E-commerce
Type of business industry usually conducted over the internet
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| January 2025 | Became first third-party logistics company in India to launch Rapid Stores, starting with two stores in Bengaluru, with plans to expand to Chennai and Hyderabad. |
| January 2025 | The app is styled as 'rednote' on both App Store and Google Play store |
| January 2025 | Texas governor Greg Abbott prohibited Xiaohongshu on all government devices. |
| January 2025 | Xiaohongshu introduced Diandian, an AI-powered search tool, which was in beta testing at the time. |
| January 14 2025 | Following the US TikTok ban, Xiaohongshu became the most-downloaded free app in the App Store, with #TikTokRefugee trending as US users sought an alternative platform. |
| January 14 2025 | Xiaohongshu announced it would direct users to more 'positive' content, aligning with the November 2024 directive from the Cyberspace Administration of China. |
| 2024 | Awarded ETRetail E-Commerce & Digital Native Best Logistics Provider |
| 2024 | Received Digital Logistics Shakti Award |
| 2024 | Delhivery extended support to women athletes and military personnel at IRONMAN 70.3 Goa. Yasmin Halawa from Egypt won the women's category with a time of 5:22:50, and Bishworjit Saikhom of the Indian Army won the men's category with a time of 4:32:04. |
| 2024 | Named Company of the Year - All India by TV9 Network in the The Leaders of Road Transport Award |
| 2024 | Partnered with Team Global Logistics to enhance ocean freight services, expanding Less than Container Load (LCL) service reach to over 120 countries. |
| 2024 | Received Tata Motors' Best LSP Award |
| 2024 | Launched five all-female hubs, increasing women's participation in logistics by 59%. Sponsored over 70 women for Ironman triathlon. Partnered with Volvo and Amazon to introduce India's first Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) trucks. Achieved three consecutive profitable quarters. |
| 2024 | Received Special Category - Logistics Service Delivery for e-Commerce Operations by Logistics Excellence Advancement and Performance Shield (LEAPS) |
| 2024 | In the first quarter, Xiaohongshu reached a revenue milestone of 1 billion dollars, with a significant portion generated from international logistics services to third-party merchants. |
| 2024 | Xiaohongshu recorded almost 600 million daily search queries in Q4, which was nearly half of Baidu's search volume and represented a doubling of their search queries compared to the previous year. |
| 2024 | ONDC is developing frameworks for three major product categories: wealth management, insurance, and credit, with 85 enterprises showing interest in the credit segment and 7 enrolling in the pilot program. |
| 2024 | BASIX Krishi Samruddhi aims to raise sales to ₹10 million by the end of the year. |
| November 2024 | The Cyberspace Administration of China issued a directive guiding content platforms to direct users towards more 'positive' content. |
| October 2024 | ONDC increased to 14 million transactions, a 7.6% increase from 12.90 million in September, with 5.5 million mobility and 8.4 million non-mobility transactions. |
| September 25 2024 | Zoho Corporation introduces Vikra, a platform to simplify e-commerce processes, enabling businesses to generate product catalogues and sell through multiple platforms. |
| September 24 2024 | OTTplay by HT Media Labs announced its joining of the ONDC network, becoming the first OTT platform to do so. They introduced gift card membership plans starting from ₹249 per month, offering entertainment packs like Jhakaas, Simply South, and Totally Sorted via the ONDC network. |
| September 12 2024 | EaseMyTrip launched ScanMyTrip to offer travel services on ONDC, including flights, hotels, and homestays to empower MSMEs and Online Travel Agencies. |
| September 11 2024 | ONDC and Bhashini jointly released Saarthi, a reference application designed to help companies build buyer-side applications with multilingual functionality. The app supports Hindi, English, Marathi, Bengali, and Tamil, with plans to expand to all 22 Indian languages, featuring advanced speech recognition, transliteration, and AI-driven translation capabilities. |
| August 6 2024 | Government of Nagaland and ONDC signed an MoU for supporting digital sales of small companies, farmers, craftsmen, and entrepreneurs, with Ilandlo Services appointed as the nodal agency. |
| July 2024 | Bruhat Bengaluru Hoteliers Association (BBHA) and GrowthFalcons will collaborate to focus on meal delivery industry through ONDC, with Bengaluru currently placing 50,000-60,000 food delivery orders daily using Ola Consumer as the buying app. |
| July 30 2024 | ONDC introduced an interoperable QR code system to connect online and offline vendors, regional craftspeople, and neighborhood store owners with consumers through ONDC-registered buyer apps like Magicpin and Paytm. |
| June 28 2024 | Second edition of the Build for Bharat hackathon was introduced, featuring three competition categories: foundation solutions, scalable solutions, and next-generation initiatives. |
| May 2024 | ONDC achieved a record-breaking 200,000 retail transactions in a single day, with 5 million total orders placed. |
| May 23 2024 | EaseMyTrip announced signing a Letter of Intent to join the ONDC. |
| May 17 2024 | At the ONDC Startup Mahotsav, EaseMyTrip signed a Letter of Intent to become part of the ONDC Network. |
| February 2024 | ONDC fulfilled over 7.1 million total orders, with over 370,000 vendors and service providers across more than 800 cities. |
| February 8 2024 | ONDC and the Quality Council of India launched the DigiReady Certification portal, an online self-assessment tool enabling small and medium-sized enterprises to evaluate their digital readiness for joining the ONDC platform as vendors. |
| February 6 2024 | First order placed at 11 fair price stores in Himachal Pradesh, launching a pilot program by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution to integrate fair price stores into the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) platform. |
| January 2024 | ONDC successfully tested personal loan transactions with Easy Pay and DMI Finance, marking a significant milestone in their financial product integration efforts. |
| January 2024 | ONDC exceeded 6.75 million cumulative orders, with 3.56 million mobility orders and 3.19 million non-mobility orders. |
| January 30 2024 | ONDC completed platform integration for Domino's in the National Capital Region, with plans to expand to other cities in a phased manner. |
| January 29 2024 | Namma Yatri launched in Chennai, marking the first metro service in India to integrate with ONDC. Users can now purchase single and return travel tickets through ONDC network apps like RedBus, Namma Yatri, and Rapido. |
| January 12 2024 | Hyperlocal Pharmacy Aggregator MedPay became a member of ONDC, allowing customers to access its drugstore network via third-party buyer apps. Senco Gold & Diamonds became the first jewellery brand to join ONDC. |
| January 10 2024 | ONDC completed its first successful international cross-border transaction in collaboration with Singapore-based business-to-business network Proxtera, marking a significant milestone in digital commerce networking. |
| 2023 | Acquired an additional 4.75% stake in warehouse automation startup Falcon Autotech for ₹52.11 crore to enhance warehousing automation capabilities. |
| 2023 | Announced acquisition of Falcon Autotech Pvt Ltd. Sponsored Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL. |
| 2023 | Acquired a stake in Vinculum Solutions, a SaaS company specializing in e-commerce and multi-channel retailing, to strengthen position in direct-to-consumer logistics solutions. |
| 2023 | Recognized at SCRS Awards |
| 2023 | Xiaohongshu achieved profitability, generating a net profit of $500 million on revenues of $3.7 billion. |
| 2023 | Sequoia China purchased Xiaohongshu shares in multiple transactions, valuing the company at $14 billion. |
| 2023 | ONDC partnered with Namma Yatri to enter the urban mobility space, completing 25,000 daily rides and helping drivers receive ₹330 crore through the app. Namma Yatri onboarded over 1.7 lakh drivers and 40 lakh riders who booked 20 million rides. |
| 2023 | BASIX Krishi Samruddhi reported total sales of ₹4 million across FPOs in Odisha, West Bengal, Bihar, and Uttar Pradesh. |
| December 2023 | ONDC reached 5.5 million total transactions, with 2.1 million in retail and 3.4 million in mobility categories. |
| December 2023 | ONDC launched the Build for Bharat hackathon in collaboration with Startup India platform, Google Cloud, Antler, Protean, and Paytm. The hackathon involved 27,000 participants from businesses, startups, and academic institutions across over 50 cities, offering distributed equity capital up to $250,000 and $100,000 in Google Cloud credits. |
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