Illustration: Rahul Awasthi Amazon users vent their anger over delayed deliveries What’s the news? Online shoppers have taken to social media to criticize Amazon India over delays or cancellation of orders of essential items in the past one week, after India imposed a 21-day nationwide lockdown to counter the Covid-19 outbreak. Why it matters? While […]

Illustration: Rahul Awasthi Retailers and online grocery companies have started tapping resident welfare associations (RWAs) to bulk deliver to thousands of households with minimum resources amid the Covid-19 lockdown. Hypermarket chain Spencer’s Retail has placed drop boxes in various housing complexes in Hyderabad, Mumbai, Kolkata and Delhi NCR, among other cities. Residents drop their order […]

Illustration: Rahul Awasthi The commerce ministry, which is giving final shape to the much-awaited e-commerce policy, is soon expected to provide recommendations related to governance of data to the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY), which is looking to regulate personal as well as non-personal data. Officials from MeitY as well as Department for Promotion […]

Omni-channel beauty and skincare retailer Nykaa has raised Rs 100 crore in fresh funding from existing investor Steadview Capital, the Mumbai-headquartered company announced late on Tuesday. The latest round comes at a time when risk capital investment activity has almost ground to a halt, because of the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic across the globe, […]

Illustration: Rahul Awasthi A group of seven top industry associations representing internet and technology giants such as Google, Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft and Adobe has sought withdrawal of the new equalisation levy that comes into force from April 1, due to its widespread negative impact on American companies. The associations have written a joint letter to […]

The spread of Covid-19 and mandatory social distancing has changed the interaction methods of political parties too. Public meetings have been replaced by video and audio conferencing or communication through social media. With all outdoor activities cancelled, parties are using technology to run basic and urgent business. As the ‘most-tech savvy party’, BJP has been […]

Illustration: Rahul Awasthi Faced with delays or cancellation of orders of essential items, customers have taken to social media to criticize Amazon India in the past one week, after India imposed a 21-day nationwide lockdown to counter the Covid-19 virus outbreak. The essentials, such as staples, fast-moving consumer goods and other household items, were ordered […]

Amazon, Instacart workers protest Workers of e-commerce giant Amazon and US grocery delivery firm Instacart are on strike over concerns about safety and meagre paychecks amid the coronavirus crisis. #BREAKING: Over 100 Amazon employees at JFK8 warehouse walk off the job over @amazon’s dangerous response to protec… https://t.co/f2RjMEXdxu — Make the Road NY (@MaketheRoadNY) 1585587945000 […]

Sameeksha Sud, a popular TikTok creator with over 20 million followers on the short-video platform, has started making all her videos inside her home. Sud is known for her short dance videos but now her focus is on making comedy vines and videos. “There is an environment of tension around so I am trying to […]

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday took stock of the improvements in supply of essential goods by e-commerce platforms, logistics providers and large retailers, a week into the 21-day nationwide lockdown to combat the spread of COVID-19. Goyal, in the meeting with CEOs from firms such as Flipkart, Snapdeal, Grofers, BigBasket, Delhivery, Amazon […]