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Ola, Uber, Foodpanda are Some of the Worst Employers, Finds Study
02 Apr 2019
Twelve of India’s most successful technology-based startups were ranked on the overall working conditions for their drivers and delivery persons. The results indicate they do not care much about…
Prabir Purkayastha
Global Rich Gathered in Davos to Push for Rules Enabling Digital Colonisation
26 Jan 2019
They talk about what the shift of these discussions, which should ideally take place at World Trade Organization, to the WEF signify.
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Tightening of FDI Norms for E-commerce Unlikely To Change Fortunes of Small Traders, Producers
02 Jan 2019
The commerce ministry issued stricter norms for online marketplaces like Flipkart and Amazon after a slew of complaints and protests by domestic retailers’ and traders’ organisations against the…
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Smaller Online Sellers Write to PMO Over Exploitative Practices of Amazon, Flipkart
13 Dec 2018
The All India Online Vendors’ Association has berated the government for its silence and non-responsiveness towards traders’ complaints, alleging that control of Indian online retail is being passed…
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ED Begins Probe Into Alleged FDI Violation by Amazon, Flipkart
15 Nov 2018
Investigation into foreign currency transactions by the two e-commerce majors under FEMA 1999 is under progress, ED says in reply to notice issued by a Delhi HC bench.
Praneta Jha
Amazon Set to Grab ‘More’ Of India’s Offline Retail Space
22 Sep 2018
Domestic Traders To Oppose, Plan To Move Competition Commission
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Walmart-Flipkart Deal: Traders’ Body CAIT To Launch 90-Day Nationwide Agitation
07 Sep 2018
The Confederation of All India Traders, traditionally pro-BJP, has demanded that the Modi government scrap the deal, and has already called for a ‘Bharat Trade Bandh’ on 28 September.
Praneta Jha
Amazon, Walmart, Now Alibaba — Indian Retail Headed Towards An Oligopoly
22 Aug 2018
There are reports of Chinese e-commerce behemoth Alibaba being in talks with Reliance Retail to set up ‘a mega Indian retail joint venture’, while Amazon is looking to buy up to 49% share in Aditya…
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Walmart-Flipkart Deal: Traders To Challenge Competition Commission's Approval
14 Aug 2018
Fair trade regulator said in its order that Flipkart’s competition-distorting practices like deep discounting and preferential treatment to select sellers are ‘already prevalent’ in the e-commerce…
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Why Is Foreign Capital Dominating Indian Startups In e-Commerce and Tech?
26 Jul 2018
It is not just the quest for easy capital to expand their businesses that makes the founders of these startups cede control to foreign shareholders, but the overall policy in India itself encourages…