Food safety watchdog FSSAI seeks detailed explanation from Blinkit on poor quality egg complaintsIndia's food regulator FSSAI has asked quick-commerce firm Blinkit for an explanation. This follows consumer complaints about poor-quality ...
15 May, 2026, 04.20 PM IST
India’s agentic boom tests regulators; Qcomm growth hits brakesHappy Friday! India’s AI agent boom is outpacing the guardrails meant to keep it in check. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
17 Apr, 2026, 07.34 AM IST
Blinkit delivery executive assaults customer over address dispute in Bengaluru, watch videoA Blinkit delivery executive was arrested in Bengaluru after allegedly assaulting a customer in Koramangala. The dispute arose when the exe...
12 Mar, 2026, 05.38 PM IST
Gurgaon Blinkit store raided after customer receives rotten paneer twice; Food safety officials urge vigilance ahead of DiwaliA Gurugram resident's complaint about receiving rotten paneer twice from Blinkit led to a raid by the Food Safety Department. Officials col...
11 Oct, 2025, 06.48 PM IST
Govt may increase scrutiny on quick commerce firms following hygiene, food safety issuesThe government is likely to increase oversight of quick commerce companies’ dark stores following a spate of complaints about food safety v...
12 Jun, 2025, 11.23 AM IST
FMCG distributors allege deep discounting by quick commerce firms with CCIBlinkit, Zepto and Swiggy Instamart are the companies that have been taken to the CCI. The All India Consumer Products Distributors Federat...
06 Mar, 2025, 08.37 PM IST
Competition Commission seeks more info from complainant on allegations against quick commerce companiesThe Competition Commission of India is awaiting further details on a complaint alleging anti-competitive practices by quick commerce firms....
31 Dec, 2024, 05.54 PM IST
Gold Rush or Gold Bust? Customer gets the wrong gold coin in Blinkit delivery mix-up, says 'I was scammed'Mohit Jain, a Delhi resident, ordered a 1-gram gold coin from Blinkit but received a 0.5-gram coin instead. The order was prepaid and handl...
01 Nov, 2024, 12.09 PM IST
Retail group seeks antitrust probe of quick commerce companies Swiggy, Blinkit, ZeptoIn a letter dated Oct. 18, All India Consumer Products Distributors Federation (AICPDF), which represents 400,000 retail distributors of ma...
20 Oct, 2024, 09.08 PM IST
Quick commerce companies may face action for not giving expiry dateThe Indian government plans to crack down on quick commerce companies like Zomato's Blinkit and Swiggy Instamart for not displaying mandato...
10 Oct, 2024, 01.51 AM IST
Predatory pricing & deep discounting by Q-Commerce to impact brand value: AICPDF to FMCG makersThe All India Consumer Products Distributors Federation (AICPDF) has urged FMCG companies to monitor the impact of deep discounting by quic...
25 Sep, 2024, 10.26 PM IST
10-minute delivery firms may be in trouble for alleged unfair business practicesThe Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade has referred a complaint by the All India Consumer Products Distributors Federa...
20 Sep, 2024, 04.37 PM IST
Blinkit under fire after Bengaluru resident threatens legal action over Hindi notifications; post goes viralA recent controversy involving a Kannada-speaking man and Blinkit's customer service has sparked debate on social media over language prefe...
16 Jul, 2024, 09.17 PM IST
Human finger in ice cream: Food safety concerns keep quick commerce companies on their toesFood safety concerns have intensified for quick commerce companies in recent weeks, particularly after a disturbing incident in Mumbai wher...
15 Jun, 2024, 12.36 PM IST
Ice cream nightmare highlights quick commerce's food safety issuesFood safety has become a concern in terms of quick commerce in recent weeks as a Mumbai customer found a human finger in Yummo brand ice-cr...
15 Jun, 2024, 09.33 AM IST
Human finger fallout: Yummo ice cream off quick commerce shelvesYummo products removed from Blinkit and Zepto after human finger found in Mumbai. Customer files police complaint. Walko Foods halts manufa...
14 Jun, 2024, 09.06 PM IST
Google opposes social media self-regulation; Zomato acquires Blinkit’s warehousing businessReuters reports that Google is against the idea of a self- regulatory body, which has the support of Meta and Twitter.
11 Aug, 2022, 06.54 PM IST