Swiggy Current Affairs, GK & News
What is a Deccahorn?
Deccahorns are private firms whose value exceeded over ten billion USD. Recently Swiggy has become the fourth Indian company to earn the tag. The other three companies that hold the tag already are Paytm, a FinTech, Oyo (a hotel aggregator) and Byjus (an Edtech). Facebook was the first Deccahorn. It earned the tag in 2007. ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs - 2022
Topics: Alibaba • Artificial Intelligence (AI) • Blockchain • BYJU'S • Bytedance • deccahorn • E-commerce • EdTech • Facebook • FinTech • Flipkart • Oyo • OYO Rooms • Paytm • Social media • SpaceX • Swiggy • TikTok • Unicorn • Walmart
E-cycles for food delivery
Food delivery platform Swiggy is launching electric-cycles (E-cycles) in association with the Hero Lectro Cargo (HLC) in Hyderabad. Key Points Under the pilot project, e-cycles will be rolled out in August 2021 itself. E-cycles from Hero Lectro Cargo (HLC) will be deployed for last mile food delivery. Swiggy would deploy Hero Lectro WINN cargo e-cycles ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2021
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs - 2022 • India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: E-cycles • E-cycles for food delivery • Electric vehicles • Online Food Delivery • Swiggy
PM SVANidhi Scheme: UP secures the top rank
On 26 October, 2020, the Government of India announced that Uttar Pradesh secured the top rank PM SVANidhi Scheme. The state has approved the highest number of loans so far. Highlights Uttar Pradesh government has secured the top ranking in all categories of the PM SVANidhi Scheme. The categories include sanction, applications, disbursements of loans. ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Loan • PM SVANidhi • SIDBI • Small Industries Development Bank of India(SIDBI) • Street Vendors • Swiggy • Uttar Pradesh
PM Svanidhi Scheme: MoHUA unites with Swiggy taking Street Food Vendors online
On October 5, 2020, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs signed Memorandum of Understanding with Swiggy to take street food vendors online. This was achieved under PM Svanidhi Scheme. Highlights The programme was launched in five cities such as Chennai, Ahmedabad, Indore, Delhi and Varanasi. Under the programme around 250 vendors were taken on-board across ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
Topics: Atma Nirbhar Bharat Abhiyan • FSSAI • Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs • PM SVANidhi • Street Vendors • Swiggy
Zomato acquires Uber Eat Operations in India
The Indian food delivery start-up firm Zomato has acquired the American multinational company Uber’s food delivery platform, Uber Eats, in India. As per media reports, Uber gets a 10 percent ownership in Zomato along with a USD 350 million (Rs 2,485 crore) all-stock exchange. After the acquisition, Uber Eats will discontinue its operations in India. ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Topics: American • Swiggy • Uber • Uber Eats • Zomato
SBI launches a unified integrated app YONO (You Need Only One) for financial services
The State Bank of India (SBI) has recently launched a unified integrated app YONO (You Need Only One) that would offer all kinds of financial and lifestyle products. The omni-channel platform will allow customers to meet their lifestyle needs across 14 categories from booking cabs to paying for medical needs — all under one roof. ..
Topics: Companies • Companies based in Bangalore • Economy of India • Flipkart • Market economics) • Omnichannel • State Bank of India • Swiggy • YONO