The festive month of Diwali brought a much-needed boost in online shopping after a muted start to the year in the first half. Ecommerce platforms, retailers and online sellers reported a steady uptick in sales with categories like electronics, food and grocery, and jewellery reporting double digit growth over last year.
Experts at a conference in India have warned that the country is not donating enough blood to meet demand, with donations falling short of the 11 million units needed annually. Sri Lanka has achieved 100% voluntary blood donation, but India is lagging behind.
Navneet Mohan Kothari, Managing Director of the Madhya Pradesh Industrial Development Corporation, said here on Wednesday that smuggling not only inflicts considerable financial harm on government revenues but also undermines the stability of .