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 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.

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.

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

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.