The payment bank giant, Paytm, announced on Tuesday that it has collaborated with Samsung to install smart PoS machines across India to facilitate smart payments. The deal came into the light to enable customers to buy Samsung products from any authorised stores while making payments via Paytm’s wallet, UPI, Buy Now Pay Later, and Debit & Credit Cards.

Reports find that the country with the highest percentage of people who hold cryptocurrency is Ukraine. According to recent reports, approximately 12.7% of people in Ukraine are crypto owners. The report also noted that the COVID-19 epidemic had seen a sharp rise in the use of cryptocurrencies worldwide. Singapore has the highest % of crypto owners in Southeast Asia, at 9.4%. (4th globally)

The world’s first commercial space greenhouse is set to launch in 2023 by Redwire Corporation with the help of NASA. The space greenhouse will help to boost crop production research outside Earth and support exploration missions. It’ll also aid NASA in its Artemis project subject to launching a lunar colony as a precursor to human exploration on Mars.

Shiba Inu currently trades at $0.00001589. In the last 24 hours, the coin moved 1.67% to the upside and went up by 31.55% in the past 7 days. The 15th largest cryptocurrency by market cap is moving in tandem with the rest of the market. The 24-hour trading volume is at $1.58 Billion, which is a 57.13% decrease in the last 24 hours.

Wipro GE Healthcare, in an attempt to advance Cardiac Care in India, is collaborating with Boston Scientific to provide end-to-end innovative interventional cardiac care solutions. By unlocking the promise of interventional cardiology and delivering precision health, the alliance intends to enable improved cardiac treatment and increase efficiency throughout the patient's care pathway journey.

Chinese tech giant company Tencent has reportedly halted sales of digital collectables on its digital platform in light of scrutiny from regulators. The company also stated that the customers who own NFTs on their Huanhe platform will still be able to display, hold, or ask the refunds for their digital assets. However, Huanhe is said to be making adjustments as per the business.

Ingka Centres, a division of Ikea's retail operator Ingka Group, announced on Tuesday that over the coming years, it will invest 900 mn euros in India to build two centres for meetings, business, and shopping. The company already started the construction of Ingka Centre in Gurugram with a budget of 400 mn euros. The company also reported that it is planning to open one similar centre in Noida too.

Electric vehicles will play an important role if countries worldwide, including India, have to meet the sustainability goals of their Paris Agreement. India has set a target to reduce its GDP emission intensity by 45% by 2030 and generate 50% of its electricity from non-fossil sources. To meet this goal, there is a need to promote the use of EVs with the help of govt policy.

The top 10 purchased tokens among the 100 biggest #ETH whales in the last 24hrs are SUSHI (SushiSwap), FTX Token, $SHIB(Shiba Inu), #X2Y2 (X2Y2), GALA(Gala) & LINK(Chainlink). The overall market is in green today. This data is given out by WhaleStats, a platform that tracks the movements of crypto whales.

Amul has announced that it will be increasing the price of milk. The Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation, which sells Amul milk, has increased the price of milk by 4 per cent due to an increase in the cost of production. After which, the prices of Amul Gold, Amul Shakti and Amul Taza will become costlier by Rs 2 per litre. The new milk prices are going to come into effect from Aug 17.

Dogecoin currently trades at $0.07081. In the last 24 hours, the coin moved 13.57% to the upside and increased by 22.55% in the last seven days. The 11th largest cryptocurrency has been seeing a lot of traction for the past few days. The 24-hour trading volume is at $1.4Billion, which is a 0.61% increase in the last 24 hours.

Swiss chocolate maker Lindt & Spruengli has registered itself as another company quitting its Russian operations due to the invasion of Russia in Ukraine. Lindt & Spruengli, in March, closed its operations in Russia on a temporary basis following the invasion. However, the company has decided to support its Russian employees in accordance with local regulations.

Diageo India has announced an investment of ₹45 crore for a craft and innovation hub in Ponda, Goa. The move is in tune with the alcoholic beverage company's strategy to accelerate transformational innovation and bolster its craft and premium drinks portfolio. The hub will remain equipped with end-to-end capabilities addressing requirements like distillation capabilities for malt, gin and rum.

Air India announced that it has chosen Meta-owned Workplace for intra-company communications and convenience as it found Workplace as a simple and effective way to communicate between all levels of the company. Workplace will aid Air India personnel in exchanging information with coworkers, receiving regular and real-time updates on the airline's operations, sharing feedback, etc.

BOE Technology will "make adjustments" at its operations in Sichuan due to power rationing. The Apple supplier reported that it is in discussions with authorities and expected "no major impact on its overall operating performance". The company has four manufacturing facilities producing displays for hardware devices in the region – 2 lines developing LCD screens, and 2 producing AMOLED screens.