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Founder and CEO of Nykaa, Falguni Nayar, recently discussed beauty consumption in India and how Gen Z is driving the market. She provided insight into how young people with disposable income are buying from premium categories and have different buying habits than previous generations. 

Flipkart is set to launch its own instant delivery platform in India to compete with companies like Instamart, Blinkit, and BigBasket. The quick delivery sector is extremely competitive and has taken a major portion of customers from e-commerce brands. 

Flipkart and Axis Bank are collaborating to launch a new Flipkart UPI platform. The platform will encourage users to pay within and outside the Flipkart app. It is a significant move and adds Flipkart to the growing list of e-commerce companies launching their own e-pay apps. 

India is leading the world when it comes to secure e-pay. According to Mastercard, India has the safest online transactions due to the tokenisation which replaces the card details with unique tokens. People are still susceptible to scams and frauds but tokenisation is the right step towards the digitally secure India. 

Ashta Saheli is a clothing library that is run by a group of eight friends. The library features Silk sarees, Banarasi sarees, Kanjeevaram sarees, and georgette sarees available for rent. Hema, the founder, mentions that they also organize free sales events, where they give away items like sarees, bags, jewellery, and shoes.

Earlier, rice was sold at the same rate to the customers in bulk through the Open Market Sale Scheme (OMSS). The process lacked efficiency and faced criticism. The Government decided to retail rice through the Food Corporation of India (FCI) to address the shortcomings.

Naseem Bano, a resident of Lucknow, is an exceptional Chikankari artist. She was recently honoured with the Padma Shri award for her distinctive Chikankari designs. She has travelled to cities such as America, Chile, New York, and Canada, and has introduced people to the unique art of Chikankari.

Two sisters from Lucknow, Nazish and Insha introduced Kolhapuri sandals to the online markets. On their brother’s suggestion, they ventured into entrepreneurship. Today, Nazish and Insha receive orders from overseas, including places like Dubai, New York, and Italy.

Gauri Khan is an Indian film producer, interior designer and costume designer. Gauri and Shah Rukh married each other on 25 October 1991. Gauri Khan is the owner of an interior designing store in Mumbai called ‘The Design Cell.’

Jaidev had allegedly ordered a Rs 1,19,900 worth iPhone XS MAX for his wife from the online shopping site 

Amazon and Flipkart claim bumper sale on their large platforms as they received orders from customers from over 99% of the pin codes in the country.