E-commerce platforms must comply with guidelines on 'dark patterns': Food Minister Pralhad JoshiUnion Minister Pralhad Joshi has directed e-commerce platforms to adhere to government guidelines on 'dark patterns' and conduct internal a...
29 May, 2025, 12.11 AM IST
Finance Ministry gets new secretaries; Senior bureaucrat Arvind Shrivastava named Revenue SecyIn a significant bureaucratic reshuffle, IAS officer Arvind Shrivastava has been appointed as the new Revenue Secretary, succeeding his rol...
18 Apr, 2025, 05.59 PM IST
India partners with Meta on digital consumer protection initiativeThe Ministry of Consumer Affairs and Meta have launched the 'Be an Empowered Consumer' campaign to enhance digital literacy and protection ...
18 Mar, 2025, 09.59 PM IST
E-commerce firms back government's proposal to make anti-fake review rules mandatoryMajor e-commerce companies in India, including Amazon and Flipkart, support the IS 19000:2022 standard to combat fake reviews through a Qua...
15 May, 2024, 07.43 PM IST
India, EU conclude another round of talks for proposed trade agreementIndia and the European Union (EU) on Saturday concluded the fourth round of talks for a comprehensive free trade agreement in Brussels, a m...
19 Mar, 2023, 05.57 PM IST
India feeling 'little challenged' about EU's carbon tax: Official"Apart from the sustainability and all other issues, we are also a bit, I would not say perturbed but we are feeling little challenged with...
01 Mar, 2023, 08.53 PM IST
Next round of India, UK talks for free trade agreement to be held in MarchAfter the eight round of talks in March, it could be assessed that how many more rounds would happen and how much more time the talks would...
15 Feb, 2023, 06.45 PM IST
48% of complaints on National Consumer Helpline against e-commerce players during Jan-Aug"There are huge number of complaints against e-commerce players," Consumer Affairs Secretary Rohit Kumar Singh told reporters here. The e-c...
07 Sep, 2022, 11.51 PM IST
CCPA imposes Rs 1 lakh fine on Amazon for selling sub-standard pressure cookersThe CCPA also directed Amazon to notify the consumers of all these 2,265 pressure cookers sold through its platform, recall the products an...
04 Aug, 2022, 05.42 PM IST
India, EU FTA: Round 1 talks conclude, next round in SeptemberThe two sides resumed negotiations on June 17 after a gap of over eight years on the proposed agreements on trade, investments and Geograph...
02 Jul, 2022, 10.17 PM IST
Ola Electric's HR Director Ranjit Kondeshan quits as top executives departOla Electric, facing a government probe in battery fires along with other EV players, has seen some high-profile exits in recent months.Nid...
28 Jun, 2022, 10.43 AM IST
Centre to develop framework to check fake reviews on e-commerce websitesThe consumer affairs ministry along with the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) held a virtual meeting on Friday with stakeholde...
28 May, 2022, 11.48 AM IST
Government to come out with SoP to protect online consumers from fake reviewsConsumer Affairs Secretary Rohit Kumar Singh, who chaired the virtual meeting with stakeholders, discussed the impact of fake and misleadin...
27 May, 2022, 10.26 PM IST
Govt not to seek disclosure of flash sales from e-tailers; to act on consumer complaintsDiscount sales that benefit maximum to consumers will continue, but not fraudulent flash sales on the e-commerce platforms, the government ...
22 Jun, 2021, 05.17 PM IST
Bureaucratic reshuffle: 30 new joint secretaries appointed in different central government departmentsSenior IPS officer Sadanand Vasant Date has been appointed joint secretary in Department of Justice. He is at present inspector general (op...
10 Sep, 2018, 08.35 PM IST
Arunachal Pradesh affects major bureaucratic reshuffleThe Arunachal Pradesh government has affected a major bureaucratic reshuffle for smooth functioning of the government.
06 Jul, 2013, 12.34 PM IST
- Press Note 7 blocks FDI in select sectors
The department of industrial policy & promotion (Dipp) under the ministry of commerce has issued Press Note 7, 2008.
17 Jun, 2008, 02.34 AM IST