VSSC, LPSC, IISU and IIST are organising lectures, student activities and a public outreach programme in Kerala during World Space Week 2026, while ISRO has also conducted space science outreach for students in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal met US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on the sidelines of the G20 Trade Ministers’ Meeting in Milwaukee and discussed efforts for an early conclusion of an interim India-US trade agreement. Goyal also held meetings with ministers from Mexico, Poland and Brazil to explore trade and investment opportunities.
UPI transaction value increased 18% year-on-year to Rs 29.37 lakh crore in September, while transaction volume rose 23% to 24.07 billion, according to NPCI data. Meanwhile, traders withdrew their call for a “No UPI Day” after meeting Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman over proposed charges on certain merchant UPI transactions.
WhatsApp has introduced optional parental controls for teenagers, allowing parents to manage privacy settings, group activity, Channels and Meta AI access. The company said the controls are designed to support family discussions while keeping teens’ personal messages and calls protected by end-to-end encryption.
The government has launched ‘CAG-BHASHINI Anuvaad’, an AI-enabled document translation solution developed by Digital India BHASHINI and the CAG. The platform will support multilingual translation of official documents and audit reports while focusing on consistent terminology, data security and human oversight.
Leading traders’ organisations have withdrawn their call to observe October 2 as ‘No UPI Day’ after meeting Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman over the proposed 0.4 per cent Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on eligible UPI merchant transactions above Rs 2,000. The new MDR framework is scheduled to take effect from October 15, while UPI transactions up to Rs 2,000 and person-to-person payments remain free.
Apple Pay has launched in India, initially supporting Axis Bank-issued Visa and Mastercard credit cards on iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. Industry experts said the service could boost card payments among Apple users, while UPI is expected to continue dominating everyday digital payments.
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