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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 misusing market dominance and deep discounting by online retailers. Amendments have been proposed at a ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2021
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs • Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Topics: 2020 • Competition Commission of India (CCI) • Consumer Protection (E-commerce) Rules • E-commerce in India • e-commerce marketplaces • E-Commerce Players • National E-Commerce Policy
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 of any of the industry where such norms are not in effect. With the draft ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2021
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Topics: Data breaches • Draft National e-commerce Policy • E-commerce in India • e-commerce marketplaces • Right to Privacy
E-Commerce Giants: Flipkart suspends services, Amazon stops taking new orders
The E-Commerce Giants Flipkart and Amazon has temporarily stopped their services in India following lock down in the country. Highlights While Flipkart has suspended its services completely, Amazon is to follow on pending orders alone. It will temporarily stop taking new orders. All the grocery deliveries are also to be suspended. The Government entities working ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs
Topics: Amazon • Amazon India • Corona virus • COVID-19 • E-commerce • e-commerce marketplaces • Flipkart • lock down
GOI: Draft New Industrial Policy and National E-Commerce Policy to be released soon
On March 18, 2020 the Ministry of Commerce and Industry announced in the parliament that New Industrial Policy and National E-Commerce Policy are to be released soon. The policies are to be framed by the Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT). New Industrial Policy Previously NIP was launched in 1991. Since then ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: DPIIT • E-commerce • e-commerce marketplaces • e-commerce platform • Government Policies • manufacturing • manufacturing sector • Ministry of Commerce and Industries • National E-Commerce Policy • New Industrial Policy
Govt releases draft e-commerce policy
The government has released the draft e-commerce policy. The policy focuses on six broad issues of the e-commerce sector, which includes data, infrastructure development, e-commerce marketplaces, regulatory issues, stimulating domestic digital economy and export promotion through e-commerce. Features of the Policy The important features of the policy are: Every e-commerce company will have to construct ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2019
Topics: Data • e-commerce marketplaces • e-commerce policy • export promotion • Infrastructure Development • regulatory issues • stimulating domestic digital economy • trademark