India, May 9 -- The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) today issued 13 notices to a host of ecommerce marketplaces, including Amazon, Flipkart, Meesho, OLX, TradeIndia, Facebook and IndiaMART, among others, against the listing and sale of walkie-talkies on these platformswithout proper frequency disclosure, licensing information or equipment type approval (ETA).

Union Minister Pralhad Joshi said in an X post, "The sale of non-compliant wireless devices not only breaches statutory obligations but may also pose significant risks to national security operations."

According to the ministry of consumer affairs, walkie-talkies are being sold on ecommerce platforms without mandatory and clear disclosures regarding the requirement of ...