GMR Group to explore opportunities for airports, adjacent biz in West Asia, Eastern EuropeGMR Group chairman G M Rao sees significant international airport opportunities. The company will explore growth in West Asia and Central A...
28 Aug, 2026, 05.51 PM IST
Block deals test valuations; gig platforms quit welfare boardHappy Friday! Block deals are putting startups’ private valuations to the test. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.
28 Aug, 2026, 08.01 AM IST
Corporate employee lands a dishwashing job after getting laid off, reveals he isn’t even doing it for the money: ‘I want to feel…'A man found himself losing his dream job within moments, and after months of trying to be gainfully employed and failing, he ended up with ...
28 Aug, 2026, 01.45 AM IST
In Graphics: Kitchen basket inflation is backEdible oils and eggs are also seeing higher prices. Demand for most commodities is elevated amid the onset of the festival season, even as ...
28 Aug, 2026, 12.45 AM IST
Uber, Eternal, Porter quit Karnataka gig and platform workers welfare boardThe state government has approached other platforms to fill the vacancies. Delhivery, Namma Yatri and Yulu have responded positively and ag...
27 Aug, 2026, 10.06 PM IST
Return to Bengal, CM Suvendu urges skilled professionals from state working outsideWest Bengal's Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has called on skilled professionals to come back to their roots, highlighting promising caree...
27 Aug, 2026, 01.49 PM IST
Gigged and Gagged: Algorithms, gig platforms are reshaping cities faster than planners and regulations can adaptAlgorithms and logistics are subtly redesigning India's urban geography and economics. Dark stores and ride-hailing platforms are altering ...
26 Aug, 2026, 11.37 PM IST
India, China can help resolve West Asia conflict: Hillary ClintonFormer US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said India and China could play key roles in resolving the West Asia conflict because of their...
26 Aug, 2026, 03.38 PM IST
Weak monsoon, West Asia risks cloud July-Sept FMCG demandConsumer goods demand faces challenges from a weak monsoon and rising inflation. FMCG volumes saw a slight slowdown in the recent quarter, ...
26 Aug, 2026, 05.30 AM IST
India pivots to US for LPG, LNG as West Asia crisis disrupts Gulf suppliesIndia is sharply increasing LPG and LNG imports from the United States as West Asia disruptions constrain traditional Gulf supplies. US LPG...
25 Aug, 2026, 04.24 PM IST
India’s gig economy is leaving its women behind, study findsWomen remain underrepresented in India’s rapidly expanding gig economy despite near-equal access to basic bank accounts. An ILO-NCAER study...
25 Aug, 2026, 12.51 PM IST
Renewable energy project deadlines extended up to four months due to West Asia disruptionsRenewable energy projects may receive up to four-month deadline extensions. This relief applies to delays caused by West Asia situation dis...
25 Aug, 2026, 06.32 AM IST
Vahan AI fine-tunes 30-billion-parameter Nvidia Nemotron model for blue-collar hiringThe company worked with Nvidia’s technical team through its Inception programme to customise the 30-billion-parameter model using Vahan’s p...
25 Aug, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
- L&T wins ‘ultra-mega’ contract in West Asia worth over ₹15,000 crore
Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has won an ultra-mega contract to execute a gas compression project for a major Gulf client, expanding its hydrocarbo...
25 Aug, 2026, 12.27 AM IST
China's netizens rage against professor who said gig work was a type of 'welfare'A prominent economics professor's remarks on gig work as welfare ignited public anger in China. She argued flexibility offers welfare, cont...
24 Aug, 2026, 11.46 AM IST
Hawkish MPC, West Asia conflict cloud rupee, bond yield outlookIn light of the hawkish monetary policy minutes and the ongoing conflict in West Asia, the outlook for the rupee and bond yields appears un...
24 Aug, 2026, 08.14 AM IST
Festive season hiring expected to generate up to 2.7 lakh gig jobs: ReportIndia’s festive season is expected to create 2.5-2.7 lakh temporary and gig jobs, with hiring projected to rise 15-20%, Adecco India said. ...
17 Aug, 2026, 03.33 PM IST