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Centre looks to widen trusted-trader programme beyond customs facilitation

NEW DELHI, Sept. 16 -- India is looking to expand its trusted-trader programme beyond traditional customs facilitation as it enters the next decade of the Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) framework,... Read More


DRI seizes 232 kg of methamphetamine in northeast crackdown

New Delhi, Sept. 16 -- In a major crackdown on synthetic-drug trafficking in the northeast, the directorate of revenue intelligence (DRI) has seized 231.8 kg of suspected methamphetamine tablets from ... Read More


EPFO ceiling reset after 12 years; Rs.25,000 threshold to cover 5.1 million more workers

NEW DELHI, Sept. 16 -- The Centre is expanding mandatory retirement and social-security coverage to more formal-sector workers, raising the wage ceiling for compulsory Employees' Provident Fund Organi... Read More


Govt plans 3-month shelf life for specialized cement used in dams, bridges

NEW DELHI, Sept. 15 -- India's consumer affairs ministry plans to mandate a three-month shelf life for specialized cement, shorter testing timelines and more detailed batch and product information for... Read More


E-commerce platforms flag pricing, ranking hurdles under new consumer rules

New Delhi, Sept. 11 -- E-commerce platforms have welcomed the new rules to strengthen consumer protection, but flagged implementation challenges around price disclosures, search rankings and annual ce... Read More


Govt tightens e-commerce rules on discounts, search, sponsored listings

New Delhi, Sept. 10 -- E-commerce platforms will face tighter obligations on how they display discounts, rank search results and identify sponsored listings under new government rules aimed at strengt... Read More


Centre defends GST growth, says 14.8% estimate uses like-for-like base

New Delhi, Sept. 10 -- The Centre is again defending the methodology behind a headline economic growth number, this time for goods and services tax (GST) collections, after former finance secretary Su... Read More


Mint explainer: how CCPA moved from misleading ads to dark patterns, e-commerce and services

New Delhi, Sept. 7 -- From misleading claims by consumer-goods companies to dark patterns on digital platforms, the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has widened the areas in which it inter... Read More


GST Council meeting postponed to 7 October from 12 September

New Delhi, Sept. 6 -- New Delhi: The first meeting of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council since the rationalization of GST slabs from four to three in September 2025 will now be held on 7 October... Read More


India plans greater participation of older people in workforce, dementia-inclusive communities

New Delhi, Sept. 6 -- India's department of consumer affairs is working on a national framework for the country's elderly population that seeks to promote their greater participation in the workforce,... Read More