A journalist reported Meesho and Flipkart selling T-shirts glorifying criminal Lawrence Bisnoi. Immediately, the e-commerce platforms received backlash from netizens.
The Fairwork India Report 2024 for gig workers disclosed that several companies are failing to meet basic criteria for fair pay, and other labor standards.
Flipkart has launched its quick commerce platform, Flipkart Minutes, to compete with rivals like Zepto and Blinkit. Currently available in parts of Bangalore, the service promises deliveries within 8-16 minutes.
Ahsan Kharbai from Mumbai ordered Sparx slippers for ₹485 on Flipkart in May 2018, but never received them. Six years later, Flipkart customer support called to address the issue.
Binny Bansal, Flipkart's co-founder, discussed India's tech ecosystem at the SPC event. He praised India's regulatory environment as strong but not unique, noting the government's light involvement.
This outlier firm, a B2B e-commerce platform called Udaan, has received $120 million in convertible notes and debt when the startup ecosystem is experiencing a funding constraint this year.