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Indian startups pull out all stops to make a difference amid Coronavirus crisis

As the coronavirus spreads across global frontiers, startups are forced to deal with nationwide lockdown, working capital issues and liquidity crunch challenging their continuity plans and short-term growth goals. Despite these, Indian startups leave no stone unturned to extend their funding support and collaborative efforts to root out coronavirus pandemic from the system. Here's a sneak peek on few startup contributions: Mar 28, 2020
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Flipkart, Unacademy, Meesho and Zerodha issue work from home mandate due to coronavirus

In one of corporate India's biggest work from home experiments battling the spread of coronavirus, Flipkart mandates its 11,000-strong workforce to work-from-home for the next three days. Also, Bengaluru-based startups - Fintech player Instamojo, edtech player Unacademy, Urban mobility platform Bounce, social commerce firm Meesho and Zerodha have asked their staff to mandatorily work from home. Mar 13, 2020
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Cryptocurrency ban lifted by RBI in India: What the SC ruling means?

The SC lifted the cryptocurrency ban imposed by RBI in early 2018, which prevented financial institutions in India from providing banking services to cryptocurrency companies. Industry experts hail SC's bold move, but advise users on exercising caution trading in crypto and companies to improve AML policies and ensure data privacy. Mar 5, 2020
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Amazon set to take on rivals Swiggy, Zomato in India's food delivery biz

With the food delivery business gaining maximum traction in India, Amazon is all set to foray into the space and take on rivals Swiggy, Zomato and others by launching exclusive brands in partnership with restaurants. The food delivery business will kickstart in Bengaluru first in March. Feb 27, 2020
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Women entrepreneurship can create 150-170 million jobs in India

A joint report by Bain & Company and Google titled "Women Entrepreneurship in India - Powering the economy with her", underlines the need to accelerate efforts to grow women entrepreneurs in India in both quantity and quality to solve employment challenges in the country. Feb 19, 2020