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Microsoft To Join ONDC | Will it ends the dominance of Flipkart & Amazon ?

Microsoft joins  India's ONDC WHAT HAS HAPPENED? US firm Microsoft has become the first big tech company to join the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC), A government-backed project which is aimed at enabling small merchants and mom-and-pop stores in parts of the country to access processes and technologies that are typically deployed by large e commerce platforms such as Amazon and Flipkart. The software giant intends to introduce social e-commerce - group buying experience in the Indian market, Which would include a shopping app for Indian consumers along with their social circle, harnessing the ONDC network to discover the best pricing among retailers and sellers. WHAT IS OPEN NETWORK FOR DIGITAL COMMERECE ? It is an initiative aimed at promoting open networks for all aspects of exchange of goods and services over digital or electronic networks. ONDC is to be based on open-sourced methodology, using open specifications and open network protocols inde...

Why is Indian Stock Markets Rising So Much Within 3 Days ? | Stock Market | NIFTY | News

Why Indian Stock Market  is Rising Now ? WHAT HAS HAPPENED ? Investors turned wealthier by more than 9 lakh crore, as the bulls reigned on the Indian stock markets in three days. The 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex jumped 712.46 points or 1.25% to settle at 57,570.25 on Friday, the highest level in over three months,  Led by strong buying support in metal, banking and energy stocks. This is the third consecutive day of the rally in the equities markets.  The Sensex had gained 1041.47 points or 1.87% yesterday. In three days, the benchmark has climbed 2,301.76 points or 4.16%. The continuation of the uptrend has added 79,03.574.58 crore to the market capitalisation of BSE-listed firms, which now stands at *2,66,58,604.02 crore. While this has lifted overall investor sentiment, experts say that since concerns remain around inflation, geopolitical risks and recession fears amid aggressive tightening by central banks (including in the US),  The equi...

Why MiG-21 Are Flying Coffins ? | MiG-21 'Bison' crashes in Rajasthan's Barmer |

MiG-21 Jet Crashes In  Rajasthan's Barmer WHAT HAS HAPPENED ? Two pilots have been killed when a MiG-21 fighter aircraft crashed in  Rajasthan's Barmer district on Thursday evening.  The debris of the aircraft was found scattered on a half-kilometer  stretch in Bhimda village in Barmer.  Two fire brigades of Cairn Vedanta reached the spot of the accident  but they struggled to control the fire. The MiG-21 aircraft was involved in a sortie over the Baytu  region when the crash happened.  The exact reason for the crash is not known yet.  The Indian Air Force has ordered a court of inquiry to  ascertain the cause of the accident. ABOUT MIG-21 MiG-21, which is a single-engine multirole fighter or ground  attack aircraft of Soviet era, Was upgraded in 2006 with features including better  avionics, powerful multi-mode radars, and the capability of  transporting a wide range of guided munitions...

Massive debris from 25-ton Chinese Rocket will fall on Earth, Will India Impact it ?

25-ton Chinese Rocket  Debris to fall on Earth WHAT HAS HAPPENED ? Scientists say there’s an outside chance that debris from a  massive, spent Chinese booster rocket will not entirely burn  up on reentering Earth’s atmosphere and could rain  down on populated areas in the coming days.  And it’s not the first time Chinese space junk has raised  public safety concerns. WHAT IS THIS DEBRIS ? China delivered a second module to its manned but still under  construction Tiangong space station over the weekend.  But, while the mission was considered a success and smaller parts of  the cargo spacecraft have already largely burned up in the atmosphere,  A 25-ton booster rocket is currently in a decaying, uncontrolled orbit,  and scientists expect it to fall back to Earth in a matter of days. WHERE WILL IT FALL ? The Aerospace Corporation, which tracks space junk through its  Center for Orbital and Reentry Debris S...