Ola to launch 15% of the world’s e-scooters by 2022; will roll out one scooter every two seconds

+ Google Pay launches business page for users                                                                                                                                                                                                        Fresh News. During Chai time. Smartest Headlines. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Ola to launch 15% of the world’s e-scooters by 2022; will roll out one scooter every two seconds]( + Google Pay launches business page for users Mar 9 [Comment]( [Share]( Hey! Welcome to a fresh edition of NextBigWhat’s newsletter, which brings you all the important headlines from the tech and business space. If you like what you are seeing, press the *heart* button! --------------------------------------------------------------- #ShortNewsOverChai Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to demand upfront payment for spectrum bought in auctions from the telcos DoT will issue the demand notes to the three companies this week. 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