E Commerce Platforms

The draft guidelines, titled ’E-commerce-Principles and Guidelines for Self Governance’, have been prepared by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) under the Food and Consumer Affairs Ministry’s supervision, seeking stakeholder comments by February 15

Exempt small suppliers making inter-state supplies on e-commerce platforms from GST registration: GTRI

The GST Council has exempted small businesses making intra-state supplies through e-commerce platforms from taking GST registration if their turnover is below Rs 40 lakh in case of goods and Rs 20 lakh in case of services. The rule will kick in from October 1.

GST:Flipkart concerned over clause on tax collection at source

E-commerce major Flipkart on June 29 expressed concern over a clause relating to tax collection at source in the Goods and Service Tax (GST) Bill

IRDAI proposes norms for selling insurance through e-commerce

Regulator IRDAI on June 7 proposed norms for selling and servicing of insurance policies through e-commerce platform with a view to increase insurance penetration in the country in a cost-effective manner

Ola offers online payment facility for multiple merchants

This move will allow Ola users, who maintain a significant balance in their Ola Money accounts, to pay conveniently on a wide range of leading e-commerce platforms, Ola said in a statement.

E-retail firms boost Postal Department revenue

Realising the potential, the Postal Department has set up a dedicated e-commerce and parcel processing center in the country's commercial hub Mumbai.

99acres.com partners with Puravankara Projects

Projects under the 'Puravankara' and 'Provident' brands of the company will be available on the portal and 99acres will offer 3D floor plans and online booking to potential buyers, a release said.