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Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Detailed stories on technology startups, business and economic current affairs.
Be your boss, manage your time, earn your money, endure financial stress, loneliness and uncertainty
Editor's note: 11.15 a.m. The sun is exceptionally unforgiving on this muggy August morning in Delhi after a couple of days of rain. Pankaj, who asked to be identified only by his first name, is driving around in his Toyota, yawning. The car’s air conditioning is off and windows rolled down. He splashes water on his face to fight sleep. It’s been a 14-hour shift, the last 30 minutes without a passenger. Pankaj needs one more ride to complete his weekly target and get a cash incentive, which he missed last week. He had driven around Delhi in loops; around the railway stations, the airport, even Noida—one of the multiple contiguous cities that make up the National Capital Region—in the middle of the night without any luck. "I had only heard stories from other drivers of wasting a whole night in search of that elusive one ride to complete the target," he says. "Then last week, it happened with me. It was extremely frustrating." This week, he is determined to earn the incentive. He has around an hour before the deadline. Target-based …
Be your boss, manage your time, earn your money, endure financial stress, loneliness and uncertainty
Editor's note: 11.15 a.m. The sun is exceptionally unforgiving on this muggy August morning in Delhi after a couple of days of rain. Pankaj, who asked to be identified only by his first name, is driving around in his Toyota, yawning. The car’s air conditioning is off and windows rolled down. He splashes water on his face to fight sleep. It’s been a 14-hour shift, the last 30 minutes without a passenger. Pankaj needs one more ride to complete his weekly target and get a cash incentive, which he missed last week. He had driven around Delhi in loops; around the railway stations, the airport, even Noida—one of the multiple contiguous cities that make up the National Capital Region—in the middle of the night without any luck. "I had only heard stories from other drivers of wasting a whole night in search of that elusive one ride to complete the target," he says. "Then last week, it happened with me. It was extremely frustrating." This week, he is determined to earn the incentive. He has around an hour before the deadline. Target-based …
A string of deals and bets signal the ride-hailing company’s ambition to dominate delivery, but questions and challenges remain.
The country’s top VC funds are flush with new fundraises. They must now find opportunities to invest, but that’s easier said than done.
The Indian mother and baby products retailer has been slow to grow in the two largest markets of the Gulf. What gives?
A string of deals and bets signal the ride-hailing company’s ambition to dominate delivery, but questions and challenges remain.
The country’s top VC funds are flush with new fundraises. They must now find opportunities to invest, but that’s easier said than done.
The Indian mother and baby products retailer has been slow to grow in the two largest markets of the Gulf. What gives?
