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ONDC, Meta partner to empower small biz, upskill 500k MSMEs in next 2 yrs

The Meta Small Business Academy offers entrepreneurs and marketers a certification in digital marketing skills to grow on the Meta apps

Hyderabad most travelled city in 2023, UP most visited state: Oyo

As remote working and flexibility declined, travelers sought to maximize their vacations and extended long weekends this year

Ride-hailing firm Yaary launches on ONDC for Hyderabad auto, taxi drivers

Service doesn't charge fees from drivers and aims to expand to two million customers in India

E-commerce firm Meesho says added 25,000 non-GST sellers in 2 months

Company says it is 'committed' to goal of goal of digitising 10 million sellers by 2027

Slice of success: Have Zomato, Swiggy finally figured out the right recipe?

Zomato reported its first-ever profit of Rs 2 crore in Q1 FY24

India has $20 bn dry powder waiting to be invested: Peak XV MD Anandan

Says investors are looking to invest unallocated capital in sectors like AI

Agritech company Vegrow raises $46 mn in funding round led by GIC

Start-up will use the money to expand in India and strengthen global network

How Varun and Ghazal Alagh's Mamaearth became profitable D2C empire

Celebrating seven years of success, the company eyes future growth with a diversified portfolio and strong offline presence

IPO-bound Oyo elevates Rakesh Kumar as new chief financial officer

Kumar will replace Abhishek Gupta, who will continue with Oyo in "an advisory and mentorship capacity

Rolling dice on tax changes: Investor interest in real-money gaming sours

Look to take measured bets in casual and mid-core games

Gaming industry signs code of ethics for safe, trusted & accountable gaming

Joy Bhattacharjya, Director-General, FIFS, said that India's gaming sector is a sunrise sector, with almost 50 crore active users

Paytm to bring 10 mn sellers to ONDC by 2025 end, says Vijay Shekhar Sharma

"Consumer value (on ONDC) will be dramatically different and superior to current e-commerce platforms," he said

Fantasy sports companies get World Cup boost, witness growth in revenue

Spurred by increased traffic, gaming unicorn Dream11, the largest Indian platform for fantasy gaming, breached the 200 million-threshold of registered users on its platform

Mobile phone PLI has created 500k incremental jobs: Ashwini Vaishnaw

As many as 5,000 people will work to manufacture smartphones and feature phones at a large scale in the new unit, Vaishnaw said

How Amarinder Singh's Clove Dental is standardising India's oral healthcare

The startup sets ambitious target, plans to increase clinics to 1,000 and serve 3 million patients annually by FY24

Swiggy's food delivery business grew 17% to $1.43 bn in H1 FY24: Prosus

Online aggregator's operating metrics improved and loss reduced, says investor

Oyo restarts self-operated hotels, targets 200 new premium properties

As part of the program, OYO will secure annual, long-term management contracts on a revenue-share basis for 200 premium hotels across Indian metros

Only 7% of Indian consumers buy fruits, vegetables online: Survey

"Quality of fruits and vegetables delivered via online platforms was always average and the return/refund process mostly painful, according to consumers," said Sachin Taparia, Founder of LocalCircles

Global Dental Services raises $50 mn from Qatar Investment Authority

Founded in 2011 by Singh, the company currently operates 422 company-owned and managed dental clinics under the 'Clove Dental' banner, spread across 24 cities in 12 states

Over 50% Indian gamers see a career in gaming, shows HP India study

The company has introduced the HP Gaming Garage, a free-of-cost online professional certificate program on Esports management and Game development