India's FDI plan for ecommerce; Tata charges up iPhone bizIndia is planning to allow FDI in inventory-based ecommerce exclusively for exports. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
15 Apr, 2026, 07.58 PM IST
For FDI, E-comm exports must be in separate cartIndia is considering allowing FDI in inventory-based e-commerce exclusively for exports. This move aims to boost outbound shipments without...
15 Apr, 2026, 05.00 AM IST
DPIIT top brass huddles with etail, retail firms for inputs on FDI policyThe Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) recently held consultations with industry leaders — including executive...
14 Oct, 2025, 06.01 AM IST
New draft policy promises to level ecommerce playing fieldThe new policy and rules will ensure there is no direct or indirect sale of products to sellers registered on the ecommerce platform.
14 Jun, 2023, 06.00 AM IST
2021 Year in Review: The chaos and confusion around India’s ecommerce rulesHere's a review of the key developments in the ecommerce space in 2021.
31 Dec, 2021, 04.47 PM IST
Govt is examining complaints on ecommerce predatory pricing: Piyush Goyal"As a result of several measures taken by the government, the time taken for examination of patent applications has been brought down from ...
06 Feb, 2020, 07.35 AM IST
Annual deadline for ecommerce's FDI compliance check: September 30Sept 30 every year is the deadline for ecomm firms to ready their annual compliance reports as per FDI norms.
07 Dec, 2019, 08.54 AM IST
E-marketplaces asked to upload compliance details by Sept 30These compliance reports have to be uploaded by September 30, and in this instance will cover only the February-March 2019 period, as the n...
30 Aug, 2019, 08.43 AM IST
Myntra reshuffles cabinet to comply with FDI rulesFlipkart’s subsidiary Myntra has clarified that it does not own any equity stake in sellers on its platform.
06 Feb, 2019, 08.21 AM IST
Amazon, Flipkart sales fall a third as FDI norms kick inThe curbs bar some of the business practices that foreign funded companies followed.
04 Feb, 2019, 12.47 PM IST
Activists cheer new ecomm norms, many for applying rules to local companiesGlobal antitrust practitioners are lauding the new FDI in ecommerce rules and said the new rules will prevent technology companies from for...
04 Feb, 2019, 09.10 AM IST
Realme, OnePlus seek clarity on tweaks in FDI in e-commerce policyLast month, the government tightened the FDI rules in the ecommerce space that bar online marketplaces from inking exclusive deals for prod...
04 Jan, 2019, 04.02 PM IST
New e-comm FDI norms show lack of predictability: American advocacy groupSince India and US are negotiating a plethora of issues in a trade package, the new norms “become cumbersome and painful”, the group said.
31 Dec, 2018, 08.33 PM IST
Foreign Direct Investment: What’s really holding online backScratch the surface, and one can see that most online trading companies in India with FDI follow FDI rules more in form than in substance.
08 Jun, 2018, 11.12 PM IST
Government mulls liberalising ecommerce policy; giants like Amazon, Flipkart, others to gainThe global ecommerce market is worth $22.1 tn, according to estimates by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
10 Aug, 2016, 09.14 AM IST
Marketplace model used by ecommerce companies not recognised under India’s FDI policy: DIPPThe department has also suggested that it’s up to the financial watchdogs to investigate whether there has been any violation of FDI rules ...
06 Jan, 2016, 04.00 AM IST
DIPP likely to back ecommerce companies in legal tussle with footwear firmsThe government is likely to back ecommerce companies in the their legal tussle with the Footwear Manufacturers and Retailers Association (A...
03 Dec, 2015, 04.00 AM IST