Listed along with seven other rules to be notified under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, the draft rule also wants to prevent the players from giving fake reviews and present counterfeit goods in their platforms.
“An e-commerce entity shall not
Directly or indirectly influence the price of the goods or services and shall maintain a level playing field.
Adopt any trade practice which for the purpose of promoting the sale, use or supply of any goods or for the provision of any service, or composite supply, adopts any unfair methods or unfair or deceptive practice that may influence transactional decisions of consumers in relation to products and services.
Falsely represent themselves as consumers or post reviews about goods and services in their name; or misrepresents or exaggerates the quality or the features of goods and services,” reads the draft rule.
The draft rule demands e-commerce players to be transparent on return, refund, exchange, warranty, guarantee, delivery, shipment, mode of payments, grievance redressal mechanism and display the terms of contract with sellers.
Are you planning to move to a rental apartment?
In case of the rental apartment, you’ll have to sign a lease outlining the terms & conditions of your tenancy.
Dos and Don’ts of the Rental Apartment
If you’ve successfully managed to impress the landlord with good credit and rental record, don’t sign the lease without negotiating.
For instance; you want to negotiate monthly rent, offer to sign a lease longer than 1-year or perhaps give up parking in case you don’t need it, in exchange for lower monthly rent.
At the lease-end, you can move to a month-to-month agreement, and you have a choice to terminate the contract with 30-days’ notice.
The New Act talk about consumer concerns come up from the digitization of the trade environment… The Consumer Protection Act, 2019 (hereinafter known as “New Act”) was passed by the Parliament on 06.08.2019 and obtained the assent of the President on 09.08.2019.
The Act, inter alia, provides for the safety of the pursuits of consumers, the establishment of a central shopper safety authority, a mechanism to settle shopper disputes and specifically regulates product legal responsibility and deceptive ads.Read More...
Hackers have attempted to steal information from Chinese government employees by faking email login pages for several high profile agencies and state-owned enterprises, cybersecurity researchers say.
Why it matters: The apparent espionage attempt may be linked to an advanced persistent threat (APT) group, an organization that accesses private information for a prolonged period while remaining undetected.
The offensive began as early as the second half of 2018.
The hackers targeted China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, state planner the National Development and Reform Commission, and the Ministry of Commerce, among others.
“By stealing email credentials, and accessing internal email content, it would be possible to gain insight into what decisions are being made within the target organization and could lead to the theft of sensitive information.”
—Cybersecurity researchers said in a report published on Thursday
