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3 weeks ago | 
thehindubusinessline.com | Aishwarya Kumar |Jyoti Banthia
Vijay (name changed) lives 12 km from his office and relies on bike-taxis and the metro for his daily commute. “I spend nearly ₹140 on a bike taxi every day to travel to the nearest metro station from my home, as compared to the ₹240-400 charged by auto-rickshaws and cabs,” he said.
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1 month ago | 
thehindubusinessline.com | Jyoti Banthia |Aishwarya Kumar
In an unexpected twist, companies are increasingly finding themselves entangled in legal disputes with their vendors. Suppliers and vendors are turning to insolvency petitions over payment delays as a legal tool to recover dues. This comes at a time when companies like Zomato and Ola Electric have been served insolvency petitions by its vendors.
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1 month ago | 
thehindubusinessline.com | Jyoti Banthia |Aishwarya Kumar
As Indian consumers move towards making healthier choices for food and snacks, start-ups are betting on consumers’ adoption of healthy options. The e-commerce order volumes of healthy food and snacks have surged by over 60 per cent year-on-year (YoY), according to a recent report by Unicommerce. Industry experts note that the shift towards healthier choices by consumers is marked by an increase in disposable incomes and awareness by the consumers.
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1 month ago | 
thehindubusinessline.com | Jyoti Banthia |Aishwarya Kumar
As Indian consumers move towards making healthier choices for food and snacks, start-ups are betting on consumers’ adoption of healthy options. The e-commerce order volumes of healthy food and snacks have surged by over 60 per cent year-on-year (YoY), according to a recent report by Unicommerce. Industry experts note that the shift towards healthier choices by consumers is marked by an increase in disposable incomes and awareness by the consumers.
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1 month ago | 
thehindubusinessline.com | Aishwarya Kumar |Jyoti Banthia
Electric vehicle (EV) registrations moderated in February 2025 after a picking up in January 2025. Electric two-wheeler registrations stood at 71,8444 units in February, compared to 98,246 units in January, according to data from Vahan. Bajaj Auto secured the top spot with 20,006 units sold, as compared to 21,432 in January. TVS Motor followed closely with 17,603 units (from 23,979 units), while Ather Energy recorded 11,129 unit registration.
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2 months ago | 
thehindubusinessline.com | Jyoti Banthia
Indian start-ups received a significant boost in the Union Budget 2025, with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announcing a new ₹10,000 crore Fund of Funds (FoF) with an expanded scope. Highlighting the success of the initial ₹10,000 crore FoF, Sitharaman noted that it helped mobilise commitments worth ₹91,000 crore. Push for start-ups“The renewal of the ₹10,000 crore commitment to the Fund of Funds for AIFs is a significant step forward for the Indian start-up and investment ecosystem.
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2 months ago | 
thehindubusinessline.com | Jyoti Banthia
DeepSeek has made Indian companies rethink AI model development, shifting focus from just applications to potential foundational models. DeepSeek has earned recognition from major tech companies, and even US President Donald Trump described China’s achievement as a “positive” development and a wake-up call for the American AI industry. “The biggest thing it has done is just change the belief that foundational models are only for large tech companies.
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2 months ago | 
thehindubusinessline.com | Jyoti Banthia
In one of its largest expansion plans, Aakash Educational Services is looking to open 125 new centres focused on Tier-3 and Tier-4 cities. “This year, 125 new cities is where we are going with a mix of models — classroom, hybrid, and digital. By March 1, all these 125 cities will be live,” said Deepak Mehrotra, MD & CEO, Aakash Educational Services. The expansion is aimed at Tier-3 and Tier-4 towns, reducing the need for students to relocate to major coaching hubs.
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2 months ago | 
thehindubusinessline.com | Jyoti Banthia
Fintech’s major Slice will be rebranded as slice Small Finance Bank Limited (Slice SFB) following its merger with North East Small Finance Bank (NESFB). The merger, which has already received some regulatory approvals, including a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), marks the creation of India’s first fintech bank.
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Jan 22, 2025 | 
thehindubusinessline.com | Jyoti Banthia
Investment platform Smallcase expects to turn profitable in the current year as it eyes more growth in the amount transacted on the platform, its Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Vasanth Kamath told businessline. Launched in July 2016, a smallcase is a basket or portfolio of stocks or exchange-traded funds (ETFs) representing an objective, theme, or strategy.
