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Feb 19 6 tweets 2 min read
🏆PhonePe and Google Pay: The Power Duo Driving 82% of UPI Transactions

[THREAD🧵]

1) During Jan 2023, a total of 803 Cr+ transactions were made using UPI.

#UPI #phonepe
2) Out of these, 47% transactions occurred on Phone Pe app while 34.6% were carried out using Google Pay, and Paytm accounted for 14.8% of the transactions.
3) What is UPI?

UPI is a technology that allows users to link more than one bank account in a single smartphone app and make fund transfers without having to provide IFSC code or account number
4) How does UPI work?

On your smartphone download a UPI app(Phone Pay/Paytm/Google Pay)→Enter the phone number linked to your Bank account & OTP→ Setup Virtual UPI ID→ Link Bank account with that virtual ID.
5) What is the main advantage of UPI?

With UPI, users can avail the benefit of carrying all transactions using their smartphones without carrying cash.

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[THREAD🧵] to Understand Both These Companies

Agatsa Software:

1) Sun Pharma bought 26.09% stake in Agatsa Software worth 30 Cr.

#SunPharma #acquisition
2) Agatsa is a healthcare technology company solving for early detection of hearth attacks.

3) They have developed a ECH monitoring device, SanketLife, which works by touch, totally leadless which means no leads of gel/electrodes is required to measure ECG.
Remidio Innovative Solutions:

1) Sun Pharma has acquired 27.39% of stake in Remidio for 149.9 Cr

2) Remidio solves the problem of vision impairment by enabling access to early detection of eye diseases.
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Feb 18
"George Soros: The Billionaire at the Center of the Adani-Hindenburg Storm"

Who is George Soros? [THREAD🧵]

A) Soros is appreciated for these things in the past:

1) George Soros is considered one of the most successful investors of all time.

#GeorgeSoros #AdaniGroups #Adani
2. Soros has donated over $32B to various philanthropic causes such as democracy, human rights, education, and public health around the world.

3. Soros has supported progressive political causes and candidates, including civil rights, LGBTQ rights, & campaign finance reform.
4) He is known for his "breaking the Bank of England" trade in 1992, which earned him a profit of over $1 billion in a single day.

5) Soros has also been a vocal advocate for refugees and immigrants, and has provided financial support to organizations that assist them.
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Feb 18
🤔"India's Inflation Paradox: CPI Rising📈, WPI Falling📉"

Why Two Key Indicators Tell Different Stories?

[THREAD🧵] 👇

1) Both CPI and WPI are used to track the rate of inflation in the economy.

#CPI #inflation #economy #India
2) What is CPI & WPI?

CPI(Consumer Price Index) measures the change in the price of goods and services consumed by households

WPI(Whole Sale Price Index) measures the change in the price of goods traded in wholesale markets.
3) If both CPI & WPI are measuring inflation, then why is CPI increasing while WPI is decreasing?

2 Reasons:

a) Composition is different

While there are some shared components b/w the CPI & WPI, each index encompasses a range of goods and services that differ from one another.
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Feb 17
👨‍💼"Meet Neil Mohan: YouTube's New Captain"

[THREAD🧵] 👇

1) Susan Wojcicki, the present CEO of YouTube, resigns from her position.

2) Neil Mohan joined Google in 2008 & was the chief product officer at YouTube before taking over CEO position.

#youtubeceo #NeilMohan #YouTube
3) Mohan's contribution has been crucial in the introduction of several major YouTube products

a) YouTube Premium
b) YouTube Music
c) YouTube Kids - the app designed for children
d) YouTube TV - the live television streaming service
e) YouTube Shorts
4) From 2008 to 2015, prior to joining the YouTube team, Mohan headed the display and video advertising business of the firm.

During his tenure, he oversaw the advertising product offerings on YouTube, Google Display Network, AdSense, AdMob, and the DoubleClick ad tech products.
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Feb 16
📉Good News for India's Economy: Trade Deficit Drops by 86% in Jan

[THREAD🧵] 👇

1) A trade deficit occurs when a country imports more goods and services than it exports

Jan 23's trade deficit expected to decrease from $8.9B to $1.2B compared to the last yr

#economy #India
2) The trade balance has two primary components, namely merchandise and services.

Merchandise: Exchange of tangible goods, including raw materials, agricultural goods, & manufactured products.

Services: Exchange of intangible services (fin services/tourism/transportation)
3) The primary factor contributing to the decrease in the overall trade deficit was a significant increase of 49% YoY in service exports.
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Feb 15
🌐"UPI Goes International: Travelers from Abroad Can Now Use UPI!"

[THREAD🧵] 👇

1) UPI is a technology that allows users to link more than one bank account in a single smartphone app and make fund transfers without having to provide IFSC code or account number

#UPI #G20India
2) A foreign national visiting India can now use UPI to pay for goods and services in a matter of seconds, as per the permission granted by the RBI.

3) Initially, this service will only be available in selected airports of India for visitors from G20 nations.
4) How this will work?

A foreign visitor arriving in India can visit a bank kiosk available on airports, where they can make payments to that bank in their own currency.

The bank will then create a wallet linked to UPI apps like Google Pay or PhonePe on the visitor's phone.
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