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14,000 tonnes in a day: Blue Dart’s logistics feats that defined 2025
MUMBAI: Blue Dart Express, South Asia’s leading express logistics provider and part of the DHL Group, has unveiled its first-ever annual delivery trends report, India on the Move 2025. The outlook offers a fascinating glimpse into how India shipped, moved, and consumed goods over the year.
2025 was a year of motion, from life-saving vaccines colder than Antarctica to parcels racing across the country faster than most can binge a web series. The report goes beyond tonnes and kilometres, spotlighting the moments that mattered: critical documents that couldn’t wait, shipments doubling overnight, and packages connecting families, businesses, and the economy at an unprecedented scale.
Key highlights include a record-breaking day in July when more than 14,000 tonnes were moved, 20 peak days where shipments doubled the daily average, and 47 million parcels delivered safely. If placed end-to-end, these parcels could wrap around India’s coastline multiple times.
India’s logistics network covered over 2 billion kilometres by road alone, equivalent to 2,600 trips to the Moon or 50,000 trips around the Earth. The backbone of this movement is Blue Dart’s 399,000 sq. metres of logistics infrastructure, supporting everything from sensitive medical shipments to vital financial documents.
Some deliveries pushed the limits of extremes: the highest delivery reached Leh, Ladakh at 3,500 metres, while the coldest shipment transported veterinary vaccines at minus 196°C. Blue Dart’s specialised logistics also ensured safe movement of insulin, blood and plasma, cell and gene therapies, and heart valves.
Digital transformation sped things up too. Businesses can now open a paperless shipping account in just 90 seconds, enabling them to start moving goods almost immediately. Tier-2 cities emerged as the engine of growth, accounting for a 60 per cent surge in demand, driven by SMEs, D2C brands, and digitally savvy entrepreneurs.
Behind the network are people with decades of expertise. Blue Dart has 626 employees with over 25 years of experience each, contributing 15,650 cumulative years of knowledge to keep deliveries reliable.
The takeaway? In 2025, India moved more than parcels: it moved trust, ambition, healthcare, and livelihoods. Blue Dart kept the nation delivering, every day, everywhere.
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33 per cent of women believe the salary scale is rigged: Naukri report
Voices @ Work study finds rising calls for equal pay audits and lingering bias
MUMBAI: Progress may be visible in India’s workplaces, but many women still feel the need to tread carefully. A new report by Naukri reveals that one in two women hesitate to disclose marriage or maternity plans during job interviews, worried that such information could influence hiring decisions.
The findings come from the second edition of Naukri’s annual Voices @ Work International Women’s Day report, titled “What Women Professionals Want.” Drawing insights from more than 50,000 women across over 50 industries, the survey sheds light on evolving workplace aspirations alongside the biases that continue to hold women back.
One of the report’s most striking insights is the growing demand for equal pay audits. The share of women calling for regular pay parity checks has climbed to 27 per cent this year, up from 19 per cent a year ago. The demand now stands alongside menstrual leave as the most sought after workplace policy.
Interestingly, the call for pay transparency grows louder higher up the income ladder. Nearly half of women earning between Rs 50 lakh and Rs 1 crore annually say equal pay audits are a priority, suggesting that pay gaps become more visible as women move up the career ladder.
At the same time, confidence and ambition appear to be rising. About 83 per cent of women say they feel encouraged to pursue leadership roles, a significant jump from 66 per cent last year. Cities in southern India appear particularly supportive, with Hyderabad leading the way as 86 per cent of respondents there reported encouragement to step into leadership positions. The education sector recorded the highest sense of encouragement at 87 per cent.
Yet the report also highlights a growing trust deficit around pay equity. Nearly one in three women, or 33 per cent, say they do not believe men and women are paid equally at their workplace. That figure has risen from 25 per cent last year, pointing to widening perceptions of disparity as careers progress.
Bias in hiring and promotions continues to be the biggest hurdle. About 42 per cent of respondents say workplace bias is the main challenge for women from diverse backgrounds. The concern is consistent across major metros, with Chennai and Delhi NCR reporting similar levels.
Reluctance to discuss personal milestones during hiring processes is also widespread. While 34 per cent overall said they hesitate to share marriage or maternity plans in interviews, the anxiety increases with experience. Among professionals with 10 to 15 years of work experience, the figure rises to 40 per cent.
Info Edge group CMO Sumeet Singh, said the data reflects both progress and unfinished work. “Behind every data point in this report is a woman who is ambitious. The fact that 83 per cent feel encouraged to lead is something to celebrate. However, the fact that one in two still hide their marriage or maternity plans in interviews tells us the work is far from done. As India’s leading career platform, it felt not just important but necessary for us to shine a light on these gaps through the second edition of our report,” he said.
The report suggests that while ambition among women professionals is growing, structural changes around pay transparency, fair hiring and supportive policies will be key if workplaces hope to keep pace.
