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QR Code To Be Woven On Banarasi Sarees To Avoid Duplication
Using modern technology to authenticate the handloom Banarasi sarees, the manufacturer will now weave a QR code on the saree adding the details of its purity. Reportedly, the idea of QR code developed at BHU, Varanasi, contains handloom mark logo, GI tag, place, and date of origin of the product. The details will also help the customers to ''differentiate between handloom products and power loom products."
Tags: Banarsi Sarees, QR Codes, Handloom Mark, BHU, Sarees Manufacturer
Courtesy: LatestLY
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Govt Adds GST In UPI QR Code To Give Fiscal Incentive For E-Payments
The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) is working on introducing a GST section in the UPI QR code. Reportedly, the move will provide easy access for the government to calculate the fiscal incentives for digital payments. While speaking at an event, the NPCI CEO Dilip Asbe said the NPCI is working with banks and payment companies to handle a billion UPI transactions daily. Asbe added, “UPI has grown 250% in nine months.”
Tags: QR Codes, UPI, NPCI, GST
Courtesy: The Times of India
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Unique! TN Couple Sends QR-Code Printed Wed Cards To Get Gifts Online
In an efforts to maintain social distancing amidst Covid-19 pandemic, a couple from Tamil Nadu's Madurai came up with an innovative idea of collecting wedding gifts digitally. The idea convinced the bride to print QR codes on their invitation card, which was meant for the guests to hand-over cash directly into their accounts instead of an envelope. Reportedly, the move also helped those relatives who couldn't make it to the function.
Tags: Tamil Nadu, Madurai, Wedding, QR scanning, QR Codes, innovation
Courtesy: NDTV
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India's Primary School Teacher In Race For $1-Million Global Teacher Prize
Ranjitsinh Disale, a primary-school teacher from Solapur, Maharashtra is in the race to win $1-million Global Teacher Prize, which associates with UNESCO. Promoting girl’s education, Disale revamped the school building, translated textbooks into mother tongue and made his school the first in Maharashtra to enable learning through QR codes. Disale also ensured 100% girls' attendance at school while reducing teenage marriages in his village… read-more
Tags: UNESCO, Solapur, Maharashtra , QR Codes, Teachers, Global Teacher Prize, Girl's Education
Courtesy: New Indian Express
