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1 week, 6 days ago

Quick commerce is rocketing. So, are kiranas on the way out?

New Delhi: In little more than a couple of years, quick commerce has turned into the great hope of India’s startup landscape. As of 2023-24, according to data compiled by the National Sample Survey, there were around 22.8 million ‘unincorporated’ establishments conducting some sort of trade. Quick economics Ultimately, the ‘decline’ of kiranas may have come about from a combination …

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3 weeks, 1 day ago

Unincorporated sector enterprises witnessed over 12% growth in 2023-24

Live Mint

New Delhi, December 25 : The total number of unincorporated sector enterprises in the country grew substantially from 6.50 crore in 2022-23 to 7.34 crore in 2023-24, representing a healthy 12.84 per cent growth, according to the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation data. As per a ministry release, the number of establishments in the "Other Services" sector recorded a …

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Number of non-farm firms grew 13% to 7.3 crore: Govt survey

Live Mint

New Delhi: The number of non-farm firms in the country comprising proprietorships, partnerships and self-help groups increased 12.84% to 7.34 crore, the Union statistics ministry said, citing an annual survey of enterprises other than companies for the period October 2023 to September 2024. The ministry said in a statement that its 'annual survey of unincorporated sector enterprises results for 2023-24’ …

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Jobs in unincorporated firms grow by 10%, annual survey shows

Hindustan Times

NEW DELHI: Employment in unincorporated enterprises grew by 10.01% to stand at 120 million during the year ended September 2024, the government’s Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises for 2023-24 showed on Tuesday. Chief economic advisor V Anantha Nageswaran said the percentage of female-owned proprietary establishments increased from 22.9% in 2022-23 to 26.2% in 2023-24 The number of such enterprises, …

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3 months, 4 weeks ago

Nano businesses in India need special policy attention to flourish

Live Mint

Are we looking at the Indian micro, small and medium enterprise sector through the wrong lens? Many studies have examined MSMEs, but none that we could find has specifically analysed nano enterprises over a sustained period to track changes in their business performance over loan cycles. Estimates suggest that nano entrepreneur credit could add up to a sum as large …

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4 months ago

A scenic California mountain town walloped by a blizzard is now threatened by wildfire

Associated Press

RUNNING SPRINGS, Calif. — In the Southern California mountain town of Running Springs, residents live between two scenic lake resorts — a seemingly serene spot but one also caught between the swings of devastating winter snowstorms and menacing summer wildfires. Members of Riverside County Cal Fire monitor for hot spots while battling the Airport Fire Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024, in …

Wildfire California Mountain 2024 Share Los Angeles County

6 months ago

Share of women in unincorporated sector highest in the south

The Hindu

The share of women owners and workers in unincorporated enterprises was relatively high in the southern States, according to the recently released Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector 2022-23. The chart shows the share of women employed across sectors in various positions such as unpaid family members, informal/formal hired workers, and working-owners in unincorporated enterprises. Section 1A shows that Telangana leads …

Family India States Workers Share Sector Unpaid

6 months, 1 week ago

West Bengal Sees 3 Million Job Reduction In Informal Sector Over 7 Years: NSO Report

ABP News

Job loss: In a major shift within India's unincorporated enterprises sector, West Bengal experienced a loss of 3 million jobs from 2015-16 to 2022-23, while Maharashtra saw an addition of 2.4 million workers, making it the best-performing state in this regard. An analysis comparing this data with the National Sample Survey's 73rd round on unincorporated enterprises for 2015-16 revealed that …

West Bengal Million Unincorporated Enterprises Informal Sector

6 months, 1 week ago

Use Of UPI Payments In India Surged By 7.2% In 2022-23: Report

News 18

The use of digital technologies for business activities in India, especially Unified Payments Interface for ordering, has increased significantly. According to a recent survey by the Department of Statistics, the use of the Internet for business purposes, be it for UPI payments or online ordering, has increased from 7.7 percent to 13.5 percent in rural areas and from 21.6 percent …

Sector Upi Establishments

6 months, 1 week ago

San Bernardino County has targeted majority Latino community for warehouse development, complaint alleges

LA Times

The unincorporated community of Bloomington is transforming as developers look to raze neighborhoods near the 10 Freeway to create a logistics corridor dedicated to online shopping needs. Two environmental groups are alleging that San Bernardino County officials violated federal anti-discrimination laws by approving a disproportionate number of warehouses and logistics centers in a majority Latino community. The developments expose residents …

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7 months, 1 week ago

San Diego County says it’s nearly stamped out illegal cannabis dispensaries. Why can’t L.A. County?

LA Times

A worker is arrested outside an illegal cannabis dispensary in Whittier during a May 10 raid led by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Things are going so poorly in L.A. County, according to Lt. Jay Moss of the Sheriff’s Department’s major narcotics unit, that after paying a few thousand dollars of taxes and fees, many unlicensed cannabis shops resume …

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7 months, 1 week ago

L.A. County wants to cap rent hikes at 3%. Landlords say that would push them to sell

LA Times

L.A. County Supervisor Holly Mitchell, who on Tuesday pushed forward a motion to cap rent hikes at 3% for many renters in unincorporated parts of the county. “My goal — always — is to slow the tide of the corporatization of rental property ownership across L.A. County,” Mitchell said at Tuesday’s board meeting. The proposal that Supervisors Lindsey Horvath, Hilda …

Proposal County Cap Mitchell Rent Landlords Supervisors

8 months, 3 weeks ago

New law promises retail workers in unincorporated L.A. County ‘fair workweek’

LA Times

Angelica Belmont, 35, a CVS shift supervisor, said she benefited from a fair workweek ordinance passed by the city of Los Angeles in 2022. Workers at big retail and grocery stores in unincorporated L.A. County can retain a little more control over their schedules — and rely a little less on managers’ whims — starting next summer. Like the city’s …

Policy Retail Work Workers Schedule Los Los Angeles

9 months, 3 weeks ago

Crackdown on Airbnb and other short-term rentals likely coming to unincorporated L.A. County

LA Times

Airbnbs and other short-term rentals in unincorporated areas will be restricted to hosts who are renting out their primary residence, under a proposal that gained preliminary approval from the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday. The proposed ordinance, five years in the making, would prohibit hosts from listing second homes, guesthouses, accessory dwelling units or investment properties in …

Airbnb City Los Angeles County Residents Hosts Rentals

11 months, 2 weeks ago

L.A. County backs a legal path for street vendors in unincorporated areas

LA Times

For five years, vendors hawking grilled meats, fresh fruit and used clothes on the streets of unincorporated L.A. County have been stuck in a strange legal gray area: no longer banned, but not yet regulated. “Now the county must do its part,” said Supervisor Hilda Solis, adding she believed the rule change would bring marginalized entrepreneurs, overwhelmingly from Latino and …

Food Public Health Street Vendors Rules County Department Vendors

1 year, 2 months ago

L.A. County supervisors approve 4% cap on rent increases through June

LA Times

L.A. County Supervisor Kathryn Barger, shown in October, voted to oppose the 4% cap on rent increases, calling it a “stopgap policy.” Los Angeles County supervisors voted Tuesday to extend — and slightly increase to 4% — a soon-to-expire cap on rent increases, sparing tenants in unincorporated areas from a big rent hike for an additional six months. Supervisor Kathryn …

Los Angeles County Cap Mitchell Increases Landlords Supervisors

1 year, 6 months ago

With eviction moratorium lapsed, L.A. County moves to pass new renter protections

LA Times

It’s a familiar scene in Los Angeles County courtrooms: A landlord shows up to an eviction proceeding with an attorney well versed in housing law. “Our landlords have more resources, they have more knowledge, and more power than our tenants,” said Rafael Carbajal, head of the Department of Consumer and Business Affairs, which oversees the county’s eviction defense services. “And …

Legal Board Eviction Tenants Los Angeles County Rent

1 year, 9 months ago

An Altadena coffee shop wanted to foster public art. Neighbors say the mural is offensive

LA Times

It started as an idea to help foster more public art, after a few new murals in the Altadena community were so well-received. “I don’t believe in censoring art, I don’t believe in canceling art, but I believe there’s a place for every art piece — this is not the place,” said Shé Shé Yancy, whose home sits feet from …

Community Art Violence Coffee Work Neighbors Public

1 year, 10 months ago

L.A. County moves to require quake retrofits as Turkey-Syria death toll exceeds 50,000

LA Times

Los Angeles County took the first step Tuesday toward a mandatory earthquake retrofit order for the types of concrete buildings that collapsed catastrophically in the devastating earthquakes that shook Turkey and Syria, causing many of the 50,000 deaths tallied so far. A U.S. Geological Survey simulation said it is plausible a magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Southern California could cause 50 …

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1 year, 11 months ago

L.A. County deputies search for escaped inmate who walked out of Pico Rivera station

LA Times

Fernando Salazar was last seen walking toward the San Gabriel riverbed off Washington Boulevard in unincorporated Whittier, according to the Sheriff’s Department. Los Angeles County deputies are searching for a man who escaped custody after walking off from the Pico Rivera sheriff’s station. Fernando Salazar, who was assigned as a worker at the station, escaped wearing white boxers and a …

Whittier Pico Rivera

2 years, 3 months ago

Endorsement: Yes on L.A. County Measure C for regulated cannabis sales

LA Times

California allows adults to buy and use cannabis, but it’s up to each city and county to decide whether sellers can set up shop within its boundaries. The largest swaths of L.A. County where cannabis sales are officially banned are the unincorporated areas that aren’t within any city. Opinions differ on the wisdom of the L.A. County Board of Supervisors …

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2 years, 8 months ago

LA County bans throwaway dishes and cutlery

Salon

Los Angeles County took an aggressive step toward eliminating unnecessary plastic waste on Tuesday: The Board of Supervisors approved an ordinance that will require single-use dishes and cutlery to be fully recyclable or compostable by 2023. Sheila Kuehl, who sits on the Board of Supervisors — the five-member governing body of LA County — said in a press release that …

California County La County Plastic Waste Ordinance

2 years, 8 months ago

L.A. County restricts single-use plastics for unincorporated areas, effective 2023

LA Times

Plastics have piled up at California recycling sites the last several years, after China started refusing to accept many kinds of U.S. materials collected for recycling. “Today’s action is a major step forward in reducing our reliance on plastics and reducing its harm to human and marine health,” L.A. County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl said in a statement. “It’s time we …

Food California Los Angeles County Plastic Plastics Ordinance

3 years ago

Aircraft crashes near El Cajon east of Gillespie Field airport, authorities say

LA Times

Smoke and flames rise in the air after a plane crashed in the unincorporated Bostonia neighborhood near El Cajon on Monday. An aircraft crashed Monday night, reportedly striking at least one home near El Cajon in San Diego County, authorities said. The crash was reported about 7:15 p.m. near Pepper Drive and Somerlane Street, a little west of North Second …

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Quick commerce is rocketing. So, are kiranas on the way out?

Unincorporated sector enterprises witnessed over 12% growth in 2023-24

Number of non-farm firms grew 13% to 7.3 crore: Govt survey

Jobs in unincorporated firms grow by 10%, annual survey shows

Nano businesses in India need special policy attention to flourish

A scenic California mountain town walloped by a blizzard is now threatened by wildfire

Share of women in unincorporated sector highest in the south

West Bengal Sees 3 Million Job Reduction In Informal Sector Over 7 Years: NSO Report

Use Of UPI Payments In India Surged By 7.2% In 2022-23: Report

San Bernardino County has targeted majority Latino community for warehouse development, complaint alleges

San Diego County says it’s nearly stamped out illegal cannabis dispensaries. Why can’t L.A. County?

L.A. County wants to cap rent hikes at 3%. Landlords say that would push them to sell

New law promises retail workers in unincorporated L.A. County ‘fair workweek’

Crackdown on Airbnb and other short-term rentals likely coming to unincorporated L.A. County

L.A. County backs a legal path for street vendors in unincorporated areas

L.A. County supervisors approve 4% cap on rent increases through June

With eviction moratorium lapsed, L.A. County moves to pass new renter protections

An Altadena coffee shop wanted to foster public art. Neighbors say the mural is offensive

L.A. County moves to require quake retrofits as Turkey-Syria death toll exceeds 50,000

L.A. County deputies search for escaped inmate who walked out of Pico Rivera station

Endorsement: Yes on L.A. County Measure C for regulated cannabis sales

LA County bans throwaway dishes and cutlery

L.A. County restricts single-use plastics for unincorporated areas, effective 2023

Aircraft crashes near El Cajon east of Gillespie Field airport, authorities say