittances thanks to this linkage. The facility was introduced by Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das and Monetary Authority of Singapore Managing Director Ravi Menon through token transactions utilising the UPI-PayNow interface. Prime Ministers Lee Hsien Loong of Singapore and Narendra Modi of India virtually attended the inaugural event.

 Twenty additional cities in 11 states and union territories have received Reliance Jio's 5G service expansion. Jio 5G services are currently accessible in 277 cities thanks to the launch. Jio True 5G services were launched in these 20 cities spread across 11 states and UTs. With this launch, Jio subscribers in 277 cities can begin experiencing the game-changing advantages of Jio True 5G in 2023. The new cities where Jio today debuted its 5G services include Bongaigaon, North Lakhimpur, Sivasagar, Tinsukia (Assam), Bhagalpur, Katihar (Bihar), Mormugao (Goa), Diu (Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu), Gandhidham (Gujarat), Bokaro Steel City, Deoghar, Hazaribag (Jharkhand), Raichur (Karnataka), Satna (Madhya Pradesh), Chandrapur, Ichalkaranji (Maharashtra), Thoubal (Manipur), Faizabad, Firozabad, Muzaffarnagar (Uttar Pradesh).