Indians Not Taking Booster Covid Vaccine

Less than 30,000 booster doses daily in December.India's vaccine coverage has been flat in the last two months. Photograph: ANI Photo   Nearly 600,000 daily fresh cases of COVID-19 are being......

1 in 3 Indians stepping out without masks: Survey

Mask compliance continues to remain at its lowest in India despite concerns over detection of Omicron variant in the country, with only 2 per cent of surveyed citizens saying that people in their......

RBI's priority lending norms may not mean quick relief for start-ups

Seed and early-stage start-ups are high-risk businesses, rarely have collateral and only 1 in 10 of them makes it to becoming a viable company. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The......

E-com giants may see 25% jump in sales

Instead of making the sellers bleed, experts say, e-commerce giants Amazon and Flipkart have roped in banks to offer discounts to buyers. E-commerce giants Amazon and Flipkart are expected to......

Ecommerce cos hit roadblock as lockdown set to continue

What is aggravating the situation is that e-commerce firms are facing huge shortage of delivery personnel. They have not been able to bring back their staff to work, despite offering higher pay and......

Consumer internet start-ups brace for salary cuts, layoffs

For now, Bounce, Shuttl, Fab Hotels, Instamojo, Zomato,  Curefit, and HealthifyMe, among others, are going for salary deductions. Most of the consumer internet start-ups, besides those who are......