Inside AI-led digital storefronts; Lalit Keshre’s big ET Awards winHappy Monday! Digital platforms and brands are building their own AI storefronts. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
27 Apr, 2026, 07.41 AM IST
Gig workers’ body writes to labour ministry to mandate heatwave protectionApp-based transport workers are demanding mandatory heatwave protection, including paid breaks and access to water, under the Code on Socia...
26 Apr, 2026, 06.40 PM IST
Swiggy rider drags food delivery box on road after being paid Rs 35 for 6.2 km trip. Video goes viralA Swiggy delivery partner allegedly dragged his food box after a 6.2 km trip for Rs 35, sparking online debate about gig worker pay. While ...
16 Apr, 2026, 03.15 PM IST
Ola, Uber, Swiggy, Zomato strike today: Unable to book services? Check when it will ease and what the unions are demandingFebruary 7 Strike: App-based drivers and delivery workers across India are set for a nationwide shutdown on February 7, 2026. Unions are ca...
07 Feb, 2026, 11.07 AM IST
New year celebrations, at home & out: Online delivery rides on, mostly untouched by stirA section of delivery riders led by Indian Federation of App-Based Transport Workers and the Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union went ...
01 Jan, 2026, 06.15 AM IST
Rajya Sabha MPs Manoj Kumar Jha, Raghav Chadha urge PM intervention as gig workers intensify nationwide strikeAs gig workers intensify their protests across the country, the two parliamentarians flagged issues of fair wages, unsafe delivery models, ...
31 Dec, 2025, 08.42 PM IST
Gig workers from Maharashtra likely to join strike, police monitoring developments: OfficialsGig and platform workers from Mumbai and Maharashtra are expected to join a nationwide strike. This action is planned for New Year's Eve. W...
31 Dec, 2025, 06.41 PM IST
Ecommerce, food delivery services largely unaffected by gig workers' strikeWhile at some places gig workers staged demonstrations, firms like Zomato, Swiggy offered more incentives to delivery partners, a standard ...
31 Dec, 2025, 06.25 PM IST
Gig workers from Maharashtra likely to join strike, police monitoring developments: OfficialsAmid the strike call by gig workers' unions, police are closely monitoring developments to prevent any untoward incidents on New Year's Eve...
31 Dec, 2025, 04.57 PM IST
Gig workers’ strike: Union president calls for removal of 10-minute delivery modelGig workers are striking on New Year's Eve, demanding the end of 10-minute delivery services due to safety concerns and stress. Approximate...
31 Dec, 2025, 03.47 PM IST
Food and quick commerce delivery workers call for all India strike on December 25 and 31Delivery workers for Zomato, Swiggy, Zepto, Blinkit, Amazon, and Flipkart plan a strike on December 25 and 31. The Indian Federation of App...
25 Dec, 2025, 09.42 PM IST
Ola, Uber drivers go on strike demanding better pay in Tamil NaduA large number of cab drivers of ride-hailing platforms Ola and Uber on Monday went on a strike in Tamil Nadu, demanding better remuneratio...
16 Oct, 2023, 05.14 PM IST
Swiggy, Zomato operations hit as delivery workers strike in MumbaiFood delivery workers went on strike in many parts of the city, pressing for a list of demands. The strikes were organised collectively by ...
10 Oct, 2023, 12.34 PM IST
Swiggy launches Skills Academy to educate delivery workers and their childrenSwiggy Skills Academy will offer free access to learning and development courses to help Swiggy’s delivery workers. The company said the pr...
13 Sep, 2022, 04.05 PM IST
Dunzo threatens to ban delivery workers if they strikeDelivery partners are important to us and we want to make sure we do right by them, clarifies Dunzo.
28 Jul, 2022, 06.41 PM IST
Swiggy workers go on strike again, this time in DelhiSwiggy delivery personnel went on strike in Bengaluru last week and in Mumbai earlier.
28 Jul, 2022, 04.14 PM IST
Swiggy delivery workers call off strike after firm seeks a week to respondSwiggy's management has sought one week’s time to address the delivery partners' grievances.
24 Jul, 2022, 08.28 PM IST