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Quick commerce startup Swish is broadening its food delivery push with a new feature called Swish Go, signalling a more direct challenge to India’s dominant delivery platforms. The move suggests the company is testing whether its speed-first model can extend beyond quick food orders into a broader on-demand dining proposition.
India’s gig economy is increasingly folding tax compliance into everyday work, with platforms now helping delivery partners file returns through in-app services. The move is gaining traction because many workers are eligible for refunds after tax deducted at source, while the resulting filings also create formal financial records that can support future credit applications.
India’s gig economy is seeing a quiet but important shift as delivery and mobility workers increasingly use platform-led tax filing services to claim refunds on tax deducted at source. What began as a compliance exercise is now also becoming a pathway to formal financial records, helping workers build documentation that can support future credit applications.
India’s major gig platforms are increasingly building tax filing assistance into their apps as delivery partners seek refunds on tax deducted at source and a clearer financial footprint. The move is helping workers recover cash, formalise income records and improve access to credit, signalling a deeper shift toward compliance in the country’s fast-growing gig economy.
India’s gig economy is quietly building a new financial layer as platforms begin offering tax filing support inside their apps for delivery partners and other workers. The service is gaining traction because many workers receive TDS refunds, while the resulting tax records can also strengthen their case for loans, credit cards and other formal financial products.
India’s gig economy is quietly building a new financial habit: tax filing. Delivery partners and other platform workers are increasingly using app-based assistance to claim refunds on tax deducted at source, turning compliance into an immediate cash benefit. The shift is also helping workers create formal financial records that can strengthen future credit applications.
Bank lending accelerated to a sixteen-month high, with credit growth reaching its strongest pace in eight quarters, according to the report. But deposit growth failed to keep up, widening the credit-deposit gap and intensifying funding pressure across the banking system, even as finance-sector lending, especially to NBFCs, powered the expansion.
Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said the government must strike a careful balance between easing edible oil prices for consumers and protecting farm incomes, after the Centre cut import duties on key oils. He also said government agencies will step in to procure oilseeds and pulses if farmers are forced to sell below the minimum support price, signalling a backstop for growers amid price pressure.
Taranjot Singh, a young Sikh artiste, is drawing attention for pursuing Kathak with resolve despite criticism from friends, family and social media users. His journey reflects a broader cultural tension between inherited expectations and individual artistic choice in contemporary India.
India’s consumption story remains resilient even as the pace of private spending moderated slightly in the latest quarter, with real private final consumption expenditure rising 7.1 per cent in Q1FY27 after 7.5 per cent in Q4FY26. Smallcase managers said the broader trend points to a durable upgrade in consumer preferences, with premiumisation gaining ground across categories rather than a broad-based demand slowdown.
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