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The Metro Man of India, Elattuvalapil Sreedharan, now 92, is credited with changing the face of public transport in India with his leadership in building the Konkan Railway and the Delhi Metro. He is also a Padma Shri and a Padma Vibhushan awardee.

In 7 charts| Discounting as strategy gaining more ground in e-grocery segment: Jefferies

The price gap between the slotted and quick commerce players have reduced significantly when compared to 2023, noted the brokerage's analysts.

Quick commerce rivalry? Blinkit & BigBasket CEOs say 'what war?' with selfies

Both BigBasket and Blinkit have fiercely vied for market share in India's highly competitive quick-commerce landscape with Zepto being the new entrant.

Prove claims of delivering orders within 10 minutes: Govt to quick commerce companies

The government has asked for data that proves that the median delivery time is 10 minutes as companies claim in their ads, or if it’s even higher. However, there is a buffer of four minutes.

Complaint filed against Flipkart, BigBasket for allegedly making employee work on election day

In the complaint filed before Tamil Nadu state election commissioner B Kothi Nirmalasamy on Wednesday, Chennai High Court lawyer K Narasimhan has stated that despite the state government declaring leave of April 19 for the election day, Flipkart and BigBasket are promising guaranteed delivery of orders even on the day of voting.

Tata Digital's revenue jumped 13X in FY23; losses widened at a slower pace

Tata has been ramping up its e-commerce play and has so far invested Rs 18,942 crore into Tata Digital alone, as per Tata Sons’ annual report released on August 9

Alibaba affiliate Ant Group exits Paytm, sells entire stake: Reports

Ant Group’s nominee Douglas Feagin stepped down from Paytm’s board earlier this month

BigBasket 2022 recap: The most-ordered vegetable in India was… no, not potato or onion

Online grocery shopping platform BigBasket has released its annual report for the year 2022.

Bengaluru’s Epsilon, home to Rishad Premji, Varun Berry flooded. Billionaires rescued in boats

A basic villa in Epsilon costs Rs 10 crore. The price can go up depending on the size of the plot and a 1-acre plot apparently costs Rs 80 crore.

Opportunities in crises: 'Sailing Through a Storm' offers pragmatic tips for leaders

T.N. Hari and Sanjay Swamy draw on their own experiences at Big Basket and mChek, respectively. They also give examples where companies like Johnson & Johnson harnessed or squandered an opportunity.

Gig workers have constitutional right in India to form unions, says TN Hari of BigBasket

Panelists express concern over mistreatment gig workers often face for raising protests against the companies they work for.

Moneycontrol Masterclass Ep 15 | Delivery wars: 15-minute groceries, anyone?

From 30 minutes to 15 minutes to even 10 minutes- the likes of Swiggy, Dunzo and Grofers are pushing limits when it comes to delivering groceries at your doorstep. But what toll does hyperlocal delivery take on workers? Do you really need your groceries delivered in 15 minutes? Watch our ace panel of experts comprising Aditi Surie of IIHS; Kabeer Biswas of Dunzo; TN Hari of BigBasket; and Abhishek Bansal of Shadowfax dissect this phenomenon on this edition of Moneycontrol Masterclass

Express grocery delivery: How far will it go this time?

Better supply chains, smarter hubs located closer to customers and the use of deep tech to understand consumer preferences better are helping grocery companies with ultrafast deliveries.

Trifecta Capital announces close of first tranche of equity fund, raises $130 million

The fund will invest in late-stage tech startups and the plan is to invest $15-30 million each in around 10-12 companies for minority stakes, through a combination of primary and secondary positions.

BigBasket data breach | Hackers leak sensitive information of more than 20 million users online

Personal information of 20 million BigBasket users is now available online for anyone to download and use

Flipkart to expand grocery business to 70 cities in India

Flipkart’s grocery services are available across cities like Kolkata, Pune and Ahmedabad.

Will work with the founders of Daily Basket to resolve the 'trademark' issue amicably: BigBasket

The Bengaluru-based e-grocery firm last week sent bootstrapped online grocery startup Daily Basket a notice for using the word basket in its brand name and logo.

DailyBasket accuses BigBasket of ‘corporate bullying’, Coimbatore startup plans to fight back

The two-man company has displayed a cheek by jowl comparison of the websites and mobile applications to highlight the dissimilarities between the two firms

The Tatas can't afford to miss the e-commerce bus

The Tata Group has one of the strongest consumer franchises, yet entering the hyper-competitive e-grocery segment isn't a choice, but rather the only way the salt-to-software conglomerate can keep pace in a rapidly changing environment

Bigbasket confident that financial data of customers secure

Bigbasket said it had gotten to know about the breach a few days ago

Amazon is hungry for more in India

The Jeff Bezos-owned e-commerce firm wants more of the consumers' wallet in India, and food delivery is just one more ingredient.

Facebook-Jio Deal has the potential to change India’s e-space

This partnership has the potential to deliver significant results for India across multiple domains. Vision and ambition aside, both the companies need to realise each other’s strengths and core competencies to deliver on their promise.

What’s cooking | Amazon’s interest in Uber Eats may go beyond food

The retail big shot is leaning heavily on what it has been good at – delivery. But food is a different proposition altogether.

Comment | Grocery delivery may be a natural extension for Swiggy, but it won’t be easy

In grocery delivery, Swiggy will have to fight it out with likes of Amazon, and Walmart backed Flipkart.

Opinion | Organised retail can become the new sunrise sector, but retailers need to adapt to hybrid model

The share of organised retailing, or modern format retailing, which consists of hyper markets, super markets and small organised outlets, is only around 10 percent in India