WTO fails to reach consensus on key e-commerce moratorium, reformsThe WTO ministerial conference in Yaounde concluded without agreement on crucial trade issues. Key among these was the e-commerce import du...
30 Mar, 2026, 06.09 PM IST
WTO talks in Brazil-US deadlock over ecommerce duties moratoriumNegotiations to extend the moratorium - which is set to expire in March - by four years plus an additional buffer year to 2031 are stuck, e...
30 Mar, 2026, 12.27 AM IST
2021 Year in Review | What was in ecommerce sector’s cart this year?Along with the policy flux, there were big corporate battles being fought to clinch the growing market for online commerce, number of M&As,...
30 Dec, 2021, 05.20 PM IST
E-commerce draft policy & recommended changesAs the deadline to submit feedback on India's draft e-commerce rules comes to an end, we bring you all the suggestions given by industry gr...
22 Jul, 2021, 04.13 AM IST
Draft ecommerce policy: the 2-minute versionEcommerce split over compliance costs, hazy definitions
22 Mar, 2021, 11.15 AM IST
India’s new draft e-commerce policy to rein in related partiesThe move is aimed at curbing circumvention of India’s e-commerce FDI policy and anti-competitive activities by large e-commerce marketplace...
22 Mar, 2021, 11.14 AM IST
India's new draft e-commerce policy is 'anti-biz'Also in today's Morning Dispatch: The Rs 500 crore NFT art; The encryption debate continues; and Indian content finds flavour among foreign...
15 Mar, 2021, 08.11 AM IST
DPIIT seeks consensus on the upcoming draft e-commerce policyDPIIT seeks views of RBI, India Post, IT, and consumer affairs ministries to avoid a clash with other regulations
25 Nov, 2020, 05.00 AM IST
Amazon, Google face tough rules in India’s ecommerce draftE-commerce companies will be required to make data available to the government within 72 hours.
06 Jul, 2020, 12.51 PM IST
Draft ecommerce policy seeks to set up regulator, restrict data storageThe new draft policy proposed by the Centre brings in a regulator for the e-commerce sector.
03 Jul, 2020, 08.35 AM IST
A new e-commerce policy to curb Chinese importsMay be asked to display whether a product being sold on their platform is made in India or not.
19 Jun, 2020, 02.36 PM IST
Will place draft ecommerce policy in public domain for comments soon: DPIIT SecretaryDPIIT Secretary Guruprasad Mohapatra said the ecommerce is a fast emerging sector and it is difficult to predict where it will go in the ne...
30 May, 2020, 04.43 PM IST
Final touches to draft E-commerce policyThe Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) is examining the Personal Data Protection (PDP) Bill and aspects of non...
21 Mar, 2020, 12.12 AM IST
Industry objects to clauses in draft ecommerce policyData Security Council of India, according to the official, has opposed a clause that seeks to retain policy space for granting preferential...
06 Aug, 2018, 11.33 PM IST
Ecommerce draft policy: What's in the cartThe draft was circulated within the ecommerce thinktank of the commerce ministry, which had held several meetings in recent months. Here ar...
03 Aug, 2018, 07.22 AM IST
Retailers to seek clarity on draft ecommerce policyThe Retailers Association of India, that has members ranging from Shoppers Stop, Reliance Retail, Aditya Birla Retail to the Future Group, ...
02 Aug, 2018, 07.20 AM IST
Draft ecommerce policy champions India firstKey proposals include barring group cos of ecomm players from 'directly or indirectly influencing' prices.
31 Jul, 2018, 08.49 AM IST