Fuel price hikes may impact food delivery and quick commerce firms Eternal and Swiggy. Elara Capital reports a manageable near-term cost pr...

Happy Tuesday! Despite a shortage of delivery workers, payouts for gig riders have increased only slightly this summer. This and more in to...

Companies have limited payout increases to select high-demand micro-markets instead of implementing broad-based hikes this year. The pressu...

Petrol, diesel price hike impact: Centre’s Rs 3 per litre hike in petrol and diesel prices may not feel massive immediately, but its ripple...

Delivery times are improving as gig workers return to cities. This follows the recent state elections and the peak harvest season. Food del...

Indian e-commerce and quick-commerce platforms are introducing measures to protect delivery workers from severe heatwaves. Companies are pr...

In India’s hypercompetitive quick commerce space, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said Now is growing fast. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.

Swiggy is providing delivery partners with special cooling vests. These vests help riders manage extreme heat during deliveries. The initia...

App-based transport workers are demanding mandatory heatwave protection, including paid breaks and access to water, under the Code on Socia...

A 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 ...

According to industry executives, the daily active gig workers on quick commerce platforms are currently running 10-12% below early-2026 le...

A viral video shows a Swiggy delivery rider breaking down in tears after being invited to share a meal with customers, revealing his hunger...

A Swiggy user recently escaped a delivery OTP scam when a rider falsely claimed he needed the OTP to reassign her order. The user’s refusal...

Rapido has entered the food delivery space with an aggressive low-commission model, undercutting Swiggy and Zomato and shaking investor sen...

The food delivery firm had suspended its service in Mumbai, Bengaluru and Hyderabad for the past few days, owing to a shortage of delivery ...

Zomato, Swiggy and Zepto, among others, are seeing delivery timelines being stretched as workers battle rising fuel prices and inflation in...

TVS Motor also joins as a new investor. According to regulatory filings, Swiggy has pumped about $124 million, giving it around a 15% stake...