Page-5 of Topic: E-commerce
Govt Targets Rs 50,000-Crore in Fiscal Year 2020 Through Gem
India’s public procurement portal Government e-marketplace (GeM) has witnessed a multifold increase in transactions which ultimately led the Commerce Ministry to set a target of Rs 50,000 Crore...
India seeks to push reforms at WTO
The Ministry of Commerce and Industries is arranging a mini-ministerial meeting of developing countries on May 13-14 to discuss the future of the multilateral body, World Trade Organisation...
ICICI Lombard and Mobikwik collaborates to provide Insurance cover of Rs 50,000
ICICI Lombard and Mobikwik has announced a partnership to avail cyber-insurance cover of Rs 50,000 crore to defend against online frauds. This partnership aims to provide protection against...
CBIC sets up Working Groups to Facilitate Exports, Curb Tax Evasion
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has constituted three working groups to suggest ways to facilitate exports, especially through e-commerce, and improve compliance by way...
Ministry of Commerce clarifies on FDI rules in e-commerce
The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) under the Ministry of Commerce has clarified that the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) rules for e-commerce have not allowed foreign...
New norms for FDI in e-commerce
The new norms for the foreign direct investment (FDI) in e-commerce, bars e-commerce firms from selling products of entities in which they have an equity stake. Why the...
Internet Facility for Post Office Savings Bank Customers Launched
India Post has started internet facility of the customers of Post office savings bank account. The facility was launched by Union Minister for Communication (independent charge) Manoj Sinha...
RCEP Ministerial meeting fails to reach consensus on e-commerce, investment
RCEP Ministerial meeting at Singapore failed to reach a consensus on chapters related to e-commerce, competition and investment, though progress was made on several other issues. India was...Current Affairs: November 8, 2018
Here are the main headlines for current Events of November 8, 2018. National Current Events PM celebrates Diwali with jawans of the Indian Army and ITBP at Harsil...Ramesh Abhishek to head panel of secretaries to look into issues raised on some proposals of draft e-commerce policy
The Government of India (GoI) has set up a group of secretaries to look into the issues raised on some proposals of the draft e-commerce policy. The group...
India has highest gender gap in mobile phone ownership amongst: Study
According to recent study released by LIRNEAsia, India has highest gender gap in mobile phone ownership amongst 18 comparable countries and ranks among the lowest in women’s access...