Zomato Order Crashes On NYE; Company Switches Off Online Ordering
Zomato saw its food ordering service Zomato Order crash on New Years Eve. Zomato was inundated with orders from hungry revelers on 31st December, seeing record levels of orders on the site.
CCI Dismisses Meru’s Plea Against Uber
The CCI has dismissed a case it had filed against the company in Kolkata.
Meru had filed a case against the global cab-hailing service app claiming that the latter, resorted to predatory pricing to woo customers. However, the CCI (Competition Comission of India) found no wrong-doing on Uber’s part.
Latest Investor In Rahul Yadav’s Startup? Yuvraj Singh!
Rahul Yadav has found another high profile backer for his new startup Intelligent Interfaces – it’s Indian cricket legend Yuvraj Singh. “Proud to back Rahul Yadav and Intelligent Interfaces (ii) in helping the Government govern 100x better with the help of technology. Get ready for the (r)evolution!”, posted Yuvraj on Facebook.
How To Perfectly Detach Yourself From Work During The Holiday Season
It’s that time of the year again. Holidays have rolled in and people all over the world shut down their work laptops and take off on trips, to visit family, to unwind. And for a good reason. Vacation and time away from work helps you stay healthy and productive — here are a few tips to help you detach while you’re out of the office.
9 Startups Write To TRAI Opposing Facebook’s Free Basics
India’s startup community has joined the ongoing clamour against Facebook’s Free Basics program. A total of 9 influential startup founders have written to TRAI voicing their concerns about Facebook’s move. These include CEO of Indian unicorn startups Flipkart, Paytm and Zomato.
Government To Consider Increasing Maternity Leave From 18 to 26 Weeks
It’s a reason to rejoice for women employees who are planning to have a baby. The union government is set to increase the maternity leave for women employed in private firms from the existing 12 weeks to 26 weeks.
Meru Joins Carpooling Wave, Launches Ride Sharing Option
Carpooling is the flavour of the season. The established players in the cab hailing market Uber and Ola have launched their own versions, and a slew of carpooling apps have come up. Now the oldest cab-hailing service has jumped on the carpool bandwagon. Meru has launched its own ridesharing service. The pilot version of the project will be kicked off in Delhi-NCR.
15 Pet Focussed Startups You Need To Know About
Fortunately the startups wave has struck the animal lovers who’ve turned entrepreneurs to help your pets in every way. From booking their spas to buying the best of pet accessories, these startups are creating a whole new industry which hitherto was confined to the neighbourhood pet shop. Though petcare in India is nascent and not as mature as in western countries, the Indian petcare industry is growing at about 26% a year, fuelled by a significant increase in spending by Indians on pets in the last few years
We reached out to all the pet startups in India and got a lowdown from all of them on what they do, for you to bookmark.
Foodpanda Fires 300 Employees
The layoffs in India’s food tech sector are well on their way to continuing onto 2016. After Zomato had fired 10% of its workforce, and TinyOwl had let go of 100 employees which resulted in its cofounder being held hostage in their Pune office for 2 days, Foodpanda has fired around 300 of its staff in India. This represents 10% of its workforce.