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Infibeam Launches ShipDroid, A Logistics Aggregator Covering 20k Pincodes & 600+ Cities
Ahmedabad based Infibeam, one of the leading eCommerce site in India, has come up with a unique logistics service that promises to help thousands of merchants selling their good online. Called ShipDroid, it essentially is a logistics…
India Post To Launch Ecommerce Portal. 3 Reasons It Can Become India’s Largest Online Marketplace
Attention Flipkart, Snapdeal and Amazon…there may be another heavyweight competitor around the corner!
India Post, having one of the largest logistics network in the world, is now all set to launch their own ecommerce portal, which will…
Flipkart Contemplates $5B IPO via Wall Street In The Next 18 Months
In 2014, the Chinese e-giant Alibaba hit the Wall Street creating a world record in raising $25 billion. Now it’s time for us, says the Indian e-commerce giant, Flipkart. The news is Sachin and Binny Bansal are meeting many investment…
How Brands Can Effectively Connect With Kiddie Consumers Over The Internet
Thinking brand, what are the things that can come into one’s mind? In all probability trust, sustainability, sale, timelessness or even price! A great platform to exhibit and create relationships with the consumer, the internet has…
Flipkart, Jabong & Others Fined Rs.54cr For Tax Evasion by Kerala State
It’s definitely not a good start for Flipkart this year, as the Kerala State Sales tax department has slapped a fine of Rs 54 crore for sales tax evasion in two consecutive financial years, ie 2012-13 and 2013-14.
After experiencing tax…
Digital India’s Biggest Push: Free WiFi Across 2500 Cities; Rs 7000 Cr Budget Allocated
The first wave of human evolution was based on the availability of water; civilizations flourished where we found rivers. The second wave of development occurred with the help of roads; people migrated to those places which had roads so…
Setup Servers In India, Govt Tells Social Media Giants…Again
Here we go again…The social media giants, like Google, Facebook, Twitter are summoned by the Indian Government to set up their servers in India. Currently most of these social media sites operate with servers set up in the U.S. The reason…
Is Maharashtra Govt. Considering A Ban On Ecommerce Portals?
Indian Ecommerce industry’s existence has just received another threat; and this time it has come directly from Maharashtra Government.
Last week, leaders of the Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM), which is an Economic policy front under RSS,…
Alibaba Signs MoU With CII To Tap Indian B2B Market
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has signed a MoU with Alibaba.com to connect Indian and Chinese Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs), and to facilitate greater economic engagement between them.
The purpose of this MoU is to…
New Visa on Arrival Scheme A Huge Hit. 421.6% Increase In Visas Issued!
Indian Government had changed its visa on arrival policy last year, when visa on arrival facility was extended to 43 nationalities, along with speedy e-visa facility which ensured approved visa within 96 hours.
It seems that the policy…
CCAvenue Goes Multilingual. Offers Checkout in 8 Indian & 10 International Languages
CCAvenue, one of the most popular Indian payment gateway is now available in 8 Indian and 10 international languages. This is probably a first for any Indian payment gateway as most of them are available for English language only.…
Facebook’s Impact On Indian Economy, $4B & 335K Jobs In 2014: Report
Have you ever wondered if and how Facebook has impacted the economies world over? The apps that have built over it, the exposure it provides to businesses, Facebook services that are offered etc all contribute to the economy indirectly by…
Den Snapdeal TV Shopping Channel Goes Live! [Updated]
Like we reported in the month of September 2014 (read below), the 50:50 joint venture between Snapdeal parent company Jasper Infotech and cable TV distribution network Den Networks Ltd. has launched a TV Shopping channel "Den-Snapdeal…
Amazon To Step Into Movie Production Business This Year In The US
Amazon studio that has made a mark in the television industry is now venturing into production of films, and prime instant videos, which will have some real original stuff.
The Amazon Original Movies has promised to stick to unique…
Selling Sexual Wellness Products Online Too Hot To Handle For Government
Indian government has been infamous for banning and censoring a wide range of websites, but this latest one takes the cake – They are now banning sale of sex objects online, ‘openly’. The nation is certainly going to prigs with governments…
Mobile Shopping Will Account For Over 65% Online Sales In 2015
The year 2014 has been a great year for Indian ecommerce. From Flipkart’s $11 Billion valuation to Snapdeal’s recent $627 million investment, from Myntra’s acquisition to Amazon’s $2 Billion investment in India, Indian e-commerce market has…
Flipkart To Create 10,000 ‘Millionaires’ in 2015: For Heavens, Stop Fooling Us!
Flipkart, the biggest Indian etailer, yesterday announced that it aims to help more than 10,000 sellers generate business in excess of Rs 10 lakh through the platform provided by them during the year 2015.
"About 2,000 sellers became…
What Happened On Internet Every Minute In 2014?
The internet is becoming an integral part of our lives. It is to us what perhaps the newspaper was to our parents, or the radio was to our grandparents.
Nearly 40% of the world’s population now has access to the internet and with the…
Now, Google Search Offers Full-Fledged Flight Search. Will Severely Affect OTAs!
Google Search in India has now started offering addition information on their search engine – Flights search and booking. While Flight information was available on Google since 2013, it was very limited, a user had to enter the flight…
Bangalore Cops Are Now Just A Tweet Away!
Technology is the main ingredient for the green city’s success because Bangalore’s cool cops make it so. In other words, the Bangalore police are just a tweet away in case of emergencies and super accessible on Facebook. Be it traffic or…