E-business
Cab aggregator Ola raises Rs2,500 cr in fresh funds
17 Apr 2015
Ola, now the third-most valuable venture-backed company in India, is competing against Uber, one of the most exciting startups in the world
Amazon cracks down on phoney product reviews
13 Apr 2015
While small in number, these reviews threaten to undermine the trust that customers, and the vast majority of sellers and manufacturers, place in Amazon, thereby tarnishing Amazon’s brand
Flipkart ties up with Mumbai dabbawalas for last-mile delivery
10 Apr 2015
Online marketplace Flipkart has tied up with Mumbai’s 'Dabbawala' organisations for last-mile delivery of orders to Mumbai buyers
Snapdeal acquires FreeCharge
08 Apr 2015
EU to launch probe into e-commerce to remove competition barriers
27 Mar 2015
At a press conference in Berlin, the European Commission commissioner seemed to point finger at the likes of e-commerce giants Amazon, Netflix and others that may limit deals or content depending on where the consumer is located
Flipkart says will create 2 mn jobs
25 Mar 2015
Google to launch easy online payment via Gmail this year
25 Mar 2015
Google is experimenting with a feature that will let its Gmail users receive and pay their bills directly from their email account
German discounter plans online store in the UK
20 Mar 2015
Online marketers beg Sebi to ease capital-raising norms
19 Mar 2015
While firms like Snapdeal and Flipkart seem to have little difficulty in tapping venture capitalists, they say they may be forced to list abroad if domestic rules are not eased
Snapdeal picks up stake in delivery firm GoJavas
18 Mar 2015
Alibaba looks to snap deal with Snapdeal: report
18 Mar 2015
Featured articles
Lighter than air, yet very, very powerful
By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Jan 2024
In March 2013 Chinese scientists pulled off a remarkable feat. They created the world’s lightest aerogel. Tipping the scales at a mere 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter – that’s a sixth of the weight of air!
COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
What is a Ponzi scheme?
By Aniket Gupta | 06 Dec 2023
Ponzi schemes have long captivated the public imagination, drawing unsuspecting investors into a web of illusion and deception.
The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
02 Apr 2023
Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation
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