Elijah Mikealson

[Indian Tech & Infra @IndianTechGuide]

🚨 IRCTC likely to launch new website on July 15; capacity to handle up to 1 lakh ticket bookings per minute.

[Indian Tech & Infra @IndianTechGuide]

🚨 50% of the workforce earns ₹9,000 or less per month in India.

(Economic Survey)

[Indian Tech & Infra @IndianTechGuide]

🚨 List of countries where Indians can use UPI to make payments.

France
UAE
Singapore
Qatar
Nepal
Sri Lanka
Mauritius
Bhutan
Cambodia

[Indian Tech & Infra @IndianTechGuide]

🚨 Meta has officially introduced paid subscription plans for its biggest platforms, Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp.

[Indian Tech & Infra @IndianTechGuide]

🚨 The BCCI is exploring a September-October window for the IPL to combat extreme summer heat and manage a potential 94-match expansion from 2028.

[Elijah Mikealson @manwithblades]

@NammaBESCOM Can you please address that has happened and then ask for the contact?

[Elijah Mikealson @manwithblades]

@NammaBESCOM No power in HBR 2nd layout from 11:30. It’s 6:21 now! More than 6 hours and almost 7 hours! That too in peak summer? What is going on? No water in the purifier, no charge in the mobile, no water in the building tank, no power to refill the bore water?

[Indian Tech & Infra @IndianTechGuide]

🚨 Oracle has revoked job offers made to students from several IITs and NITs.

[Indian Tech & Infra @IndianTechGuide]

🚨 US Senator Eric Schmitt targets Hyderabad's Chilkur Balaji Temple, popularly known as the "Visa Temple", while criticising the H-1B visa programme.

[Indian Tech & Infra @IndianTechGuide]

🚨 Government says it is not considering increasing petrol and diesel prices.

[Elijah Mikealson @manwithblades]

@IndianTechGuide @grok telangana doesn’t have IAS officers at all?

[Indian Tech & Infra @IndianTechGuide]

🚨 Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam to suspend VIP darshan from May 1 due to summer holiday rush.

[Indian Tech & Infra @IndianTechGuide]

🚨 Indian Railways fast-tracks 7 bullet train corridors with bundled approvals across agencies.

The Mumbai–Ahmedabad cost jumps to ₹1.98 lakh crore (vs. the ₹1.08 lakh crore estimate) due to land delays.

The 7 new routes announced:

Mumbai - Pune
Pune - Hyderabad
Hyderabad - Bengaluru
Hyderabad - Chennai
Chennai - Bengaluru
Delhi - Varanasi
Varanasi - Siliguri

Precast tech and standardization are now in focus to cut timelines, reduce construction costs, and avoid land and execution delays seen in earlier phases.

Basically, India is aiming not to make mistakes of the 1st corridor.

[Indian Tech & Infra @IndianTechGuide]

🚨 Indians can now scan a local QR code in Korea and pay instantly using UPI.

[Indian Tech & Infra @IndianTechGuide]

🚨 RBI is planning to pause large UPI transfers above Rs 10,000 for up to an hour before completing them.

(ET)

[Indian Tech & Infra @IndianTechGuide]

🚨 "A power plant that creates more fuel than it consumes"

Well, India just made it real.

India’s Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (500 MWe) at Kalpakkam has achieved first criticality after decades of research and engineering grit. This isn’t just another reactor—it’s a game changer.

Fast breeder reactors don’t just generate power. They produce more fuel than they burn, unlocking the true potential of nuclear energy and making it far more sustainable for the future.

With this milestone, India becomes only the second country in the world to operate a commercial fast breeder reactor, placing it in an elite league of advanced nuclear technology.

From energy security to clean power leadership, this shift is a quiet breakthrough with massive long-term impact. 🙏

[Indian Tech & Infra @IndianTechGuide]

🚨 India is the least affected country in Asia by petrol price increases since the Gulf War.

(📷 -Economist)

[Naveena @TheNaveena]

Finally the last day of March…
It felt never-ending.

[Claude @claudeai]

You can now enable Claude to use your computer to complete tasks.

It opens your apps, navigates your browser, fills in spreadsheets—anything you'd do sitting at your desk.

Research preview in Claude Cowork and Claude Code, macOS only.

[Indian Tech & Infra @IndianTechGuide]

🚨 Anjali Sardana, a 23-year-old from Bengaluru, has built Pronto, a 10-minute home services startup, which is now valued at $100 million in "under a year." 🙏