ecommerce rules

The consumer affairs ministry is working on tightening ecommerce rules to make online retail platforms liable for fraud committed by sellers and attaching “fallback liability” to their role as intermediaries, said a senior official.Rules will be formulated after the platforms respond to queries related to the issue, sent to them by the ministry of electronics and information technology (MeitY), said the consumer ministry official.MeitY’s note was prompted by questions from the Department of Consumer Affairs, which is part…

The Ministry of Consumer Affairs is working on new rules to make ecommerce platforms like Amazon and Flipkart liable for fraud committed by their sellers. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.Also in this letter:■ Adobe looking to integrate AI into all products■ More countries could implement Aadhaar-like system■ IPL was India's first unicorn with a $1.1 billion valuation: D&P Government working on tightening ecommerce rules for frauds by sellers The consumer affairs ministry is working on tightening…