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Swiggy Pilots ‘InstaMart’ To Offer Instant Delivery Of Groceries
Indian foodtech unicorn Swiggy, after having scaled up its grocery delivery service Swiggy Stores earlier this year, has now launched InstaMart, a delivery service for groceries and other household...
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As Healthtech Comes Under Spotlight, GE’s Edison [X] Accelerator Looks To...
The patient or healthcare data in India is fragmented to the point that Indian healthtech startups in advanced specialisations, management systems and data analytics almost always have to look at...
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Will Xoogler-Backed Rupifi Ride India’s OCEN Wave To Change The SME Credit Game?
“Democratising credit in India is the need of the hour as for reviving the economy and kick-start consumption. Large volumes of credit are usually directed towards large companies, whereas smaller...
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Grofers Partners With 600 New Brands To Offer More Discounts
Amid growing competition in the online grocery delivery space after the entry of new players such as JioMart, Grofers is reported to have tied up with more than 600 new regional and local consumer...
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Amazon, Facebook, Google Oppose India’s Mandates To Regulate Non-Personal Data
In more resistance to India’s data protection regulations for non-personal data, US-India Business Council (USIBC), part of the US Chamber of Commerce, has raised its concerns around the sharing of...
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OYO, Founder Ritesh Agarwal Face More Heat Over Unpaid Dues
Gurugram-based hospitality giant OYO’s troubles with disgruntled hotel partners over unpaid dues continues to rage on, even as the company claims to have recovered to some extent from the Covid-19...
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Amazon Witnesses Bumper Prime Day Sales Worth $600 Mn As Demand Revives
Ecommerce giant Amazon’s Prime Day sales, an annual event for paid subscribers to its Prime service, is believed to have surpassed the daily numbers for the platform’s sale during Diwali last year,...
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LG To Open Online Store In India Amid Growing Demand
South Korean multinational electronics company LG Electronics, through its India arm, has set up an online storefront to boost sales in the country during the Covid-19 pandemic. The company-owned...
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Joint Parliamentary Panel On PDP Bill Discuss Children’s Privacy Rights
The sixth sitting of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on the Personal Data Protection Bill held on Monday (August 10) saw key issues brought to the fore by law firm Luthra and Luthra and Foundation of...
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Zomato Revives The ‘Period Leave’ Debate But Will It Worsen Gender Diversity?
Last Saturday (August 8), Zomato announced that all women and transgender employees would get 10 “period leaves” in a year. While this is a welcome move in many ways, there are also questions about the...
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MX TakaTak, Josh & Moj Rule India Charts After TikTok Exit
More than a month after the ban on 59 Chinese apps by the Indian government, including on ByteDance-owned TikTok, the chart for growth of alternative apps in India since the ban offers some real...
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Ecommerce Rules 2020: The Road Ahead For Etailers
The Consumer Protection (Ecommerce) Rules 2020 attempts to combine the teeth of the Consumer Protection Act 2019, Indian exchange control laws (IEC Regulations) and the Information Technology Act 2000,...
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Is Innovation Doomed In A World Of Remote Work?
When they made a sudden transition to remote work, most CEOs had the same concerns. Will my teams collaborate with each other as well as they used to in the office? Will they exchange ideas as fluidly...
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ABB India Launches B2B & B2C eMart With 6000 Electrification Products
Global technology company ABB, through its India wing, announced the launch of an online B2B and B2C marketplace in the country to offer more than 6000 products from its electrification business for...
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Exclusive: upGrad Raises INR 50 Cr Debt From IIFL Income Opportunities Fund
Indian edtech startup upGrad has raised a debt of INR 50 Cr from IIFL Income Opportunities Fund – Series 2. According to filings with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs accessed by Inc42, the company,...
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Cryptocurrency This Week: India In The Spotlight Over Cryptocurrency Bill & More
Cryptocurrency trading is likely to face stormy weather in India. With the cryptocurrency bill back in the spotlight, a report by Moneycontrol revealed a ‘note’ which pointed out the possibility of...
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Exclusive: HungerBox Raises INR 11.97 Cr Funding From One97, Existing Investors
HungerBox, the Bengaluru-based B2B foodtech company, has raised INR 11.67 Cr in funding from existing investors including Paytm parent company One97 Communications Limited, Sabre Partners Trust,...
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How India’s Home Healthcare Startups Are Battling For A Piece Of The $837 Mn...
The Covid-19 pandemic has unleashed a wave of fear across all sections of the consumer market, and it has particularly left the eldery feeling the dread of venturing outside. As the coronavirus is said...
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Scribd Acquires Professional Content Sharing Platform SlideShare From Linkedin
US-based e-book and audiobook platform Scribd has acquired professional content sharing platform SlideShare from LinkedIn at an undisclosed price. “Scribd has accumulated a unique collection of...
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Flipkart Records Sale of Goods Worth INR 2,600 Cr During Big Savings Day Sale
Ecommerce giant Flipkart is estimated to have posted INR 2,600-2,700 Cr in gross merchandise value (GMV) during its five-day Big Savings Day sale, from August 6-10, 2020, sources in the know of things...
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