The Centre, as part of its security measures and to curb unauthorised trade practices, has taken serious note of the indiscriminate home delivery of Chinese walkie-talkie devices by some e-commerce platforms. Notices have been issued to more than a dozen such operators for the illegal dispatch of these prohibited articles to consumers.
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has asked all e-commerce food business operators (FBOs) to ensure appropriate categorization of food products being sold on their websites.
The clips compromise the life and safety of consumers by stopping alarm beeps when not wearing seat belts, an official press note said today.
Department of Telecommunications (DoT) said the use of cellular signal jammer, GPS blocker or other signal jamming device, is illegal unless specifically permitted by the government.
Along with the letter, Singh has also shared a press release of the European Commission highlighting the results of an EU-wide screening of online consumer reviews across 223 major websites.
E-commerce platforms are on track to achieve $4.8 billion (over Rs 36,000 crore) gross merchandise value (GMV), predicted by a Bengaluru-based market research firm.
