The action by the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) comes as authorities grow increasingly alert to the potential misuse of unregulated wireless communication devices amid heightened India-Pakistan tensions. The CCPA issued 13 notices, the consumer affairs ministry said on Friday. It pointed out that these platforms hosted hundreds of listings of walkie-talkies that had failed…
Private equity (PE) investments in real estate have steadily declined in the last five years, mainly on account of lower fund inflow in office buildings. Compensating for the fall in office investments, funding in warehousing assets rose sharply. Mint explains: How has funding in real estate fared? PE investments in real estate have declined over…
In that same group, Samrat was looking for a deal on perfumes, while Ashutosh wanted a discount on headphones. Vishal, Samrat and Ashutosh arenât ordinary shoppers hunting for bargains. They are part of a sophisticated underground network of product reviewers, who receive heavy discounts or sometimes even free products in exchange for leaving glowing five-star…
New Delhi: The government is likely to withdraw the 6% âequalization levyâ introduced in 2016 on online advertisement services rendered to Indian businesses by offshore digital economy firms through amendments to the Finance Bill, 2025, to be taken up by Parliament this week, two persons familiar with the development said. In August, the government had…
Globally, value investors led by billionaire Warren Buffett have had a hard time these past few years, given their commitment not to buy overpriced shares. Also Read: Stock slide: Are investor fears of a bear market exaggerated? Buffettâs Berkshire Hathaway ended 2024 sitting atop a $334-billion pile of cash and its equivalents. So large is…
Bengaluru/Mumbai: India Postâs plan to increase rural penetration by revamping 150,000 rural post offices is expected to boost the e-commerce sector by strengthening logistics and widening opportunities for collaboration with private players like Delhivery and Ecom Express, industry specialists told Mint. The governmentâs postal serviceâconsidered among the widest postal networks in the worldâcould help e-commerce…
New Delhi, Jan 18 (PTI) The demand for industrial and warehousing spaces reached an all-time high in 2024 at 645 lakh square feet across major cities, driven by third-party logistics companies, e-commerce players and manufacturing firms, among others, according to Savills India. Real estate consultant Savills India said the absorption or leasing of industrial and…
