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Tuesday, March 31, 2026
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Topic: e-commerce

Karnataka forms gig workers’ welfare board, aggregators to contribute 1–1.5% welfare fee per transaction

Karnataka has one of highest numbers of people working in this rapidly growing sector, about 4 lakhs, and welfare board was set up with intention of providing them safety net.

Meesho’s big bang market debut: From small social commerce experiment to 79x IPO

Investors placed bids for 221 crore shares against the 27.79 crore shares on offer as Meesho joins a long list of series of tech IPOs capitalising on a thriving primary market.

Out on parole, Ram Rahim launches dera’s global e-commerce site. ‘Each product with Guru ji’s image’

Ram Rahim, who has been in prison, serving a 20-year sentence, after his conviction for raping two female disciples in 2017, is now out on parole since 4 August.

Three yrs since launch, govt-backed e-commerce network ONDC is a tortoise running with the hares

Built as a novel concept to ‘democratise’ e-commerce in India, ONDC has seen limited success in specific pockets. But it’s still an emerging player in a highly competitive market.

How Crossword Bookstores turned the page in a struggling book retail market

Since its 2021 acquisition by ABH, Crossword has gone back to ‘book-first’ roots, expanding its footprint & turning a profit by tapping into social media trends, coffee chain tie-ups

Tech in US created a narrow elite of billionaires. India’s story is different

In 'Behold the Leviathan', Saurabh Mukherjea and Nandita Rajhansa trace the unusual and unexpected rise of the Indian economy.

DoP and Amazon Renew E-Commerce Partnership

Amazon and DoP have been collaborating since 2013, with Amazon utilizing DoP's vast postal network for parcel delivery across Indi

FSSAI issues directive to clarify Food Categories on E-Commerce

The FSSAI has clarified that a beverage can be misclassified as a "health drink" or "energy drink" only if it is licensed under the "proprietary food" category.

‘No engaging in dark patterns’ — Govt body notifies guidelines to curb deception by e-commerce platforms

The guidelines issued by the Central Consumer Protection Authority define 13 types of dark patterns and prohibit their use by any person or platform offering goods or services in India.

On Camera

How West Asia crisis can play out for PM Modi and BJP in Assembly polls

While the Russia-Ukraine war saw the BJP projecting PM Modi as a ‘vishwaguru’ who could end international conflicts, the party has made a nuanced shift in its electoral strategy vis-à-vis the West Asia war.

Foreign investors dump record $12 bn India stocks in March on war

Soaring energy costs have hurt oil-importing Asian peers, but the scale of outflows from India points to already bearish global sentiment.

India developing lethal autonomous weapon systems, database of citizens’ crime risk—House Panel report

Report on impact of AI emergence—drawing upon depositions from several ministries—confirms that the developments come in the absence of AI laws or considerations over them.

Gulf war exposed India’s fragilities. It’s time for navel-gazing, in the national interest

It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.