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Swiggy CEO on failed shareholder vote; Indian firms brace for MythosHappy Thursday! Swiggy group CEO Sriharsha Majety opened up about the recent hitch to become an Indian-owned company. This and more in toda...
Microcredit scheme for gig, platform workers in worksA new microcredit scheme is being finalized to offer collateral-free loans up to Rs 10,000 annually to gig workers and domestic helps. This...
Delhi’s new EV policy may offer higher subsidies, more tax concessions, cheaper loans, and scrappage benefitsDelhi is preparing its second Electric Vehicle policy for early next year. The government plans to boost incentives and improve charging in...
Can China fight deflation and Trump's tariffs at the same time?China's economy faces deflationary pressures, impacting workers' financial security as low prices cut into business profits and wages. A tr...
Subsidy of Rs 20k each to gig workers: Tamil Nadu BudgetTamil Nadu's 2025-26 Budget introduces a Rs 20,000 subsidy for 2,000 gig workers to buy new e-scooters. A group insurance scheme will secur...
Tamil Nadu to subsidise e-scooter purchases by some gig workersTamil Nadu will offer a 20,000 rupees subsidy to 2,000 gig workers to buy e-scooters and introduce an insurance scheme for 150,000 workers ...
Industry finds Karnataka's clean mobility policy a step ahead of neighboursKarnataka's clean mobility policy (2025-2030) unveiled last week seeks to address both supply and demand side incentives. It is aimed at en...
4 schemes announced in Budget 2025 that will help homebuyers, farmers, gig workers and street vendorsFM Nirmala Sitharaman announces Budget 2025 initiatives for homebuyers, gig workers, farmers, and street vendors. Highlights include SWAMIH...
How subsidies will make EVs more accessible, contributing to a broader shift toward green transportationIndia is witnessing a surge in electric two-wheeler adoption. Government subsidies, like the PM E-Drive scheme, are making EVs affordable f...
In age of gig work, leaders should learn to manage the workforce effectivelyLeaders in organisations must understand the unique challenges faced by gig workers and implement processes for onboarding, training, and t...
Karnataka Assembly Polls: Congress manifesto moots ban on Bajrang DalThe party announced it will increase the reservation for SC/ST, OBC and others from the current 50% to 75%, and restore the 4% Muslim quota...
Congress manifesto pledges to raise quota from 50% to 75%, Rs 10 cr startup fund for each assembly seatThe party said it will increase the quota of SCs from 15% to 17%, for STs from 3% to 7% and hike the reservation for Lingayats and Vokkalig...
Tech companies flag issues with Delhi’s EV fleet draft policy proposalsIndustry body IndiaTech, which represents companies such as Ola, Zomato and Zepto, has argued in its representation to the Delhi government...
Aadhaar could play a role in transforming India’s electrical distribution networks: Nandan NilekaniSpeaking through video conferencing at the inauguration of the Aadhaar 2.0 workshop on Tuesday, Nilekani said that direct benefit transfer ...
About 80% of economy now formal following digitisation drive, pandemic: SBI ReportShare of the informal economy has fallen drastically to 15-20 per cent of the gross value added (GVA) or the formal GDP in 2020-21 from 52....
Uber, Lyft have a California playbook to fight proposed U.S. rules on workersThe looming fight over the status of gig-economy workers comes amid a wider debate over business regulation.
ETtech Morning Dispatch on Feb. 2, 2021: Top tech news to start your dayHere's a lowdown on Union Budget 2020-21, from an upstart's perspective.
Budget 2021 Highlights: What's in it for startupsNirmala Sitharaman presented the much-anticipated Union Budget 2021-22 on Monday, aimed at boosting the pandemic-hit Indian economy. Here's...
Uber, Lyft shares jump as California set to pass gig-worker ballot measureAccording to state figures, 58% supported the measure, with nearly 95% of precincts at least partially reporting. The results are incomplet...
Uber, Lyft spend big, win in California vote about driversThe titans of the so-called gig economy bankrolled the most expensive ballot measure in state history, which was decided Tuesday with 58% o...