Not users paying a “UPI fee” directly.
The news is about the government taking the first legislative step to restore MDR (merchant discount rate) by repealing the zero-MDR mandate. This is a charge paid by merchants to banks/PSPs for accepting UPI payments — not a transaction fee deducted from your account on P2P transfers.
Key nuance from the ongoing discussions:
• Peer-to-peer and small merchants are expected to stay zero-MDR.
• Only larger merchants (higher turnover) may face a small MDR (talk of 5-7 bps) on bigger-ticket transactions.
• Merchants can choose to absorb it or pass some cost into prices — the classic “someone has to fund the rails” reality after years of explosive free growth.
Free forever was never sustainable at this scale. This is more about making the ecosystem viable long-term than suddenly taxing every chai payment. Still free for most of us for now.
MDR shouldn't be charged on UPI....it creates friction the same way VISA and MASTERCARD does...........once you make it legal.....they'll lobby for more charges in the future.
Due to your tughlaq ethanol policy maize prices which is used as feedstock in poultry industry have skyrocketed which inturn increased chicken and egg prices....................
"It takes 10,000 litres of water to produce 1 litre of ethanol." Sounds alarming—but it isn't the full picture.
Today, nearly 40% of India's ethanol is produced from maize, a crop that requires significantly less water than traditional feedstocks. With the Government increasing the procurement price of maize, the ethanol blending programme is not only becoming more sustainable but is also creating a new avenue of higher incomes for lakhs of maize farmers.
The ethanol story is not just about fuel—it's about energy security, farmer prosperity, and smarter crop diversification.
Watch the video to know the complete picture.
In 2-3 years, Blinkit and Amazon Now will dominate quick commerce. Amazon Now is the biggest threat in this space with its deep pockets and distribution moat.
Others will become marginal players on the brink of survival.
USA and CHINA are drawing down significant amount of strategic petroleum reserves to keep the oil price in check in the short term............but there is still longterm uncertainity.
ఆయనను విమర్శించే వారు ముందుగా దేశం కోసం తాము ఏం చేశామో ఆత్మపరిశీలన చేసుకోవాలి.
శ్రీ నరేంద్ర మోదీ గారి నాయకత్వం లేకుండా 2047 నాటికి వికసిత భారత్ను ఊహించలేం. ప్రపంచ వేదికపై భారతదేశానికి అపారమైన గౌరవం, ప్రతిష్ఠ, గర్వకారణమైన స్థానం తీసుకొచ్చిన నాయకుడు ఆయనే.
మనందరం ఆయనకు అండగా నిలవాలి. నేడు ఒకే ఒక్క నాయకుడు—శ్రీ నరేంద్ర మోదీ గారి నాయకత్వంలో భారతదేశం ప్రపంచవ్యాప్తంగా ఎన్నడూ లేనంత గౌరవాన్ని పొందుతోంది.
ఆయన నాయకత్వాన్ని మనం కాపాడుకోవాలి. గత 25 ఏళ్లుగా ప్రధాని శ్రీ నరేంద్ర మోదీ గారు దేశం కోసం అసాధారణమైన సేవలు అందించారు - AP CM @ncbn garu
I was gonna be quiet but seeing this I felt like I shouldn’t. I run a bootstrapped startup and we imported two Nvidia Jetsons. It’s been held up at customs for two weeks now. Reason? They want us to give them three certificates: EPR, WPC, and BIS. The thing is, it doesn’t apply to us, none of them do. We’re importing them for prototyping and R&D. EPR is an environment certificate for waste, it’s for producers and sellers. It’s exempt for internal use. WPC similarly needs only a self declaration for devices operating in unlicensed bands if they’re for internal use. For BIS, the Nvidia Jetsons are already registered on bureau of indian standards. We’ve filed a dozen responses, we got rejected with no explanation. Just a one liner: customs has rejected your letter, please furnish EPR, WPC, BIS. Or meet the officer directly. Now i need to go meet the customs officer at the port of entry, which I would’ve if I wasn’t traveling all the time.
Building in India is an absolute pain in the ass.
ప్రధానమంత్రిని జెన్ జీ యువత తిడుతుంటే నా కళ్లలో నీళ్లు వచ్చాయి
కొత్త తరానికి ఏం తెలుసు ఆయన పడ్డ కష్టం
ఒక్కరోజు కూడా ప్రధాని సెలవు తీసుకోలేదు
- పవన్ కళ్యాణ్
“Criminal waste” is what the cheap minister says about our engineering Graduates’ abilities
What are his qualification to be saying so?
Did he ever write any competitive exam in his entire life?
Did he ever appear for an interview for a job?
Did he ever work anywhere In a professional environment?
For those who don’t know, he was a real estate broker turned blackmailer who hustled his way to buying the CM post in bankrupt Congress party