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Flipkart invests $201 million in Indian wholesale unit
The fresh outlay by Flipkart comes it seeks to fight off the challenge from Amazon to keep its leadership of India's growing $18 billion online retail market, and a regulatory tussle with the government
2 min read17 Jan 2019What India e-commerce policy entails for online retailers
The new rules for FDI in e-commerce, to be implemented from 1 February, could throw a spanner in India's thriving online retail sector
4 min read16 Jan 2019Tighter e-commerce norms may lead to short-term job losses
There may be job losses lasting up to six months as companies work their way around the guidelines, say analysts
4 min read29 Dec 2018E-commerce discounts may continue, but in innovative ways
Questions remain on how effective the new e-commerce norms will be over the long-term
2 min read28 Dec 2018India e-commerce norms: Amazon may have to sell Cloudtail, Appario stakes
While Cloudtail is a joint venture of Amazon and N.R. Narayana Murthy's Catamaran Ventures, Appario is a joint venture of Amazon and the Patni Group
2 min read28 Dec 2018Govt looks to appoint regulator for e-commerce sector
The proposed e-commerce policy and certain changes in FDI rules is aimed at placating small traders
2 min read28 Dec 2018India said to issue draft e-commerce policy in few weeks
The new e-commerce policy could entail provisions for a regulator in the online retail sector dominated by Amazon and Flipkart
1 min read27 Dec 2018Flipkart, Amazon hit as govt tightens e-commerce norms
The revised e-commerce norms come in the backdrop of several complaints by traders on deep discounts offered by Flipkart and Amazon
3 min read27 Dec 2018Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared