UPI charges from October 15: 0.4% MDR on payments above Rs 2,000, but flat Rs 5 fee for railway tickets, fuel, insurance and utilities; sending money to friends, family, Autopay for OTT stays free

The MDR will have to be borne by merchants. Larger retailers, online platforms and restaurants, among others, may choose to absorb the cost. The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) on Tuesday announced a 0.4% merchant discount rate (MDR) on UPI transactions above Rs 2,000, subject to an overall cap of Rs 300. For utility…

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She started raising butterflies at 7; by 16, this Florida girl had tracked birds and found populations rose by up to 159% after habitat restoration, she’s now headed to a national magazine

A 16-year-old student from Sarasota, Florida, Sophia Haakman began growing butterflies at just 7. Over the years, her love for nature and its beings has evolved into a serious conservation effort. Haakman sought to find out if the hundreds of hours she spent rehabilitating local ecosystems were truly beneficial to wildlife. So she created her…

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Hookah videos, birthday parties, luxury cells for sale: Cash-for-comfort racket exposed in Ludhiana Central Jail, official suspended | Ludhiana News

A senior jail official faces suspension for allegedly selling luxury cell assignments. LUDHIANA: The suspension of a senior Central Jail official on the charges of selling luxury-cell assignments underscores a persistent cycle of corruption and systemic misconduct within Punjab’s penal system.Additional jail superintendent Balvir Singh was suspended following allegations that he took cash bribes ranging…

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Quote of the day by David Attenborough: “The nature of human beings is that they’d far rather face the disaster that is happening tonight than…” |

People often respond more urgently to problems they can see unfolding immediately than to threats that may take years or decades to fully emerge. In a 2015 interview with The Independent, broadcaster and naturalist David Attenborough reflected on this tendency while discussing climate change and the different ways society responds to immediate and long-term dangers….

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