Month: February 2024

Rohit Kumar Singh, Secretary DoCA: ‘Need to halt surrogate ads’

98% of these processed ads required modification to align with regulatory standards. Over the last three years, ASCI has also reported 1085 cases of advertisements that were in direct violation of law to both central and state regulators. 765 of these were illegal betting ads and 320 were direct liquor advertising.

ASCI and the Department of Consumer Affairs (DoCA) convened to address the pervasive issue and dangers of surrogate advertisements.

Tech retail company ace turtle launches lifestyle apparel brand Dockers

Commenting on the launch, Nitin Chhabra, chief executive officer, ace turtle, said, "We are thrilled to introduce the globally renowned Dockers experience for fashion enthusiasts across India with the launch of our exclusive retail store in Delhi."

This partnership brings Dockers’ legacy of clothing to the Indian market, catering to the evolving needs of the modern Indian consumer.

Indian Railways ties up with Swiggy

This facility will be launched in the first phase at four railway stations i.e. Bengaluru, Bhubaneswar, Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam, said IRCTC in a stock exchange filing. The e-catering service will be "available soon", said IRCTC. (Image source: Unsplash)

Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation has tied up with Swiggy for supply and delivery of pre-ordered meals.

Sachin Tendulkar plays gully cricket with locals in Kashmir: MIB’s Anurag Thakur pens note

The post shared by MyGov India read, “Uniting on the pitch! Cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar spreads the joy of the game in Kashmir. Watch the Match in Heaven!”

MyGov India shared a video on X, of cricketing legend Sachin Tendulkar, who was on vacation with his family and saw a few locals enjoying a game of gully cricket and decided to join in.

MIB’s Anurag Thakur launches four portals for media; Includes automated media planning, e-billing systems

Thakur said, “4 lakh crore sale happened of local items. This happened after PM appealed for ‘Vocal for Local’ and he asked people to buy local products. This shows how much people consider PM.” (Image source: official website - anuragthakur.in)

This initiative is aimed at ensuring ease of doing business by fostering a more conducive business environment for Newspaper publishers and TV channel.

Karnataka HC to Byju’s parent: Any resolution passed in EGM to be invalid until final hearing

The NCLAT had previously closed insolvency proceedings after Byju’s board member Riju Raveendran personally settled the dues with the BCCI.

Byju’s had shared in a statement that the reasons for the EGM included removing Divya Gokulnath and Riju Raveendran as directors, and Byju Gokulnath as chief executive officer and chairman, was to disrupt the management and control the operations of the company.

Uber signs MoU with ONDC to explore opportunities for Uber’s expansion

Uber introduced several new offerings in 2024, including the premium Uber Black and the country’s first licensed app-based bus service, Uber Shuttle.

Uber’s chief executive Dara Khosrowshahi stated that one of their ‘biggest’ growth strategies is to expand into low-income based, and they don’t want to be reduced to being an upper middle class product.

57 percent Indians prefer AI tools over human interaction: Adobe

Indian brands are world leaders in adopting customer data management (89 percent), and almost all have the data to balance personalisation and privacy (95 percent). (Representative image by Marco Bianchetti via Unsplash)

The study also revealed that 59 percent of Indian consumers will stop or consider not buying from a brand that isn’t transparent about personal data use.