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ONDC academy to provide info to sellers, network participants on e-com

Government's initiative Open Network for Digital Commerce has collaborated with a subsidiary of the National Stock Exchange to launch an academy to provide information to sellers and network participants about simple ways to conduct e-commerce business. In the current phase, the ONDC Academy will provide learning content in text and video formats to sellers about managing their operations effectively on the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC), Joint Secretary in the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) Sanjiv said. Citing an example, he said a villager without any knowledge of e-commerce can learn how to make a seller app (without technical know-how) with a technology service provider to aggregate all sellers from a nearby marketplace to make these products available online. The academy was launched by ONDC in collaboration with NSE Academy Ltd, a subsidiary of the National Stock Exchange. Each of the steps in the onboarding process and associated ..

NPCI, PPRO ink deal to offer hassle-free e-commerce payments globally

NPCI International Payments Limited (NIPL) on Thursday executed a definitive agreement with digital payments infrastructure provider PPRO to offer Indian customers a platform for hassle-free e-commerce payments globally. The agreement aims at expanding RuPay card and UPI acceptance across PPRO's global clients, such as payment service providers (PSPs) and global merchant acquirers, a joint statement said. This association will drive NIPL's continued expansion into foreign markets and will add India to PPRO's Local Payment Method (LPM) coverage map, it added. The partnership between NIPL, a wholly-owned subsidiary of National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), and PPRO will empower the global PSPs, banks, payment gateways and enterprises with payment platforms to expand globally, giving international e-commerce merchants access to Indian consumers, it said. Consumers can seamlessly make cross-border purchases in Indian rupees using their favourite payment method. Launched in 201

Flipkart launches exchange programme for used ACs with doorstep pickup

Customers can make the exchange irrespective of where the AC was purchased, says company

Govt to bring retail trade policy to promote ease of doing biz: Official

The government is working to bring a national retail trade policy for brick and mortar retail traders with an aim to promote ease of doing business, a senior official said on Monday. Joint Secretary in the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) Sanjiv said that the policy would also help in providing better infrastructure and more credit to traders. The Department, he said, is also working to bring an e-commerce policy for online retailers. "We want that there should be synergy between e-commerce as well as retail traders," Sanjiv said at a conference on FMCG and e-commerce here. The Department is also in the process of formulating an insurance scheme for all the retail traders. The accident insurance scheme would particularly help small traders of the country, he added. "The government is trying to do policy changes not only in e-commerce but national retail trade policy which will be for physical traders which will be introducing ease of doing business,

India asks WTO members to discuss e-comm issues; submits two papers

India has submitted two papers in the World Trade Organization related to consumer protection and digital infrastructure part of the e-commerce sector to initiate discussion on the subject before deliberating a final agreement, government officials said on Friday. The country wants member countries of Geneva-based WTO to discuss all these issues 'threadbare' before initiating negotiations on binding commitments or rules on the e-commerce sector. Joint Secretary in the commerce ministry Darpan Jain said the e-commerce sector is rapidly growing across the globe and as it has implications on developing and poor nations, it should be discussed in a multilateral setting in WTO and not among a group of countries. At present, a group of 87 countries, mostly developed, are negotiating to frame a pact on e-commerce rules. These two papers, he said "will form a basis for discussion. We have not proposed any rules or any binding obligations". "We are saying that plurilateral discussions have

Traders demand rollout of robust e-com policy, formation of regulator

Referring to observations of Parliamentary Committee on Finance, traders have demanded the government to immediate roll out a robust and strong e-commerce policy, formation of a regulatory authority

Govt may bring e-commerce policy once ONDC stabilises: Report

The government will look to stabilise its e-commerce firm ONDC and address the data privacy concerns before bringing a proposed e-commerce policy, according to an official source. In June 2021, the Department of Consumer Affairs under the Food and Consumer Affairs Ministry released a draft set of rules that aims to tighten the governance of e-commerce platforms. On the other side, the Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) under the Commerce and Industry Ministry is also framing a national e-commerce policy. A couple of ministries are involved in the policy making as it lies in the jurisdiction of other legislations. "We have already launched the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) to help small retailers. It has gone quite well. We have raised funds for ONDC. Once this gets stabilised and democratised, it will be easy to formalise the proposed e-commerce policy," the source said. There is also an element of data privacy in e-commerce, which Ministry of

Open Network for Digital Commerce: What does it mean and how will it work?

ONDC, which is being developed to tackle the duopoly of Amazon and Flipkart in the Indian e-commerce market, will use open specifications and network protocols independent of any one platform

Centre deliberating on e-commerce policy draft, says CAIT

According to CAIT, Goyal advised the officials to explore the possibilities of formation of a regulator for e-commerce trade so that laws and rules are followed in both letter and spirit

SC rejects Amazon's request to file fresh written submission

Move comes five days after apex court reserved its order on Future Group's plea to go ahead with NCLT proceedings for proposed deal between Future Group and Reliance Industries

E-commerce policy likely to help small retailers in using technology

Under the proposed policy, the Centre will also have to focus on promoting the government-backed e-commerce network Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC)

DPIIT officials, top e-tailers meet to discuss e-commerce policy

"None of the e-commerce companies refuted the charges made by the CAIT and other associations," CAIT said in an official statement

DPIIT holds meeting with various stakeholders on proposed e-commerce policy

The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) on Tuesday held a meeting with different stakeholders, including domestic and foreign companies, on the proposed e-commerce policy, an official said. The meeting was attended by domestic and foreign e-commerce firms besides domestic traders body CAIT (Confederation of All India Traders) and associations related to the MSME sector, the official added. CAIT in a statement said the meeting was attended by All India Consumer Products Distributors Federation (AICPDF), Retailers Association of India, Laghu Udyog Bharti, and Federation of Indian Micro and Small & Medium Enterprises (FISME). Representatives of e-commerce firms, including Amazon and Flipkart, also attended the virtual meeting, which was chaired by DPIIT Additional Secretary Anil Agarwal, along with other senior officials of the ministry. Confirming his participation in the meeting, CAIT Secretary General Praveen Khandelwal said the e-commerce policy should

Traders body CAIT asks govt for robust and unambiguous e-commerce policy

Alleges that FDI policy has been continuously violated by foreign-funded e-commerce firms right under govt's nose, no action taken against such companies so far

In the works: National e-commerce policy to script arm's-length rulebook

To apply to all platforms engaged in buying and selling, including social media

E-commerce firms receive 202 notices for violating country of origin norm

The Union government on Tuesday said it has issued 202 notices to e-commerce players for incorrect declaration of 'country of origin' on products on their platforms in the last one year.

Proposed e-commerce policy to be balanced, with robust framework: Goyal

Union minister Piyush Goyal on Sunday assured that every stakeholder's interest will be taken into consideration while framing e-commerce policy which would be robust and in interest of every Indian

Traders slam NITI Aayog over divergent view on draft e-com policy

Industry fear change in business model, if these draft rules are implemented

Govt-appointed panel to meet on modalities of open network for e-commerce

The discussions and meetings will begin soon to allocate work to various agencies that will be involved in developing the platform, said an official in the know

Nandan Nilekani to join govt panel on curbing digital monopolies

Idea is to give 'free and fair' choice to buy products on online platform