Blinkit pilots 10-minute delivery for prescription medicines in BengaluruBlinkit has initiated prescription medicine deliveries in select Bengaluru areas, complementing its existing OTC pharmacy offerings. This s...
31 Jul, 2025, 02.24 PM IST
Zepto expands into pharmacy, wellness spaceThe quick commerce major has made the service available in select places including Bengaluru, Mumbai and Hyderabad. Users can buy both pres...
14 Feb, 2025, 05.43 PM IST
Is the 10-minute dash becoming the way to sell in India?Quick commerce, driven by consumer demand for speed, is challenging traditional retail and services sectors with rapid diversifications, in...
03 Jan, 2025, 04.29 PM IST
Blinkit rolls out 10-minute ambulance service in GurugramThe first five ambulances will be flagged off today, said the Zomato-owned quick commerce platform’s chief executive Albinder Dhindsa on mi...
02 Jan, 2025, 09.10 PM IST
Heat, humidity or hale: 'majboori' makes gig workers brave the elementsThe weather extremities this summer can, of course, impact any and all. But for those whose daily bread depends on their job, there aren't ...
02 Jul, 2024, 02.41 PM IST
Heat, humidity or hale: 'majboori' makes gig workers brave the elementsAs Delhi's extreme summer transitioned from heatwaves to humidity and now monsoon rains, gig workers on two-wheelers continued delivering e...
02 Jul, 2024, 02.33 PM IST
Domino's delivers pizza on road in choked Bengaluru traffic. Video goes viralA video of a Domino's delivery person delivering pizza in a traffic jam has gone viral on Twitter. The customer had ordered the pizza durin...
28 Sep, 2023, 12.25 PM IST
Haryana unrest: food, ecommerce companies say operations disruptedThe disruptions were caused by violence in some pockets of Gurugram and Faridabad districts, in addition to internet connectivity being sus...
03 Aug, 2023, 09.57 AM IST
Enabling platforms for gig workers and their futureA NITI Aayog report reveals that gig workers in India have increased to 7.7 million in 2020-21 and will reach 23.5 million by 2029-30. Howe...
29 Mar, 2023, 11.52 AM IST
Swiggy to see 10-15% growth in delivery partners by end of 2023The company is looking to improve the quality of life for its delivery partners through three pillars - increasing their earnings, maintain...
09 Feb, 2023, 03.25 PM IST
Swiggy rolls out ambulance service for delivery partnersDelivery partners can reach the ambulance service instantly by tapping the SOS button on the partner app or through a toll-free number. The...
16 Jan, 2023, 04.26 PM IST
Layoffs spread to Dunzo, ShareChat, Rebel Foods, and agritech firmsThe latest developments are an extension of what has transpired in the so-called new economy over the last six to eight months. Layoffs at ...
16 Jan, 2023, 12.36 PM IST
ETtech Deals Digest: Bharti Airtel, Swiggy, Moglix raise fundsTelecom major Airtel, food delivery platform Swiggy and Ola Electric were among the startups/companies that raised funding this week.
28 Jan, 2022, 06.15 PM IST
Swiggy introduces two-day paid monthly period time-off policy for female delivery partnersSwiggy has over 200,000 delivery partners and about 1,000 of them are women delivery partners.
20 Oct, 2021, 09.45 PM IST
How Indian startups are mitigating Covid-19 pain for their employeesA few Indian startups have announced allowances to staff as well as other measures of support to deal with Covid-19 related expenses and em...
07 Jun, 2021, 11.30 PM IST
Swiggy announces 4-day work week for employees for MayThe company said the move is keeping in mind the unprecedented times amid a rising number of Covid infections across the country and is aim...
03 May, 2021, 08.56 PM IST
Bengaluru Police to issue passes for people associated with essential servicesThe Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) office concerned will issue these passes round-the-clock for persons falling under the essential se...
25 Mar, 2020, 06.25 PM IST