1. Group chats: WhatsApp
users get more control
- They can decide who can add them .
- WhatsApp said it has introduced a new invite system on its platform that will enable users to decide who can add them to a group.
- “To enable it, go to Settings in your app, then tap Account > Privacy > Groups and select one of three options: ‘Nobody,’ ‘My Contacts’, or ‘Everyone’. ‘Nobody’ means you will have to approve joining every group to which you are invited, and ‘My Contacts’ means only users you have in your address book can add you to groups,” WhatsApp said.
- The person inviting someone to a group would be prompted to send a private invite through an individual chat, giving the receiver the choice of joining the group. “You will have three days to accept the invite before it expires.”
2. BSNL gets licence for WiFi on flights
- Stateowned telecom service provider Bharatiya Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has received licence from the Department of Telecommunications to provide Internet and mobile services on flights
- According to the rules, passengers can make phone calls or use Internet when a flight is at a minimum height of 3,000 m in Indian airspace to avoid interference with terrestrial mobile network
3. Air pollution shortened lifespan by 30 months
- Study claims poor air quality caused 1.2 mn deaths each in India and China in 2017
- The current high level of air pollution has shortened the average lifespan of a South Asian child by twoandahalf years - according to a global study
- Exposure to outdoor and indoor air pollution contributed to over 1.2 million deaths in India in 2017.
- In India, air pollution is the third highest cause of death among all health risks, ranking just above smoking; each year.
4. Chicago chooses black, gay woman as Mayor in historic vote
- Chicago on Tuesday became the biggest U.S. city to elect a black woman as its Mayor .
- Ms. Lightfoot will become Chicago’s first openly gay Mayor as well as the first AfricanAmerican woman to hold the post.
5. Reliance Jio in ₹700cr. pact with Haptik
- Reliance Jio Digital Services Limited (RJDSL) has entered into a definitive business transfer agreement with Haptik Infotech Pvt. Ltd for ₹700 crore.
- The focus of the investment is on enhancement and expansion of the platform, with an addressable market opportunity of more than one billion users in India.
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- They can decide who can add them .
- WhatsApp said it has introduced a new invite system on its platform that will enable users to decide who can add them to a group.
- “To enable it, go to Settings in your app, then tap Account > Privacy > Groups and select one of three options: ‘Nobody,’ ‘My Contacts’, or ‘Everyone’. ‘Nobody’ means you will have to approve joining every group to which you are invited, and ‘My Contacts’ means only users you have in your address book can add you to groups,” WhatsApp said.
- The person inviting someone to a group would be prompted to send a private invite through an individual chat, giving the receiver the choice of joining the group. “You will have three days to accept the invite before it expires.”
2. BSNL gets licence for WiFi on flights
- Stateowned telecom service provider Bharatiya Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has received licence from the Department of Telecommunications to provide Internet and mobile services on flights
- According to the rules, passengers can make phone calls or use Internet when a flight is at a minimum height of 3,000 m in Indian airspace to avoid interference with terrestrial mobile network
3. Air pollution shortened lifespan by 30 months
- Study claims poor air quality caused 1.2 mn deaths each in India and China in 2017
- The current high level of air pollution has shortened the average lifespan of a South Asian child by twoandahalf years - according to a global study
- Exposure to outdoor and indoor air pollution contributed to over 1.2 million deaths in India in 2017.
- In India, air pollution is the third highest cause of death among all health risks, ranking just above smoking; each year.
4. Chicago chooses black, gay woman as Mayor in historic vote
- Chicago on Tuesday became the biggest U.S. city to elect a black woman as its Mayor .
- Ms. Lightfoot will become Chicago’s first openly gay Mayor as well as the first AfricanAmerican woman to hold the post.
5. Reliance Jio in ₹700cr. pact with Haptik
- Reliance Jio Digital Services Limited (RJDSL) has entered into a definitive business transfer agreement with Haptik Infotech Pvt. Ltd for ₹700 crore.
- The focus of the investment is on enhancement and expansion of the platform, with an addressable market opportunity of more than one billion users in India.
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