The Telangana government on Sunday ordered online food delivery platforms Swiggy and Zomato to shut down their operations in the state. Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao told a news conference after the cabinet meeting that they would not be allowed to operate from Monday during the lockdown period. He made the announcement while declaring extension […]
Hard lobbying by trade bodies shuts doors on e-commerce
Representative Image Emails from small and regional retailers across the country to officials at the Centre and state chief ministers, accompanied by hard lobbying by their national bodies with the prime minister’s office (PMO) and key ministers may have played a part in the governmentnot allowing resumption of sale of non-essential products on ecommerce platforms […]
Supreme Court explores ways to set up more virtual courts to ensure justice delivery
The Supreme Court is exploring ways to set up more virtual courts to ensure that the lockdown and apprehensions over the spread of Covid-19 do not adversely impact timely delivery of justice. With the extension of the national lockdown and likelihood of a graded lifting of the lockdown, the apex court is working towards making […]
In Covid-19 times, 200,000 reasons for job market cheer
Here’s some good news on jobs in times of Covid-19 — over 200,000 jobs have been advertised by a range of employers in the past four weeks, and over 25% of these were posted last week, according to job postings data tracked and curated from companies’ official job pages on LinkedIn and direct postings on […]
Non-essentials removed from e-commerce cart
The Centre on Sunday reversed an earlier order that allowed sale of non-essential goods on online marketplaces in a move seen as a major blow to the Indian ecommerce industry, which had begun preparing to dispatch orders following the new rules amid the nationwide lockdown. The April 15 order issued by the ministry of home […]
Contactless dining tops the menu now
Dining out is certainly going to look different. Safety, hygiene and trust will be the key factors to lure in customers after the ongoing lockdown is lifted on May 3. To this end, food technology startups Dineout, Zomato and Devourin have recommended that restaurants adopt contactless dining products. This is meant to eliminate the need […]
Amazon, Microsoft offer little relief to small cloud clients
By Mark Bergen and Matt Day By mid-March, John Lyotier’s travel software business Left was cratering with the spread of the pandemic. Seeking to cut costs, he reached out to his office landlord, who offered rent relief. Then he contacted Amazon, asking to “explore creative financing opportunities” for his monthly cloud-computing bill. The response was […]
Rupeek terminates HR contract with Aasaanjobs
Rupeek, which operates an online marketplace for gold loans, terminated a human resource contract with Aasaanjobs, a recruitment marketplace for blue and grey-collar jobs, allegedly indirectly impacting 600 jobs. The Bengaluru-based firm said it had to take the “unfortunate decision” of not renewing the contract with the human resource contractors and had to reduce the […]
Party, network, socialise: A new hit web series
Millennials stuck at home and bored are going online to party, network and socialise. And, companies like Paytm Insider, MyScoot and BookMyShow, which relied on physical events earlier, are helping them by taking their offerings online. MyScoot, an events and party curator, has seen its user base swell by 50% in the wake of restrictions […]
Ecomm firms start taking orders for ‘non-essentials’
Illustration: Rahul Awasthi Ecommerce firms will accept online orders for ‘non-essential’ items starting this weekend, as they gear up to restart operations fully from Monday in line with a central government order issued on April 15. Sale of products deemed non-essential — including smartphones, personal computers, electronics items, apparel, furniture and home décor — form […]