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About BHIM App The neat, clean and simple interface of the app is a welcome departure from other apps from the government. This is in tune with its stated purpose of simplified payments. How to Use the BHIM app To make use of BHIM app you will need to have an account with any of the 32 banks that have joined UPi (list of banks at the end of the post). The app is currently available only in English and Hindi. Given the wide diversity of languages in India, more languages are expected to be added soon. Also the phone number you use for the app needs to be associated with your bank account. At the moment it allows only one phone number and bank account to be linked with the app at a time. However, there exists an option to change accounts. Unlike many other apps BHIM doesn't need a plethora of permissions from the user. It asks for access to SMS (to verify mobile number) and to make and manage phone calls (they say they need it to verify your phone with UPI). And in case you want t...

I am a huge fan of Pokemon (mainly the Kanto Chapter- the Indigo League) . It was an integral part of my children just like many of my friends.  Ash Ketchum’s original 6 Pokemon team consisted of Pikachu, Charizard, Squirtle, Bulbasaur, Pidgeotto, Butterfree, and an honorable mention, Muk. He caught them and their fates are as follows: Pikachu  - Given to him by Professor Oak, the bond between the two grew and grew, and Pikachu remains with Ash over 700 episodes later. Charizard  - Charmander was found abandoned by its trainer, but Ash rescued it and nursed it back to health. It would eventually evolve into Charmeleon and Charizard very quickly, but as a result lost its respect for Ash. After being frozen in an ice beam attack on the Orange Islands, Charizard would regain its obedience to Ash’s orders. Eventually it would be left at a special camp for Charizards in order to strengthen its skills. Squirtle  - Originally a member of the Squirtle Squad, a bespect...

2016 was an exciting year for Quora. In March, they announced that over  100 million people come to Quora every month  to ask and answer questions, contributing to the dialogue on almost every topic imaginable. We also introduced  new answer pages , started an  ads beta , launched  Spanish Quora , and  more . This year hundreds of experts hosted  Quora Sessions  to answer questions and share their knowledge directly with the world. Some of our 2016 Sessions hosts included  Hillary Clinton ,  Tim Kaine ,  Arianna Huffington ,  Thomas Friedman ,  Chris Anderson ,  Bill Gurley ,  Gloria Steinem ,  Glenn Beck ,  Lawrence Lessig ,  John Urschel ,  Eva Longoria ,  Bob Myers , and  Elizabeth Warren . So, naturally, 2016 comes to wrap here is a Year in Review. One hallmark of the Quora experience is questions that matter to you personally—there’s a different Quora for every user, bas...

Everybody, at some point in their lives, has experienced failure. It could be something as simple as not getting the job you wanted, or getting fewer marks even after working your ass off. But what defines you is not your failure, but how you get back up after being hit. Here is the story of a wildlife presenter on the Discovery Channel After leaving school, he briefly considered joining the Indian Army and hiked in the Himalayan mountains of Sikkim and West Bengal. Eventually, he joined the Territorial Army and, after passing selection, served as a reservist with the SAS in 21 SAS Regiment (Artists) (Reserve), for three years until 1997.

    Every country on earth at the moment is reforming public education. There are two reasons for it. The first one is economic - people trying to work out how we educate our children to take their place in economies the 21 st century. Given that we can’t anticipate what economy will look like at the end of next week. The second is cultural. Every country on earth on earth is trying to figure out how we educate our children so that they have a sense of cultural identity and so that we can pass on the cultural genes of communities while being part of the process of globalization. The problem is they’re trying to meet the future by doing what they did in the past and on the way that alienating millions of kids who don't see any purpose in going to school. When we went to school, there was a story which is a child has worked hard and did well got a college degree. Many nowadays won’t agree to it.  You’re better having a degree than not but it’s not a guarantee an...

Born in South Africa in 1971, Elon Musk became a multimillionaire in his late 20s when he sold his start-up company, Zip2, to a division of Compaq Computers. He achieved more success by founding X.com in 1999, SpaceX in 2002 and Tesla Motors in 2003. Musk made headlines in May 2012 when SpaceX launched a rocket that would send the first commercial vehicle to the International Space Station. Here are a few quotes which will inspire you forever. “I think it is possible for ordinary people to choose to be extraordinary.” “Persistence is very important. You should not give up unless you are forced to give up.” “You want to have a future where you’re expecting things to be better, not one where you’re expecting things to be worse.” “It is a mistake to hire huge numbers of people to get a complicated job done. Numbers will never compensate for talent in getting the right answer ( two people who don’t know something are no better than one ), will tend to slow down progress, and wi...

With the sale having gone viral and hopefully millions of potential buyers now aware of the brand, Ringing Bells has achieved what even a big-ticket ad campaign couldn't have got it   But first, if you think the Freedom 251 pricing is too good to be true, give yourself a pat on the back for managing to stay rational. Yes, you very well deserve it, especially when frenzied buyers queued up so desperately that it ended up pumping traffic at the rate of 600,000 hits per second as per a notice put up by the website itself. Everybody, from an iPhone owner to a Samsung lover or a Xiaomi enthusiast or Micromax supporter decided to give it a try, even if just for the fun of it. After all, to many of the users, the price of the phone at Rs 251 is petty change, even after adding shipping charges of Rs 40 or so. A huge debate is raging on in the mainstream tech media as well as on the social media as to how Ringing Bells—the maker of Freedom 251—is going to break i...

ASUS generated a lot of hype and interest in 2015 with its devices, especially the ZenFone lineup. Carried across by the ZenFone 2 and its variants, along with other smaller ZenFone variants like the ZenFone 2 Laser and ZenFone Selfie, ASUS created a lasting impression on the mind of the budget consumer. To bank upon the recent success, ASUS has released the ZenFone Max in the Indian market. This device was unveiled in IFA Berlin 2015, and is now available for pre-booking in India. PROCESSOR The ZenFone Max is powered by a quad-core, Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 410 processor that clocks at 1 GHz. With 2 GB LPDDR3 RAM, the processor pushes multitasking further, allowing users to play 3D games or edit HD videos seamlessly. The device features LTE Category 4 for download speeds of up to 150Mbps and Dual SIM standby. DISPLAY & DESIGN Interestingly enough, it’s not a 1080p display fashioned onto this one, but rather, a 5.5-inch 720 x 1280 IPS panel. Some people will lame...