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Cipla Health to home deliver wellness products

Cipla's subsidiary Cipla Health has partnered with Swiggy, Zomato and Dunzo for home delivery of over-the-counter wellness products in India during lockdown.

With this tie-up, Cipla Health plans to cater to 400,000 people and cover 250 stores in 45 cities across India.


“We have collaborated with these premier delivery partners as their expertise coupled with our suppliers will allow us to reach out to a larger segment of the population," said Cipla Health CEO Shivam Puri.

"Our set of offerings are specially curated to meet the varying needs of our consumers especially in these times and hence, this association helps us in ensuring our products reach their consumers who are finding it difficult to purchase them due to the lockdown."

Zomato COO, Food Delivery, Mohit Sardana said that the company will employ its logistics capabilities to ensure users have easy access to OTC wellness products from the safety of their homes.

He added that the partnership will expand to tier-II cities soon.

"Our partnership with Cipla will ensure that health, hygiene and wellness products, which are just as essential, will reach customers in need as required," said Swiggy COO Vivek Sunder.

Dunzo CEO and Co-Founder Kabeer Biswas said that whether it is medicines for the sick or groceries for the elderly, the company is committed to helping cities and users fight the Covid-19 pandemic.

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London to introduce tourist levy that could raise £240 million a year

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Highlights

  • Government expected to give London powers to bring in a tourist levy on overnight stays.
  • GLA study says a £1 fee could raise £91m, a 5 per cent charge could generate £240m annually.
  • Research suggests London would not see a major fall in visitor numbers if levy introduced.
The mayor of London has welcomed reports that he will soon be allowed to introduce a tourist levy on overnight visitors, with new analysis outlining how a charge could work in the capital.
Early estimates suggest a London levy could raise as much as £240 m every year. The capital recorded 89 m overnight stays in 2024.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is expected to give Sadiq Khan and other English city leaders the power to impose such a levy through the upcoming English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill. London currently cannot set its own tourist tax, making England the only G7 nation where national government blocks local authorities from doing so.

A spokesperson for the mayor said City Hall supported the idea in principle, adding “The Mayor has been clear that a modest tourist levy, similar to other international cities, would boost our economy, deliver growth and help cement London’s reputation as a global tourism and business destination.”

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