Gig unions say that the killing of a Delhi man in a road rage incident in January is symptomatic of extreme pressure. ‘The workers are constantly at risk too.’
Economic Survey underlines gig workforce has grown from 77 lakh in FY 2021 to about 1.2 cr in FY 2025, driven by smartphone penetration, scale-up of digital platforms & payments.
Karnataka has one of highest numbers of people working in this rapidly growing sector, about 4 lakhs, and welfare board was set up with intention of providing them safety net.
In Gurugram’s Hayatpur, an SUV owner tried running over a delivery executive after a dispute over delivery bikes’ parking space. A Swiggy dark store is located in this neighbourhood.
In India, women remain concentrated in a narrow range of sectors such as beauty and hairdressing, household maintenance, residential care, and parts of the education sector.
IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.
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