Groww investors make bank; Mobikwik, Fractal's Q4 profits surgeGroww delivered strong returns to early investors after the IPO lock-in expired. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
12 May, 2026, 08.55 PM IST
Govt has eased FDI norms for foreign cos having small Chinese/Hong Kong stake: An explainerIndia has eased Foreign Direct Investment rules for companies with up to ten percent Chinese or Hong Kong shareholding. These firms can now...
04 May, 2026, 12.27 PM IST
How 'politics and apathy' derailed war-ravaged Afghanistan's anti-doping effortsAfghanistan's anti-doping efforts have collapsed since the Taliban's return. No tests were conducted for three years. Last year, only four ...
17 Apr, 2026, 03.38 PM IST
In India, $1 housekeepers spark a consumer, worker frenzy despite safety risksSome Indian startups are offering house help for as little as $1 an hour, attracting thousands of women seeking work and consumers eager fo...
14 Apr, 2026, 10.25 PM IST
Courier export cap removed to boost ecomm shipments, cut logistics delaysStarting April 1, India has abolished the ₹10 lakh threshold on courier exports, a shift aimed at propelling e-commerce forward and support...
01 Apr, 2026, 12.42 AM IST
Courier export value limit to be scrappedSmall exporters and e-commerce shipments will receive a boost. The government has removed the value limit for exports via courier services....
28 Mar, 2026, 12.52 AM IST
Taking on Porter, Uber launches logistics service Courier XL for delivery of large goodsUber has launched Courier XL in Delhi NCR and Mumbai, enabling delivery of large goods up to 750kg using three- and four-wheelers. Aimed at...
12 May, 2025, 03.20 PM IST
Enhanced checks to delay courier importsCourier imports have been on the radar of authorities after it was found that the route was being misused by some ecommerce platforms to br...
09 Jul, 2020, 11.49 PM IST
Courier companies seek relief on GST E-way bill ruleGST Rule 138E, which took effect in November, doesn’t allow an entity that hasn’t filed returns for two straight months to generate an e-wa...
18 Jan, 2020, 08.16 AM IST
Bengaluru and Delhi customs forbid clearing 'gifts'Parcels under the CB-12 (gift and samples) route have been stopped at Mumbai, Bengaluru and Delhi, while the customs port at Chennai is als...
15 Jul, 2019, 08.36 AM IST
Mumbai customs to crack down on courier companies flouting normsThe order follows instances of smuggling of precious metals and misdeclaration of goods such as food items to avoid mandatory quarantine or...
04 Jan, 2019, 06.54 AM IST
Speed post faster, more reliable than private couriers: CAGThe postal service delivers 99% of letters through speed post within 1-9 days as compared to 92% by private courier services that take up t...
20 May, 2015, 10.24 AM IST
- Industry wants govt to hive-off postal services wing from DoP
The courier and express industry has demanded postal services wing of the Department of Post be hived off under the proposed reforms to cre...
28 Dec, 2011, 05.52 PM IST
- India Post to lose its monopoly; govt. forces courier cos to charge double rates
A planned overhaul of a 113-year-old postal law proposes to end government monopoly completely in the next decade and a half.
09 Jul, 2011, 08.27 AM IST
- Aussie courier co plans 100% arm
Even as the Department of Posts (DoP) has circulated a Cabinet note to cap foreign direct investment (FDI) in the courier sector at 49%, an...
05 Nov, 2007, 04.10 AM IST
- Assocham against reducing FDI ceiling in courier cos
Industry body Assocham has opposed the government's move to restrict foreign shareholding in courier companies to 49 per cent from the curr...
01 May, 2007, 08.45 PM IST
- Small courier parcels to pinch more
Though it will hit courier cos, it is better than the move to cut them out of the sub-500g parcels market.
17 Apr, 2007, 01.35 AM IST