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The three-year board will advise the Centre on welfare schemes for gig, platform and unorganised workers, with representatives from aggregators, trade unions and state governments.

Analysts said that Swiggy is growing slower than Eternal now on both food delivery and quick commerce.

Eternal plans to accelerate Blinkit's store rollout to 3,500 outlets by FY27-end, backed by strong order growth, while stable food delivery margins and AI bets shape its outlook.

Eternal founder Deepinder Goyal says Dark.AI will offer encrypted conversations and user-controlled memory, while AI agents pose limited risks to Zomato and Blinkit

Eternal's Q2 net profit surged 92.3% to ₹1.25 billion but missed analyst estimates of ₹2.71 billion as rising costs weighed, even as revenue jumped 77.6% on strong Blinkit growth.

In the case of a Zomato Hyperpure warehouse, a company representative named a contractor as its disposal agency which FDA officials could not trace, according to the documents

Redseer and Google expect the market to grow at a 41-48 per cent CAGR, with monthly transacting users crossing 100 million as non-metro adoption accelerates

Blinkit and food delivery players may post strong growth, while Instamart losses could widen; Meesho and PhysicsWallah are expected to show margin improvement

E-commerce giants bank on speed as they expand beyond metros ahead of Big Billion Days, Great Indian Festival sale event.

A Bengaluru pilot will list handcrafted products made by PM Vishwakarma beneficiaries on Blinkit and offer guidance on digital onboarding, fulfilment, packaging and shipping

The latest Pro models can be purchased through Apple's online store, six retail outlets and select authorised third-party retailers, as well as on quick-commerce platforms

Amazon's instant-delivery service has expanded to more than 60 cities in less than 10 weeks and is on track to reach 100 cities by Diwali, intensifying competition

Flipkart's quick-commerce arm has expanded to nearly 1,200 micro-fulfilment centres across more than 150 cities as competition in instant delivery intensifies

Capex guidance per dark store has risen to around ₹2.5 crore from ₹1 crore as newer facilities exceed 5,000 sq ft and carry wider product assortments

Unsafe storage, contaminated food and poor hygiene practices were among the concerns flagged by Maharashtra FDA officials during recent inspections

CLSA says Blinkit has the largest dark-store network in India's top cities and is the only major player expanding beyond them, positioning it to gain as adoption spreads

Eternal share price: The stock price of a food delivery (FD) and quick commerce (QC) platform company quoted at its highest level since October 2025.

Shareholder approval clears a regulatory hurdle as Swiggy prepares an inventory-led qcom model that could boost reported revenue, margins and operational control

Reports of food contamination are common in India's local eateries, and Maharashtra's drive and Mundhe are gathering social media attention

The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration has suspended the licences of 14 food business establishments linked to online platforms such as Blinkit, Zepto and Instamart after a state-wide inspection drive found safety and hygiene violations, officials said on Friday. The FDA inspected 86 establishments in different parts of Maharashtra selling and delivering food through online platforms on August 13. It issued 60 improvement notices and ordered the temporary stoppage of business operations at one facility. No licence was cancelled during the drive, said the state government regulator. Of the 14 suspended licences, five belonged to Blinkit establishments, five to Zepto, two to Instamart, one to Bhagwati Stores and one to Swinsta Ent Pvt Ltd, the FDA said. The inspections covered storage, temperature control, cleanliness, pest control, personal hygiene of food handlers, compliance with FIFO/FEFO (First In, First Out/First Expired, First Out) practices, food safety records and displ