In the third phase (May 4-17), these platforms were allowed to sell all items in orange and green zones, but only essential items were allowed to be shipped in red zones, which included top e-commerce hubs like Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Pune and Hyderabad.E-commerce platforms have been adversely impacted during the lockdown, as groceries, which made up most of their delivery activity, accounts for a small portion of online sales.0 were released.Sales of non-essential items on e-commerce platforms in the first week of May, after sales of such items were allowed in green and orange zones, were lower than last year wall paper on account of the lockdown.Industry body IAMAI said digital services till date have helped ease the burden of lockdown with services facilitating work from home, e-commerce, edutech, digital payments and digital entertainment.New Delhi: Walmart-owned Flipkart on Monday said it is awaiting advisories from different states for resuming full services, including in red zones, a day after Home Ministrys guidelines on lockdown 4..However, in containment zones, only essential activities will be allowed. Digital platforms are the only plausible medium for both businesses and customers in the coming days and needs to be strengthened," the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) said.The company said it has also seen a steady increase in the number of female shoppers from smaller towns on its platform.0 is extended, the country is looking at a new normal where social interactions are bound to be severely distorted, either under injunction or public awareness or concerns.An Amazon India spokesperson said the latest development will give a fillip to the six lakh retailers and MSMEs on its marketplace and help revive economic activity broadly.

The industry continues to face the challenge of availability of limited manpower for warehouses and delivery.Most trimmers were sold in cities like Lucknow, Raipur, Guwahati, Belgaum, Nagpur, Surat, and other smaller cities.States and union territories, based on their assessment of the situation, may prohibit certain other activities in various zones or impose such restrictions as deemed necessary, the order had added.In the first two phases of the lockdown (that started from March 25), e-commerce companies were allowed to sell only essential items like grocery, healthcare and pharmaceutical products.It added that the "bold and emerging Indian tech start-up sector is more than capable to develop a self-reliant digital services sector that can cater to the needs of the country in the new normal"."Even as lockdown 4.According to Union Home Ministrys order on Sunday, "all other activities will be permitted, except those which are specifically prohibited" under the fourth phase of the lockdown that ends on May 31. However, industry executives said orders were scaling as people bought apparel, smartphones and grooming products among other items, in these zones.Paytm Mall said it saw a 50 per cent surge in sales for grooming products like shavers, trimmers, epilators, hair straighteners and styling products and hair dryers, from tier II and III cities in May over March

According to documents viewed by 9to5 Google, Google requires  one way vision Suppliers that all devices that launch on or upgrade to Android Pie or Android 10 have a digital wellbeing solution along with parental controls.Google wants people to keep a check on their digital wellbeing and it is reportedly pushing third-party Android device makers to offer some kind of digital wellbeing app. Although Google offers its own Digital Wellbeing app, OEMs are free to build their own solution..However, the guidelines require that the app should provide statistics such as the total amount of screen ON time, a number of devices unlock, count of notifications received and must include schedule DND mode using Wind Down

Paytm revolutionized the digital payments industry when it launched the QR-based payment method and on-boarded millions of neighborhood stores to accept digital payments. This move will further benefit the small kirana stores as they are well-versed with the digital payments and are now receiving money directly into their bank accounts. While Paytm app has a large use-case from bill payments to travel bookings, other apps are still relying on incentivized P2P model.  

Paytms success became an inspiration for Americas Google and Facebook-Whatsapp to launch payment services in India.. 200-250 crores to increase the adoption of Paytm at offline retail stores. It was the very first moment in Indian history when a small shopkeeper could also accept digital payments without investing in a POS machine.India’s digital payments leader Paytm is running a mega-marketing campaign of Rs. In this campaign, Paytm is  stickers educating its large consumer base to scan any QR code of any company such as BHIM UPI, Google Pay from the Paytm app to make the instant payment