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Friday, August 22, 2025
TopicCompetition Commission of India

Topic: Competition Commission of India

Who is Ravneet Kaur? 1988-batch IAS officer who is 1st woman to head Competition Commission of India

Kaur started her career as SDM in Punjab’s Rajpura. She is 2nd woman to serve in 'economic regulator' role after Madhabi Puri Buch, who was appointed chairperson of SEBI last year.

Modi govt appoints Ravneet Kaur as CCI chief for next five years

Kaur has held several positions in the govt over the last two decades, including as chairperson of India Tourism Development Corp between 2017 & 2019, Kaur's LinkedIn profile showed.

Vodafone to ONDC to BharOS, how govt is empowering small businesses and breaking duopolies

Food delivery and e-commerce are two sectors where the government has created an indirect mechanism to stop the duopoly system, without clipping the wings of the giants.

How the CCI anti-trust battle involving Google played out for map app wars in India

Google lost its Supreme Court appeal against an antitrust order last month. It came as good news for companies like MapmyIndia, which started the maps game in India.

Choice of default search engine, Play Store billing options — Google introduces changes in Android

Google has introduced slew of changes for partners & users after being directed by SC to follow NCLAT directive to pay 10% of Rs 1,300 cr fine imposed on it by CCI.

Google vows to cooperate with CCI after Android antitrust ruling, says ‘reviewing’ SC decision

On Thursday, Google lost a challenge in the Supreme Court to block the directives, getting seven days to comply.

Meet the 3 young Indians whose probing landed Google with a Rs 1,338 cr anti-trust fine

Probe against Google began in 2019, based on information submitted to Competition Commission of India by then research associates Umar Javeed & Sukarma Thapar & law student Aaqib Javeed.

CCI orders Google to allow third-party payments, ensure transparency about service fees

Competition Commission of India also slapped Rs 936-cr fine on Google Tuesday. In a 199-page order, CCI asked the firm to adopt 8 remedies or operations adjustments within three months.

Competition Commission fines Google for Rs 936 crore in second antitrust penalty this month

The US tech firm was earlier fined $162 million by the Competition Commission of India for anti-competitive practices related to Android.

Struggling to find a cheap hotel room? CCI order against MakeMyTrip, OYO will change things

Competition watchdog slapped Rs 392 cr fine on MakeMyTrip-Goibibo & OYO, ordering them to stop uncompetitive practices. Consumers to gain from move in terms of better booking experience.

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Tariffs, chips, and China — how Trump’s trade playbook affects India

Trump’s OBBB is framed to augment domestic semiconductor production and enhance trade protection, even at the expense of certain social programs such as Medicaid, food stamps, and student loans, as well as a projected ballooning federal deficit from US$2.8 to 3.3 trillion

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

Indian firm joins hands with US manufacturer to locally develop all-terrain vehicles for armed forces

Under joint venture, JSW Sarbloh Motors will indigenise and manufacture TX range ATVs in Chandigarh. The first India-assembled unit is expected by early 2026.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?