Now, companies to be fined for not using digital payment

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Now, companies to be fined for not using digital payment Companies or shops who incur an annual turnover of Rs 50 cr or more are now required to accept digital payment by customers. This is part of the governemnt's move to make India a less-cash economy. From Boombox To Wireless Speakers: How Tech Evolved Over The Last Decade Needless to say, the 2010s have been one helluva decade as far as tech is concerned. This decade has seen monumental and significant changes in terms of gadgets and everyday technology that we use in our daily lives. Bills passed by the Parliament in 2019 In 2019, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi won the office for a second term, the Bharatiya Janata Party in power passed about 63 bills in the Parliament this year alone. Here are five of them. Himachal Pradesh may ring in a white New Year Himachal Pradesh may witness a white New Year as the Met office forecasts snow from the 2nd of January. In Shimla, a chilly morning has revived hopes of many that they will be able to celebrate the new decade amid snow. Grown from necessity: Vertical farming takes off in ageing Japan The non-descript building on an industrial site near Kyoto gives little hint to the productivity inside: 30,000 heads of lettuce grow here daily, under artificial light and with barely any human intervention. 2019 Flashback: Mahindra, Jack Ma & Other Business Veterans Who Nailed The Off-Duty Look Winning is a habit for these billionaires. Apart from being a part of rich lists, they also know a lot about being at the top of their fashion game. Here are the occasions when dapper business leaders made a statement with their off duty looks in 2019. Karnataka to allow women to work in night shift soon The Department in November notified that factories can allow women to work on night shift from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. with adequate safety measures. The safest place on Earth for this New Year's Eve celebration New York City's counter-terrorism czar expects Times Square to be the safest place on the planet Earth on New Year's Eve. Thousands of police officers will be on duty for Tuesday night's festivities. Ocean climate patterns linked to diarrhea epidemic outbreaks Spikes in cases of life-threatening diarrhea in young children across the world may be associated with climate conditions linked to the oceans, according to a study which may lead to new early-warning systems to prepare for diarrhea epidemics. Disappearing parents: Turkey's Uighur refugee children turn orphans Having fled a worsening crackdown on Uighur Muslims in northwest China, some of their parents thought it was still safe to return occasionally for business and to visit family, only to disappear into a shadowy network of re-education camps from which no communication is permitted.

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