Quick-service apps compete to woo women workers away from the informal economyQuick-service apps like Snabbit and Pronto are formalising the domestic workforce with flexible shifts and attractive monthly payouts, draw...
10 May, 2026, 09.02 PM IST
Instant domestic help apps face worker unavailability amid rapid scaling, high competitionInstant domestic help platforms like Urban Company, Snabbit, and Pronto are experiencing worker shortages. This is causing limited availabi...
30 Apr, 2026, 06.01 AM IST
India EV Boom 2026: Electric cars race ahead – until price, policy and reality hit the brakesIndia’s electric vehicle (EV) market 2026: India's electric vehicle sales are surging, driven by new models and growing acceptance. However...
26 Apr, 2026, 04.44 PM IST
Indonesia's social media curbs for under 16s take set to start, few know how they workIndonesia's social media curbs, which the government says are intended to reduce the risk of cyberbullying and addiction, follow a ban in...
28 Mar, 2026, 07.39 AM IST
Kill switch soon for all digi payments to combat fraudThe Reserve Bank of India's Payments Vision 2028 introduces a shared liability model for unauthorized digital transactions, placing respons...
28 Mar, 2026, 07.24 AM IST
India is right to act on offshore crypto platforms but it must also build a fairer marketA Financial Action Task Force report backs India’s concerns that the real risk in crypto lies in offshore, non-compliant virtual asset serv...
21 Mar, 2026, 01.19 PM IST
Non-FASTag users to pay more in cash, less via UPIStarting November 15, vehicles without functional FASTags will incur a 1.25 times user fee if paid via UPI, a significant reduction from th...
04 Oct, 2025, 11.31 PM IST
Audio streaming platforms bet on subscriptions model for growthMusic labels like Saregama, the biggest content supplier for audio OTTs, are helping these platforms pivot to a subscription after relying ...
14 Mar, 2024, 01.23 PM IST
'Review spectrum pricing mechanism'DoT to review the spectrum pricing mechanism for captive users to incentivise ministries, departments and agencies.
20 Jul, 2022, 12.10 AM IST
Review spectrum pricing mechanism for captive users to incentivise ministries: CAG to DoTIn its report titled 'Management of spectrum assigned on the administrative basis to government departments/agencies', the CAG asked the De...
19 Jul, 2022, 05.06 PM IST
E-payments battle leads to $1 billion loss for top companies in FY19While a large part of the losses for these companies (Softbank-backed Paytm, Walmart-owned PhonePe and Amazon Pay) were driven by marketing...
31 Oct, 2019, 03.13 PM IST
Incentivise digital payments made via RuPay cards, BHIM: PanelThe GoM had last month decided to defer by a year the proposal to incentivise digital payments under GST, citing revenue implications of do...
04 Aug, 2018, 05.40 PM IST
Rupay card, BHIM users to soon get cashbacks for digital payments under GSTThe recommendations of the Group of Ministers (GoM) will now be placed before the GST Council tomorrow.
03 Aug, 2018, 10.38 PM IST
Aadhaar not compulsory for rail bookings, but incentivising its usage voluntarily: RailwayMinister of State for Railways Rajen Gohain, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha, said there is no proposal to make Aadhaar number compulso...
03 Jan, 2018, 10.19 PM IST
Telecom Commission seeks clarification on Trai data affordability solutionTrai suggested that the Universal Services Obligation Fund (USOF) be used to foot the bill for providing government-incentivised free data ...
09 Sep, 2017, 12.38 PM IST
MobiKwik partners with Bhopal smart city initiative for paymentsThe tie-up will enable residents of Bhopal in paying taxes and bills for utility services such as electricity and water, digitally, MobiKwi...
08 May, 2017, 04.58 PM IST
Trai recommends free data for rural subscribersThe Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has suggested that the cost of implementation of the scheme may be met from Universal Service Obl...
20 Dec, 2016, 12.33 AM IST