BUSINESS
El Salvador makes Bitcoin a legal tender. Here’s all you need to know
Central American nation El Salvador recently made Bitcoin an official currency. Why did it do this? What does this mean? Moneycontrol explains
BUSINESS
Would you buy a car online like you buy phones or books? Cars24 hopes so.
The used car-selling platform is aware of the many problems it entails -- whether customers would buy something for Rs 4-5 lakh without even touching it or whether they would insist on seeing and test-driving many models. Cars24 founder and CEO Vikram Chopra has the answers to these questions and more.
BUSINESS
COVID-19 update | Swiggy extends financial support for delivery partners
All COVID-19 affected delivery partners are eligible to receive industry-best income support and nutrition care support of Rs 14,000 for two weeks.
BUSINESS
Do you too struggle with maths or hate it? This startup wants to fix that
School kids struggling with maths is a global problem. Some memorise without understanding, some never understand the concepts, and some are just not interested. Now online education startup Cuemath wants to fix this issue from the ground up. Will it work? Founder and CEO Manan Khurma speaks to Moneycontrol about the oppourtnity, growth and more.
BUSINESS
IPO-bound Zomato commits to 100% adoption of Electric Vehicles by 2030
Zomato said it is already actively working with a few EV players to design pilots and create business models that could facilitate a faster transition towards a viable mobility solution for deliveries.
TRENDS
India will have 900 million internet users by 2025: Report
India's population stands at 1.4 billion. With a sizable population not accessing the internet actively in rural India, there is huge headroom for growth in the next few years.
BUSINESS
TCS targets net zero emissions by 2030
According to a press note, TCS will continue its efforts in water conservation and waste management through reduction and recycling initiatives.
BUSINESS
Block Track, IIT-M's blockchain-based healthcare information system for mobile phones, set for launch
Block Track is a system that encrypts personal healthcare information of an individual digitally, by decentralising the control and ownership of a patient’s data through a blockchain-based innovation.
TRENDS
Moneycontrol Masterclass | Call for Data Protection Bill gets louder as breaches rock India
The data protection law obligates every person/entity that stores data to maintain it in good shape to ensure that there is no breach.
BUSINESS
Jai Kisan raises $30 million in funding by Mirae Asset
Jai Kisan has also launched Bharat Khata, a digital ledger and smart business solution for rural business to manage their business anytime anywhere.
MCMINIS
Section 79 of IT Act and why it’s in the news
BUSINESS
Dunzo to vaccinate 95% of delivery partners in 3-4 weeks
The company also provides fresh gloves, masks, and sanitisers at partnered Merchant stores for delivery partners to use each time they visit a store.
BUSINESS
Karnataka government unveils EV sops in bid to woo Elon Musk's Tesla
The state government is in talks with Tesla to set up an R&D Hub as well as a manufacturing base.
BUSINESS
Ola completes vaccination for over 50% of employees, dependents
The drive is live in Bangalore, where most of Ola's employees are and it will expand to other cities in the coming weeks as vaccine supplies improve.
BUSINESS
IIM Ahmedabad, BITS Pilani graduates launch $1 million VC fund gradCapital
The founders Abhishek Sethi, and Prateek Behra will invest in 100 startups in the next three years. They will invest $25,000 in each of the 20 startups they select over the next year, according to a statement.
BUSINESS
Zoho to offer software, solutions free to NGOs, hospitals in light of COVID-19 crisis
The products are available at zero cost for three months and will be extended based on the needs of the organisation.
