eBay's "India Census 2014 " is out

          Delhi tops the list of states contributing to ecommerce in India while Maharashtra becoming second in having the most active state taking part in the same. According to the survey carried out by eBay- India Census 2014, India have 4,556 online shopping hubs that range from metros to rural areas. The survey also found that inclusion of smartphones and high speed internet in the lives of people have made it easier for online transaction.

         One of the interesting facts about online shopping in India is the contribution of tier II and  tier III cities. The survey found that the notion that metros contribute the most is wrong as there are as many as 3,313 tier-II and III cities, and 1,233 rural hubs in India.

Flipkart teams up with TCYonline- when ecommerce met e-learning

                The Bengaluru based Indian ecommerce giant Flipkart has now entered a new sphere of shopping potential - competitive test preparation tool provider. By joining hands with TCYonline, the online education pioneer, Flipkart sees a dramatic change in the way it might raise their business as coaching centers across India is charging huge sum as fee. The venture has kick started from January 19 2015 , and has made available products/coaching materials for around 100 exam categories for 3 months on Flipkart.

                          So far TCYonline has tested over 50k teachers across 90+ exams through their popular testing platforms. This partnership could possibly bring about a huge change in the way e-learning reaches the students and job seekers as they get high quality coaching at an affordable price.

BabuMoshay.com –ecommerce of perishable goods

                   When the big players in ecommerce show less interest in delivering  daily needs of people and automobiles, the former is close to be solved this year as Babumoshay.com- an ecommerce venture backed by a few Rotarians of New Delhi is about to be launched soon. This would mean hygienic, treated and fresh goods like fruits, vegetables, and other perishable everyday needs too go online. The business aims at providing 1.5 lakh employment allover India. Discounts on various day to day activities of checkups, recreation, entertainment, travel etc will also be featured in this site.

Lenovo A6000 is the cheapest 4g phone in India

           Lenovo A6000 will be India's cheapest phone to have both 4G facility as well as a 64-bit capable chipset. The phone will be sold via flipkart on January 28th; with the registration beginning on 16th.The device is price at an INR 6999.

              Lenovo A6000 has the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 64-bit quad-core processor clocked at 1.2GHz.Apart from the 5 inch 720p display the phone boasts of a 8 MP camera and a 2300 mAh battery. Lenovo A6000 is a dual sim phone that runs on Android 4.4 Kitkat upgradable to Lollipop version.

Amazon India apologises for the technical snag

Following a glitch in their debute sales of the much awaited Micromax Yu Yureka , Amazon India has
addressed the impacted customers vis twitter .The device , which is believed to be a game changer
in the under 10k category was put on sale on Amazon India for a price tag of INR 8999, but few customers were asked to pay an extra 3500 for the phone during the transaction procedure.Micromax
 Yu Yureka had a limited stock of just 10,000 units put for sale while 3 lakh have had already registered for the
same.The next sale will be on 22nd January and and the number of units that would go on sale is still
not revealed.

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Alibaba enters Indian market

The Chinese ecommerce player Alibaba will invest $ 575 in One97 Communications Ltd's online
payment and marketplace businesses.Alibaba Group Holding Ltd ( aka Alibaba) and Zhenjiang Ant Small
& Micro Financial Services Group would gain a combined 30% stake in One97 while  One97 would then be valued at over $2 billion.The New Delhi Based company has given hints about the dealing saying they are in the process of raising fund and that they would communicate once the process is completed.