Current affairs 10 February 2023

Skye Air launches India’s 1st traffic management system for drones.

• Skye Air launched a drone-based traffic management system named Skye UTM in India.
• It was unveiled by the Minister of Road Transport and Highways of India, Nitin Gadkari.
• Skye UTM is a Cloud-based aerial traffic management system.
• It integrated unmanned air traffic with manned aviation airspace.
• The software will allow drone operators to plan routes, make flight plans and assess risks before running drone-based operations in the country.

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw launches "Digital Payments Utsav".

• Union Minister of Electronics and Information Technology and Communications, Ashwini Vaishnaw launched the Digital Payments Utsav in New Delhi on February 9, 2023.
• Aim: To promote Digital Payments across the nation.
• This campaign particularly focuses on G-20 Digital Economy Working Group event cities - Lucknow, Hyderabad, Pune, and Bengaluru.
• It also witnesses the flagging off of the Digital Payment Sandesh Yatra.

MobiKwik becomes India's first app to support credit cards on UPI.

• India’s leading fintech, MobiKwik has become the first fintech application to support RuPay Credit Cards on UPI.
• The RuPay Credit Cards are now linked directly to UPI IDs.
• MobiKwik’s customers can easily make payments to merchants by scanning the UPI QR code and using UPI PIN for payment authentication.
• Aim: To make financial services accessible and lead the way to financial inclusion.
• The integration of RuPay Credit Cards with UPI is in line with the NPCI.

MRF Chairman K.M. Mammen receives the ATMA Lifetime Achievement Award.

• Chairman and MD of MRF, K.M. Mammen was honoured with the ATMA Lifetime Achievement Award at the Automotive Tyre Manufacturers’ Association (ATMA) Annual Conclave 2023 in New Delhi.
• Reason: For his leadership qualities, an invaluable contribution to the Indian tyre industry.
• Maruti Suzuki India MD & CEO Hisashi Takeuchi presented the award.
• He also leads the industry from the front for over 20 years.
• ATMA Headquarters: New Delhi

Defence ministry, Larsen & Toubro sign contract for modular bridges.

• The Ministry of Defence has signed a contract with Larsen & Toubro (L&T) for the procurement of 41 sets of Modular Bridges at an estimated cost of ₹2,585 crore for the Corps of Engineers, Indian Army.
• Designed and developed: DRDO
• It shall be produced by L&T as a DRDO-nominated production agency.
• Each set of bridges shall consist of seven carrier vehicles based on 8x8 heavy mobility vehicles and two launcher vehicles based on 10x10 heavy mobility vehicles.