Gati Shakti: With ULIP, Budget wants to put $150 billion logistics sector in the fast lanePush for PM Gati Shakti remains the key highlight for the logistics sector. The mega plan aims at building holistic infrastructure across t...
03 Feb, 2022, 09.40 AM IST
Despite Omicron threat, logistics sector ready to fire, as economy chugs alongAfter two turbulent years, the country’s logistics sector seems to have found its mojo back. Operational efficiency is nearing pre-Covid le...
05 Jan, 2022, 04.30 PM IST
India’s ability to compete globally has a $180 billion holeThe wheels are moving slowly and inefficiently for a country that aspires to have a strong industrial base.
11 Apr, 2021, 09.47 AM IST
Why operating desktops in the cloud is the new buzzword for SMBsCloud-based desktops provide SMBs with the much-needed mobility to work from anywhere, anytime, and on any device in a highly secure enviro...
21 Mar, 2021, 10.52 AM IST
No relief here: On the front lines of COVID-19 fight, trucking community continues to be in a limboTo ensure the smooth running of the country's logistics industry, the government, in the phase-2 of the nationwide lockdown, brought in man...
27 Apr, 2020, 11.34 AM IST
Startups may get boost from Govt's National Logistics PolicyThe draft National Logistics Policy was published last year and primarily focuses on generating jobs and making the country’s micro, small ...
01 Feb, 2020, 06.00 PM IST
Never too late: Senior crop of founders tastes successVeteran IT professional Anjani Mandal, who is in his fifties, went through numerous industry cycles before co-founding logistics tech platf...
02 Jun, 2019, 10.50 AM IST
With technical glitches exposed, companies wary on e-way bill implementationThe e-way bill is aimed at doing away with physical checks by state officials and ideally should reduce transit time across state borders, ...
02 Feb, 2018, 07.49 PM IST
Bumps on e-way bill road worry industryIndustry and experts worry the system may not be able to handle the large volume of e-way bills that will have to be generated.
17 Jan, 2018, 07.38 AM IST
As GST era sets in, this is why coders and investors have their eyes on the highwayWith increasing margin pressure and high congestion at airports, ecommerce players are likely to turn to road freight in the GST regime.
19 Sep, 2017, 11.07 PM IST
Fortigo Network raises $10 mn from existing investorsThe company said it aims to use the new funds to enhance the platform as well as fuel expansion of their truck network which has presence i...
03 May, 2017, 05.51 PM IST
Congress builds hope on 47 lakh loan waiver notes and nostalgiaCongress has just 3 seats in entire Bundelkhand despite Rahul's engagement with the area since his Bhatta Parsaul days when he started taki...
27 Sep, 2016, 05.37 AM IST
How startups like ThePorter, LetsTransport, Blackbuck are driving unorganized trucking business towards efficiencyA fleet of startups is following an Uber-like model to organize truckers, track consignments and take the unreliability out of the logistic...
12 Jun, 2016, 11.19 AM IST
Nandan Nilekani backed logistics company 4TiGO in 6 states nowThe states where 4TiGO has launched operations are Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Goa and Kerala.
02 Jun, 2016, 07.06 AM IST
Infosys cofounder Nandan Nilekani to back yet another early-stage venture called FortigoNandan Nilekani is in the process of backing yet another early-stage venture called Fortigo that will soon be launched by technology indust...
02 Nov, 2015, 04.47 PM IST
SC stays appointment of VCs in universities in BiharSC stays the appointments of nine vice-chancellors and two pro-vice chancellors made recently by former Governor Devanand Konwar in various...
18 Mar, 2013, 10.27 PM IST
- India Inc gets ready to battle it out on the golf course
In each of the zonal rounds, top decision makers also got an opportunity to mingle with some of the elite list of celebrities.
31 May, 2011, 04.39 AM IST