Airtel Broadband Offers Secure Internet At Rs 99/Month: How Will It Work?
Airtel Xstream Fiber Offers ‘Secure Internet’ Feature To Filter Unwanted Content
The cyber threats are on a rise now that the majority of people are dependent on the internet to get their work done. The COVID-19 virus has confined us to our homes and working from home policy requires an increased usage of the internet. Data compiled by the CERT-In has shown that there is a 300% spike in cyber attacks in India during 2020, which is when the COVID-19 virus first showed up.
As per the sixth annual Norton Cyber Safety Insights report, around 59% of people in India have been targeted by cyber criminals last year and this only includes adults.
Airtel’s Xstream Fiber is launching the ‘secure internet’ feature to help people deal with content filtering.
The ‘Secure Internet’ feature is an online service launched by Airtel which blocks malware (including viruses), high-risk websites and apps in real-time. For this, the feature employs Airtel’s network security apparatus for complete devices that are connected to the Airtel Xstream Fiber through the Wi-Fi.
Airtel Xstream Fiber’s ‘Secure Internet’: How Does It Work?
This feature also offers multiple security modes for the various different needs of customers, such as working remotely or online classes. There is a Child Mode and Study Mode also available, which blocks websites and applications that display adult/graphic content or unwanted content inappropriate for children. This is a protetcion that is required on a high priority so that our children are not exposed.
As per reports, this feature has been made available by Airtel Xstream Fiber for its customers for a monthly subscription of Rs. 99. This subscription also comes with a complimentary trial of the service after which it will be charged.
You can also activate or deactivate the service through the Airtel Thanks app.
Redmi Note 10T Teased to Launch in India Soon, Amazon Availability Confirmed
Redmi Note 10T is teased to launch in India soon. Just recently, Redmi Note 10 5G was launched in the Indian market as Poco M3 Pro 5G. Now, it looks like the Redmi Note 10T model may also be arriving to India. Poco M3 Pro 5G, Redmi Note 10T, and Redmi Note 10 5G share identical specifications. Redmi Note 10T debuted in Russia last month with similar MediaTek Dimensity 700 SoC, a triple rear camera setup, and 5,000mAh battery specifications as Poco M3 Pro 5G.
Xiaomi has teased the arrival of a new phone on Amazon, confirming its availability on the e-commerce site as well. While the teaser doesn't explicitly reveal what the phone will be, the image link reveals that it is going to be Redmi Note 10T. The teaser says that the phone will be ‘fast and futuristic,' hinting at its 5G capabilities. It is teased to arrive soon in the Indian market, but an exact launch date is yet to be announced.
If Redmi Note 10T will be identical to the Russia model, then it is likely to be priced in the same range. The phone will likely be priced at RUB 19,990 (roughly Rs. 20,500) for the 4GB + 128GB storage and may come in Blue, Green, Grey and Silver colours.
Redmi Note 10T specifications
Redmi Note 10T will run on Android 11-based MIUI 12. It will feature a 6.5-inch full-HD+ (1,080x2,400 pixels) hole-punch display with 90Hz refresh rate. Redmi Note 10T will be powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 700 SoC, paired with up to 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage.
There is a triple rear camera setup on Redmi Note 10T that includes a 48-megapixel main camera, 2-megapixel macro, and 2-megapixel depth sensor. There is an 8-megapixel selfie sensor on board. The smartphone packs a 5,000mAh battery with 18W fast charging, and a side-mounted fingerprint sensor. Connectivity options on Redmi Note 10T include dual-SIM slots, 4G, NFC, dual-band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth v5.1, 3.5 mm audio jack, and USB Type-C port.
Dimensions
Width: 76.4mm
Thickness: 9.33mm
Weight: 218g (Mi 10T Pro) ; 216g (Mi 10T)
Processor
Qualcomm® Kryo™ 585，Octa-core CPU, up to 2.84 GHz
Qualcomm® Adreno™ 650 GPU
X55 modem for lightning-fast 5G connectivity
Storage and RAM
Mi 10T Pro
8GB+256GB
Mi 10T
8GB+128GB
LPDDR5 RAM + UFS 3.1 Flash Storage
The amount of available storage and RAM is less than the indicated memory, as the operating system and pre-installed software are stored in the device
APPLE iPHONE 13 TO BE BUILT BY FOXCONN AND PEGATRON
The new iPhones are expected to arrive in three months and we keep hearing more reports about them. According to the latest one Foxconn and Pegatron will be the two major manufacturing partners for the 2021 phones, with them sharing orders of the iPhone 13 mini.
Reports from analyst Ming-Chi Kuo also claim this will be the last mini device for the foreseeable future after “poor sales”, with only three phones launching in 2022. A previous report said that we'll see a cheaper large-screened 14 Max replace the mini, so that's still not decided seemingly.
Foxconn being the major manufacturer of iPhones is hardly a surprise while Apple sticking to Pegatron is big news, after the Taiwanese company was put on probation following labor violations at a students’ labor program. Insiders confirmed Foxconn will still be manufacturing a major part of the iPhone 13 units.
Meanwhile we got yet another confirmation that the iPhone 13 Pros will have better camera setups compared to the iPhone 12 Pro models as the square setup on the back will grow. A protective case for the new model placed over the current one clearly illustrates the difference.
Elon Musk says SpaceX's Starship could 'chomp up' space junk with its moving door on the way to Mars
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said the company's Starship craft could use it moving door to "chomp up" debris in space.
"We can fly Starship around space & chomp up debris with the moving fairing door," he said on Twitter on Saturday.
The fairing door can open when it reaches a certain orbit, deploy spacecraft, and close before Starship makes it way back to Earth, according to SpaceX's users' guide for the rocket system.
Musk was responding to a Twitter user who asked the billionaire entrepreneur whether SpaceX had any ideas for clearing up space junk.
"It's not going to be easy, but I do believe Starship offers the possibility of going and doing that," she said in an online interview with Time Magazine in October.
Aerospace experts told Insider in March that SpaceX had effectively taken over the lower Earth orbit with its 1,657 Starlink satellites, increasing the risk of space-traffic collision. This will only escalate: the company plans to establish a mega constellation of up to 42,000 satellites by mid-2027. Starship is SpaceX's mega-rocket system comprised of two parts - a spaceship and a Super Heavy booster. The company successfully launched and landed the latest prototype of its 16-story spaceship, SN15, in May. Now, it's working on the 23-story booster designed to blast the rocket system into orbit.
Shotwell said in June that the company is "shooting for July" for its first Starship rocket orbit launch, which will take 90 minutes to fly around the Earth from Texas to Hawaii.
Gwynne Shotwell, SpaceX's president, has said previously that Starship could help pick up junk that has been left in Earth's orbit and store it in its cargo bay until the rocket returned to Earth.
Increasingly more litter, including dead satellites and spare rocket parts, is floating in space as more companies launch spacecraft into orbit. This has created collision risks.
Flipkart launches app 'Shopsy' to boost local entrepreneurship
"With the ability to influence their local network and fulfil their aspirations, users of Shopsy will be able to share catalogues of a wide selection of 15 crore products offered by Flipkart sellers, ranging across fashion, beauty, mobile phones, electronics and home, among others with potential customers via popular social media and messaging apps," a statement said.
Walmart-owned Flipkart announced the launch of an app ''Shopsy'' that will allow individuals to become resellers of goods in their network via platforms like WhatsApp and Facebook.
Walmart-owned Flipkart announced the launch of an app ''Shopsy'' that will allow individuals to become resellers of goods in their network via platforms like WhatsApp and Facebook.
"With the ability to influence their local network and fulfil their aspirations, users of Shopsy will be able to share catalogues of a wide selection of 15 crore products offered by Flipkart sellers, ranging across fashion, beauty, mobile phones, electronics and home, among others with potential customers via popular social media and messaging apps," a statement said.
Users can register on the Shopsy app using their phone numbers and begin their online entrepreneurial journey, it added.
Users can register on the Shopsy app using their phone numbers and begin their online entrepreneurial journey, it added.
"This platform aims at providing new to digital commerce consumers access to products by simplifying the process through interactions with a trusted person...With Shopsy, Flipkart aims to enable over 25 million online entrepreneurs by 2023 as they reap the benefits of digital commerce," it added.
4 Financial Questions Every Entrepreneur Should Ask Before Launching a Business
1. What are my business costs?
There are two categories of costs for a new business — initial startup costs and ongoing overhead expenses. It' best to start out by assessing your startup costs. You will need to think about the things you absolutely need to get your enterprise off the ground and what you will need to get to the point of earning revenue.
You will then need to think about what you need to pay out to keep your business moving forward. This will include overhead costs such as rent, internet service, phones, salaries and any other expenses that you will incur regularly.
It is crucial that you are as accurate as possible with these estimated costs. Take the time to do some research and don’t make assumptions. You can’t simply assume that your business phone plan will be similar to your domestic bill; many providers charge commercial customers differently. Just bear in mind that it is better to overestimate your costs at this stage — underestimating your needs now could lead to cash flow problems later.
2. What will my cash flow be?
Now that you have assessed your expenses, you will need to look at your potential cash flow or revenue. This is the money that will come into your business on a weekly, monthly or quarterly basis. Again, it is best to work to a worst case scenario here.
Although you may be full of enthusiasm and assume your business will take off like a rocket, it's better to consider how it will fare with slow growth. This will allow you to calculate modest plans and have a nice surprise when your business starts to really grow.
Each business is different, but there are resources available to help you to calculate realistic revenue expectations.
3. Where can I get funding?
After you’ve figured out your financial projections, you can calculate how much capital you will need to get started. It's a good idea to have six months or more of operating funds on hand before launch. Again, overestimating is a good idea to be on the safe side. Where you get your hands for this funding will depend on a variety of factors. The most common funding options are individual savings or help from family or friends.
However, depending on your business type, there may be assistance from government agencies. It may even be possible to seek funding from a venture capital firm or an angel investor. Small business loans can be a good funding source if you don’t want to use up all your savings, but there will be restrictions and criteria to qualify.
You can build these things into your business plan and count them as operating costs of your start up, but if you choose not to, you will need to think about them when assessing financing options.
4. Where do I want to be in five or 10 years?
While you may have grand plans for your new business, it is important to consider this question in the context of your finances. Keep a set of personal financial goals and goals for your new business.
Develop a personal plan for where you would like to be financially in five years and what you would like to accomplish in 10. You can also take this approach for your business goals. Consider what you would like your business to look like in five years, and what revenue projections would you like to hit after a decade of trading?
Keeping a long term look at your business idea can not only provide inspiration, but it can help you to maintain focus on the day to day operations. The initial operation of a new business can be time consuming and frustrating. There will be things that don’t go to plan or may have a different outcome, so it is good to have a long term goal to keep you on track.
India’s top 10 states by per capita income
India’s per capita income during 2020-21 is estimated to be Rs 127,768, showing a decline of 4.8%, as compared to Rs 134,186 during 2019-20, primarily due to the economic impact of the pandemic and lockdowns.
Per capita personal income has become an increasingly common measure of the effectiveness of economic development policy.
Per capita income is defined as the total Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of a country divided by the number of people in the country. It is a measure of how rich the country’s citizens are on average.
So, the citizens of India have grown poorer during the last year. Similarly, a state’s per capita income is defined by the state GDP divided by the state population.
How much an average Indian earns apart from his/her qualifications and knowledge also depends upon the state of residence?
Some states provide better employment opportunities due to their location, policies, industrialization, tourism potential, et cetera than others.
Five states — Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh — account for half of India's factory workers. Level of urbanisation also plays a key role in determining the per capita income.
other factors which impact per capita income are family composition, share of farming in a region, tax rates, human capital, and factors that are often labeled as socioeconomic, such as the share of immigrants or single-parent households.
State level differences in per capita income also highlight the growing economic inequality in India in the period of economic reforms. The rich states are becoming richer and poor states poorer.
At the beginning of the millennium, the per capita income of the five richest states was 145% higher than that of the bottom five states. That difference rose to 289% in 2010-11, and further to 322% in 2018-19.
All the southern states are in the top 10 list, except for Andhra Pradesh. States with less than equal to 2.5 crore population occupy 5 of the top 10 slots strengthening the logic for smaller states.
None of the eastern states are in the top 10 list. The degree of urbanisation of these 10 states is 51%, much higher than the national average of 35%.
Sikkim has the lowest level of urbanisation but still is ranked number two in the list.
India joins the OECD-G20’s ‘Inclusive Framework’ tax deal
As per a statement from the Centre, the proposed solution consists of two components – Pillar One which is about reallocation of additional share of profit to the market jurisdictions and Pillar Two consisting of minimum tax and subject to tax rules.
Some significant issues including share of profit allocation and scope of subject to tax rules, remain open and need to be addressed.
Technical details of the proposal will be worked out in the coming months and a consensus agreement is expected by October.
“The principles underlying the solution vindicates India’s stand for a greater share of profits for the markets, consideration of demand side factors in profit allocation, need to seriously address the issue of cross border profit shifting and need for subject to tax rule to stop treaty shopping,” the statement added.
Impact on India
"The Pillar I of the OECD's/G20's two-pillar solutions to address tax challenge of digitalization of economy, seeks to usher in a special purpose nexus rule and profit allocation formula for reallocating a part of super normal profits of the largest (sales more than 20 billion Euros) and most profitable (more than 10 per cent global profitability) multinational groups, amongst market countries like India and China," Sumit Singhania, Partner at Deloitte India, told Moneycontrol.
With regards to India, this outcome will have quantitative benefits since it will ensure India gets its fair share of corporate tax on earnings from massive market it provides to MNEs, Singhania said.
"The broader agreement reached on Pillar II solutions is the most significant step towards ending the’ race to the bottom’ that countries have indulged in for decades. A global Min tax rule will ensure level playing field for countries like India that offers massive market for MNEs without providing a tax safe harbor," he added.
Singhania stressed that the latest developments would have potential to significantly contain the practice of treaty shopping, whereby companies or individuals attempt to indirectly access the benefits of a tax treaty between two jurisdictions without being a resident of one of those jurisdictions.
With regards to foreign direct investment flows into India from traditionally popular jurisdictions such as Singapore and Mauritius being affected as a result of this, Singhania said it was unlikely to have much bearing since investments from these jurisdictions are predicated on a number of non-tax leverages such as access to mature capital market /investors’ preference etc. That said, the impact of Min tax will now need to adequately factored in each such investment, he added.
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