Govt is reviewing norms around rapidly growing e-commerce sector and is in the process of finalising a policy, a draft version of which is available with some stakeholders.
The pandemic led to a rise in online shopping, and the laws intended for e-commerce & consumer protection and interpretation of the rules gained prominence among people.
India has opposed international negotiations on e-commerce on grounds of how it impacts our domestic digital economy. But we might need to revisit this stance.
The shift to cloud computing, rise of video-gaming and the surge in e-commerce were all boosted by the pandemic’s effects. When the virus recedes, some of these trends may too.
Flipkart, Amazon, Snapdeal and Decathlon have claimed that they are displaying country of origin on products sold on their platforms as required under Legal Metrology Act and Rules.
The coming festive shopping season will be a good opportunity for small retailers to leverage e-commerce platforms. However, certain regulatory changes will make the transition easier.
According to government reply in Lok Sabha, the pilot phase of PMIS is being used to test concepts, strategies and systems before a full-scale implementation of the scheme.
Order for 87 MALE drones will be split between 2 Indian firms in 64:36 ratio to ensure there are 2 independent manufacturing lines with at least 60% indigenous components.
The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.
Note: govt doesn’t think Reliance jio has played the same technique to capture the telecom industry