E-commerce in India
Indiahandmade Portal
Indiahandmade Portal is an e-commerce portal launched by the Indian Government with the aim of empowering artisans and weavers by providing them a platform to sell their products directly to customers. This initiative is part of the government’s efforts to ..
Month: Current Affairs – April, 2023
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Framework to Protect Consumers from Fake, Deceptive Reviews in E-Commerce
The Indian Government has unveiled a framework to set standards for publishing product reviews on e-commerce sites. The standards will be applicable from November 25. What are the key features of the framework? The new standards will initially be voluntary. ..
Month: Current Affairs – November, 2022
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
Microsoft in ONDC platform
Recently, Microsoft joined the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) of the government, with the objective of introducing social e-commerce in Indian market. Significance of this move include; Microsoft is the first big technology company to tie up with government ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2022
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
Proposed Amendments to Consumer Protection (E-commerce) Rules, 2020
India has planned to tighten rules for e-commerce marketplaces like Amazon and Flipkart and has proposed several amendments to Consumer Protection (E-commerce) Rules, 2020. Background This decision was taken following complaints from small businesses. They have accused e-commerce marketplace of ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2021
Draft National e-commerce Policy-Highlights
The government discussing and is in process of developing regulations for the personal and non-personal data through the Draft National e-commerce policy. The policy highlights that the government have laid down the principles regarding the usage of data for development ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2021
Why do online sellers file Anti-trust cases against Amazon in India?
E-commerce giant Amazon is going to face a legal battle as an anti-trust case has been filed with the Competition Commission of India against Amazon India by a group of about 2,000 online sellers. Issues The members of the All ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
RBI to regulate entire activities of Payment Aggregators
The Reserve Bank of India recently announced that it will regulate the entire activities of Payment Aggregators (PAs). Payment Aggregators enable the e-commerce sites and merchants to accept various payment instruments from the customers. As per the guidelines on regulation ..
Google joins hands with Union Government for ‘Digital Payment Abhiyan’
Nasscom’s Data Security Council of India (DSCI) has recently collaborated with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and Google India to launch a nationwide awareness campaign ‘Digital Payment Abhiyan’. The campaign will educate end-users on the benefits of ..