(Representative Image) The government has written to social media platforms TikTok, Helo and Facebook asking them to remove videos circulating on their platforms that allegedly seek to influence Muslims against following Covid-19 containment measures, top officials said. The government action follows a report submitted to the Ministry of Home Affairs last week by open-source intelligence […]
Swiggy and Zomato settle for smaller cheques
Illustration: Rahul Awasthi Food delivery apps Swiggy and Zomato have accepted smaller cheques of $5-$10 million from a pool of investors to beef up cash reserves, as they continue to fight a bruising battle for market share in the online food delivery business amid a lockdown induced by the Covid-19 pandemic. The capital infusion comes […]
Freelancers wait longer to get paychecks amid virus outbreak
Illustration: Rahul Awasthi Freelancers are facing payment delays in view of the Covid-19 outbreak induced lockdown. While domestic payments have been delayed to 24 days from an average 19 days earlier, international payments are taking double the time than usual, a study shared exclusively with ET by Bengaluru-based invoices and payment system for freelancers, Refrens, […]
Google Maps shows food, night shelters in 30 Indian cities
Google on Monday said it has started showing the locations of food shelters and night shelters in cities across India on its services like Maps, to help people especially migrant workers find relief centers with ease. The tech giant said it is working closely with state and central government authorities to surface the locations of […]
Classes go online due to Covid-19, but 43% parents lack computers: Survey
As schools across the country start their new academic session online, two out of five parents (43%), according to a survey, feel they don’t have adequate hardware for their wards to participate in virtual classes from home. Most of them are struggling to buy computers and tablets for their children because of the lockdown and […]
Swiggy raises $43 million to expand its new businesses
Illustration: Rahul Awasthi Online food delivery platform Swiggy has raised an additional $43 million as part of its ongoing Series I round to further develop and expand its new businesses. Ark Impact, Korea Investment Partners, Samsung Ventures and Mirae Asset Capital Markets participated in the latest funding round. This comes roughly 45 days after the […]
ETtech Top 5: How Grofers is coping with Covid-19 lockdown; state of online sellers & more
How Grofers is coping with lockdownIn the first story of this new series, ET’s Samidha Sharma spoke to Albinder Dhindsa, chief executive officer of Grofers, on what it means to a steer an essential service at such a critical time. Why it matters: Online grocery retailing is one sector that has witnessed a massive demand […]
Summer internships go virtual in lockdown
It’s that time of the year when internships happen for students. But the Covid-19 lockdown is forcing companies to look at virtual internships this time. Brewing company AB InBev has 40 B-school students working on virtual internships at its global captive centre and business units to keep it going. “The format of the summer internship […]
Lifestyle brands seek to make WFH fashionable
Work from home (WFH) has seen couches, kitchen counters and even bedrooms turn into office space with India in the middle of a 21-day lockdown. Top fashion and lifestyle retailers are turning adversity into opportunity—WFH wear is a new category on their websites, catering to those who want to amp up the oomph during interminable […]
IIT-IIM contingency plans amid Covid-19 challenge: Shortening last semesters, interactive online courses
Amid the closure of campuses around the country, top educational institutes are preparing contingency plans in the wake of the Covid-19 challenge. They are mulling various options,including shortening last semesters to interactive online courses and modules, to prevent the spilling over of academic works to the next year. The Union HRD ministry and the University […]