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Mint Explainer | Delhi may bring back app-based carpooling-why it was banned, and what's changing now

New Delhi, Jan. 7 -- The Delhi government is planning to allow carpooling to resume by the end of this month on ride-hailing platforms such as Uber, Ola, and Rapido, two people familiar with the matte... Read More


India's edtech pivots to low-cost micro-learning as dealmaking slows and patience thins

New Delhi, Jan. 6 -- As dealmaking slows and investor patience thins, India's edtech sector is turning to a new learning model to capture low-intent, high-frequency users. Platforms are increasingly ... Read More


Amazon to Meesho race to crack LLM-powered shopping as AI reshapes ecommerce

New Delhi, Dec. 30 -- For years, ecommerce discovery was built around keywords, rankings and sponsored slots. Now, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude or Google Gemini are guiding users on what to buy, where ... Read More


Mint Explainer | How the advance tipping ban could change ride-hailing bookings

New Delhi, Dec. 28 -- The ministry of road transport and highways has tweaked cab aggregator guidelines to ban advance tipping-a feature that allowed passengers to offer a tip upfront while booking a ... Read More


Startups turn concierges as India's affluent are ready to pay to have life play to their tune

New Delhi, Dec. 25 -- For India's affluent, convenience never sat in apps or bookings but in the privilege of things done for them-access to anything, anywhere with no friction or complexity and satis... Read More


India's personal concierge market sees startup surge

new delhi, Dec. 25 -- For India's affluent, convenience never sat in apps or bookings but in the privilege of things done for them-access to anything, anywhere with no friction or complexity and satis... Read More


Startups bet on the affluent, foray into concierge services

new delhi, Dec. 25 -- For India's affluent, convenience never sat in apps or bookings but in the privilege of things done for them-access to anything, anywhere with no friction or complexity and satis... Read More


Aavishkaar Group looks to balance long-cycle carbon play with faster-return bets

New Delhi, Dec. 22 -- Impact investor Aavishkaar Capital is increasingly looking to complement its long-cycle carbon bets with newer, faster-return climate opportunities-areas where capital can turn o... Read More


Shriram to retain board, management control at Shriram Finance after MUFG deal

New Delhi, Dec. 22 -- Indian financial conglomerate Shriram Group will continue to hold control over the board and management of Shriram Finance Ltd, India's second largest non-banking finance company... Read More


Cash-rich legal tech faces huge task: Making data machine-ready

New Delhi, Dec. 10 -- Legal tech is flooded with capital, but even as money pours in, structural roadblocks persist. The sector faces the unglamorous task of making legal data machine-readable through... Read More