CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Q. Which Indian has been roped in as the Ambassador for ICANN-supported Universal Acceptance Steering Group? Notes: Global internet body ICANN-supported Universal Acceptance Steering Group has roped in Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma as UA Ambassador.

Detailed explanation-2: -Universal Acceptance Steering Group has appointed Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma as its ambassador. Universal Acceptance Steering Group works on developing and recommending standards for languages script that are not currently used to access the internet.

Detailed explanation-3: -He founded Paytm in 2010. In January 2022, the ICANN-supported Universal Acceptance Steering Group appointed him as UA Ambassador in India. As of September 2022, he had a net worth of $1.1 billion according to the Forbes Real Time Billionaires Index.

Detailed explanation-4: -UASG Welcomes Leading Tech Entrepreneur Vijay Shekhar Sharma as UA Ambassador. The Universal Acceptance Steering Group (UASG) is proud to welcome Indian tech entrepreneur Vijay Shekhar Sharma as a Universal Acceptance (UA) Ambassador. Sharma is the founder and CEO of One97 Communications and its consumer brand Paytm.

Detailed explanation-5: -Vijay Shekhar Sharma named as ambassador of Internet panel on languages UASG.