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College Student Works As Blinkit Delivery Executive, Reveals His First Day Earnings
LLB student Kaval Desai shares his positive six-hour delivery experience with Blinkit, earning Rs 508, including bonus.
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Barber Earns Nearly Rs 1 Lakh Monthly In Mumbai, Rejects Government Job For Autonomy
A Mumbai-based professional shared that his barber from Uttar Pradesh was earning close to Rs 1 lakh per month.
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Life Without A Fixed Payday: How To Navigate Freelance Income Dilemma
Freelancers and independent contractors do not automatically get benefits such as paid leave, social security or employer-provided health insurance.
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Bengaluru College Student Works As Rapido Driver For 3 Months, Shares Earnings And Lessons
A Bengaluru BBA student shares his three-month experience working as a Rapido captain during college vacation.
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Man Leaves Rs 25,000 Gurugram Job to Drive Autorickshaw, Earns Rs 60,000 Monthly
The autorickshaw driver said he earns Rs 60,000 monthly and manages to save Rs 40,000-Rs 45,000 after expenses.
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Entrepreneur 'Poaches' His Own Employee: CEO-Security Guard Video Goes Viral
A video shared by Zypp Electric founder and CEO Akash Gupta has gone viral after he was seen encouraging a security guard working at his Gurugram office to consider becoming a delivery partner.
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International Labour Organisation Adopts First Treaty On Gig Workers' Safety
The Decent Work in the Platform Economy Convention is aimed at extending labour protections to hundreds of millions of people worldwide who work through digital platforms, in areas like food delivery and car services.
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From Unemployed To Rs 45,000/Month: How An EV Bike Changed This Man's Life
A viral video highlights how affordable electric vehicle rentals are empowering unemployed rural youth, featuring a delivery executive from Uttar Pradesh who now earns Rs 45,000 a month and supports his family.
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"Robots Need Your Body": New Site Lets AI Rent Human Labour
Rentahuman.ai is a new marketplace where AI software acts as the employer, hiring humans to perform physical "real-world" tasks, effectively turning people into an on-demand service layer for autonomous agents.
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India's Gig Economy Is Evolving—It Needs Transparency, Not More Tweets | The Reason Why
Deepinder Goyal’s defence of the gig model—and the backlash that followed—quickly turned into a broader debate on how India treats its workers.
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Tamil Nadu to Subsidise E-Scooter Purchases by Some Gig Workers
Tamil Nadu will provide a subsidy of Rs. 20,000 to select gig workers for purchasing e-scooters, supporting the growing number of youth joining online delivery platforms. Gig workers, vital to the world's fifth-largest economy, are rising partly due to post-pandemic unemployment. The state will also launch an insurance scheme for 150,000 gig worker...
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Finance Minister Proposes ID Cards for Gig Workers, UPI-Linked Credit Cards for Street Vendors
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced in her Union Budget 2025 speech that gig workers will receive ID cards and healthcare access via a social security scheme. The government will invest in street vendors and online workers, providing identity cards and e-Shram portal registration. The PM SVANidhi scheme will be revamped with enhanced bank...
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Why More Americans Find One Job No Longer Enough To Survive
The gig economy, once seen as a side hustle, has become essential for supplementing income as inflation outpaces wage increases.
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LinkedIn Co-Founder Reid Hoffman Predicts Death Of 9-to-5 Jobs By 2034
Neal Taparia shared Hoffman's video, noting his previous accurate predictions about social media, the sharing economy, and AI.
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Karnataka's Gig Worker Draft Bill: Boon For Workers, Bane For Aggregators?
The bill provides gig workers with essential rights and protections akin to regular employment, including access to social security benefits.
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College Student Works As Blinkit Delivery Executive, Reveals His First Day Earnings
LLB student Kaval Desai shares his positive six-hour delivery experience with Blinkit, earning Rs 508, including bonus.
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Barber Earns Nearly Rs 1 Lakh Monthly In Mumbai, Rejects Government Job For Autonomy
A Mumbai-based professional shared that his barber from Uttar Pradesh was earning close to Rs 1 lakh per month.
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Life Without A Fixed Payday: How To Navigate Freelance Income Dilemma
Freelancers and independent contractors do not automatically get benefits such as paid leave, social security or employer-provided health insurance.
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Bengaluru College Student Works As Rapido Driver For 3 Months, Shares Earnings And Lessons
A Bengaluru BBA student shares his three-month experience working as a Rapido captain during college vacation.
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Man Leaves Rs 25,000 Gurugram Job to Drive Autorickshaw, Earns Rs 60,000 Monthly
The autorickshaw driver said he earns Rs 60,000 monthly and manages to save Rs 40,000-Rs 45,000 after expenses.
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Entrepreneur 'Poaches' His Own Employee: CEO-Security Guard Video Goes Viral
A video shared by Zypp Electric founder and CEO Akash Gupta has gone viral after he was seen encouraging a security guard working at his Gurugram office to consider becoming a delivery partner.
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International Labour Organisation Adopts First Treaty On Gig Workers' Safety
The Decent Work in the Platform Economy Convention is aimed at extending labour protections to hundreds of millions of people worldwide who work through digital platforms, in areas like food delivery and car services.
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From Unemployed To Rs 45,000/Month: How An EV Bike Changed This Man's Life
A viral video highlights how affordable electric vehicle rentals are empowering unemployed rural youth, featuring a delivery executive from Uttar Pradesh who now earns Rs 45,000 a month and supports his family.
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"Robots Need Your Body": New Site Lets AI Rent Human Labour
Rentahuman.ai is a new marketplace where AI software acts as the employer, hiring humans to perform physical "real-world" tasks, effectively turning people into an on-demand service layer for autonomous agents.
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India's Gig Economy Is Evolving—It Needs Transparency, Not More Tweets | The Reason Why
Deepinder Goyal’s defence of the gig model—and the backlash that followed—quickly turned into a broader debate on how India treats its workers.
-
Tamil Nadu to Subsidise E-Scooter Purchases by Some Gig Workers
Tamil Nadu will provide a subsidy of Rs. 20,000 to select gig workers for purchasing e-scooters, supporting the growing number of youth joining online delivery platforms. Gig workers, vital to the world's fifth-largest economy, are rising partly due to post-pandemic unemployment. The state will also launch an insurance scheme for 150,000 gig worker...
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Finance Minister Proposes ID Cards for Gig Workers, UPI-Linked Credit Cards for Street Vendors
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced in her Union Budget 2025 speech that gig workers will receive ID cards and healthcare access via a social security scheme. The government will invest in street vendors and online workers, providing identity cards and e-Shram portal registration. The PM SVANidhi scheme will be revamped with enhanced bank...
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Why More Americans Find One Job No Longer Enough To Survive
The gig economy, once seen as a side hustle, has become essential for supplementing income as inflation outpaces wage increases.
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LinkedIn Co-Founder Reid Hoffman Predicts Death Of 9-to-5 Jobs By 2034
Neal Taparia shared Hoffman's video, noting his previous accurate predictions about social media, the sharing economy, and AI.
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Karnataka's Gig Worker Draft Bill: Boon For Workers, Bane For Aggregators?
The bill provides gig workers with essential rights and protections akin to regular employment, including access to social security benefits.
