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Unicorns staring at fund woes, drop in valuation amid Covid-19 outbreak

Curbs on investment by Chinese investors a major roadblock

Rebel Foods woos consumers with temperature check of staff, healthy food

With over 350 kitchens, Rebel Foods said it is able to deliver food across the nation even under the current circumstances

Consumer internet firms offer support schemes for their freelance workers

Move aimed at providing their financial and healthcare support during time of pandemic

Caspian Debt receives $20 mn from US govt agency as long-term debt

Caspian aims to use the funds to invest in under-served emerging enterprises and women-centric businesses.

Co-founder Rahul Jaimini no longer active in Swiggy, joins new start-up

He moves to career accelerator start-up Pesto Tech as its co-founder; will remain on Swiggy board

Amazon offers special delivery of essentials in Mumbai's containment zones

Amazon will deliver orders to a designated delivery point in the vicinity of the containment zone, from where volunteers will take the packages to the customer's doorstep

India business most affected due to coronavirus lockdown: Amazon CFO

Last month, the government said e-commerce platforms would be allowed to sell only essential items during the lockdown

Ola launches rideshare option 'Pro' with super-sanitised in-car experience

The Ola Pro trial, which begins in Sydney, introduces a fleet of specially fitted out vehicles fitted with a transparent plastic barrier separating the driver and rider.

Flipkart, cab operator Meru join hands to deliver essential products

Meru to deliver essential goods to Flipkart customers in Ozone sanitized cabs across Delhi NCR, Bengaluru and Hyderabad

Trucking tech company BlackBuck waives off commission for truckers

Manufacturers, traders and other shippers can use the Blackbuck platform and gain access to a million trucks

Amazon strengthens tie-up with Railways for faster delivery of essentials

The e-commerce giant is leveraging 'Covid-19 Parcel Special Trains' launched by Indian Railways to ramp up its operations to 55 lanes during lockdown period

Antariksh Waste Ventures develops IoT-enabled smart bin to curb Covid-19

Called 'AirBin,' it enables remote monitoring of waste accumulation levels and clearances using Internet of Things

Covid-19 impact: PE/VC investments hit 12-quarter low at $5.1 billion

At $2.2 billion, large deals declined by over 70 per cent on a year-on-year basis in the same period

71% drop in FMCG demand due to Covid-19, zero orders in 95% outlets: Study

The Bizom report has captured insights by analysing data from 30% of the retail space across 400 districts and 2,000 towns and cities; it covers a population of 800 million

AIIMS deploys robots to help medical staff in the war against Coronavirus

The applications range from sanitising the floors without human intervention to enabling doctors to monitor and interact with contagious Covid-19 patients remotely

IBM gets 'The Weather Company' going to empower farmers during lockdown

Firm's 'operations dashboard' works as a meteorologist-in-a-box to provide weather data insights

FDI policy changes to impact investments from China amid Covid-19 lockdown

This is also expected to reduce the inflow of investments in new companies as well as the merger and acquisition scenario in the country

Covid-19 impact: Govt backtracks on non-essential items' sale by e-tailers

The norms earlier allowed them to operate without any restriction on their working hours from April 20, provided they ensured strict social distancing.

Walmart, Flipkart secure one million medical gowns in coronavirus fight

The companies have committed Rs 46 crore to support India's fight against the pandemic.

Classes in Cloud: Online teaching becomes order of the day amid lockdown

With the lockdown in force, live online teaching has become the order of the day, report Peerzada Abrar and Sai Ishwar