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Yahoo
an hour ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Factbox-From Amazon to Walmart, global e-commerce firms face regulatory scrutiny in India
(Reuters) -Foreign companies operating in India's booming e-commerce sector face many regulatory and legal challenges from authorities investigating them for alleged non-compliance with Indian laws, moves largely aimed at protecting local businesses. Below are some of the ongoing regulatory cases, which include global giants Amazon and Walmart: ** Walmart's Indian fashion arm Myntra is being investigated for allegedly breaching rules that ban foreign-funded wholesale retailers from selling directly to consumers, India's federal crime fighting agency revealed on July 23, 2025. ** An Indian antitrust investigation in 2024 found Amazon and Flipkart, violated local competition laws by giving preference to select sellers on their shopping websites. The companies deny any wrongdoing. ** Samsung, Xiaomi and other smartphone companies also colluded with Amazon and Flipkart to exclusively launch products on their Indian websites in breach of antitrust laws, the investigation found last year. ** India's financial crime agency has been investigating Amazon and Flipkart separately for alleged breaches of investment rules. In 2024, it raided offices of some sellers operating on Amazon and Flipkart. ** The federal financial crime fighting agency has also privately sought sales data and other documents from smartphone players including Apple and Xiaomi as part of an investigation into Amazon and Flipkart. ** India's state-run product certification agency raided the Delhi warehouses of Amazon and Flipkart in March, seizing items that did not meet quality control standards, as it increased its scrutiny of the two firms. ** India's financial crime agency has asked Flipkart and its founders to explain why they should not face a penalty of $1.35 billion for the alleged violation of foreign investment laws, three sources and an agency official told Reuters in 2021. ** Meanwhile, Indian consumer products distributors have filed an antitrust case against big fast-delivery businesses Zomato, SoftBank-backed Swiggy and Zepto, calling for an investigation into alleged deep discounting practices. ** An investigation by India's antitrust body found Zomato and Swiggy breached competition laws, with their business practices favouring select restaurants listed on their platforms, documents showed. Sign in to access your portfolio
Yahoo
2 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Factbox-From Amazon to Walmart, global e-commerce firms face regulatory scrutiny in India
(Reuters) -Foreign companies operating in India's booming e-commerce sector face many regulatory and legal challenges from authorities investigating them for alleged non-compliance with Indian laws, moves largely aimed at protecting local businesses. Below are some of the ongoing regulatory cases, which include global giants Amazon and Walmart: ** Walmart's Indian fashion arm Myntra is being investigated for allegedly breaching rules that ban foreign-funded wholesale retailers from selling directly to consumers, India's federal crime fighting agency revealed on July 23, 2025. ** An Indian antitrust investigation in 2024 found Amazon and Flipkart, violated local competition laws by giving preference to select sellers on their shopping websites. The companies deny any wrongdoing. ** Samsung, Xiaomi and other smartphone companies also colluded with Amazon and Flipkart to exclusively launch products on their Indian websites in breach of antitrust laws, the investigation found last year. ** India's financial crime agency has been investigating Amazon and Flipkart separately for alleged breaches of investment rules. In 2024, it raided offices of some sellers operating on Amazon and Flipkart. ** The federal financial crime fighting agency has also privately sought sales data and other documents from smartphone players including Apple and Xiaomi as part of an investigation into Amazon and Flipkart. ** India's state-run product certification agency raided the Delhi warehouses of Amazon and Flipkart in March, seizing items that did not meet quality control standards, as it increased its scrutiny of the two firms. ** India's financial crime agency has asked Flipkart and its founders to explain why they should not face a penalty of $1.35 billion for the alleged violation of foreign investment laws, three sources and an agency official told Reuters in 2021. ** Meanwhile, Indian consumer products distributors have filed an antitrust case against big fast-delivery businesses Zomato, SoftBank-backed Swiggy and Zepto, calling for an investigation into alleged deep discounting practices. ** An investigation by India's antitrust body found Zomato and Swiggy breached competition laws, with their business practices favouring select restaurants listed on their platforms, documents showed. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Forbes
2 hours ago
- Health
- Forbes
In India, Air Pollution Can Increase The Risk Of Preterm Birth: Study
TOPSHOT - A woman walks across a railway track amid smog on a winter morning on the outskirts of ... More Jalandhar on December 21, 2023. (Photo by Shammi MEHRA / AFP) (Photo by SHAMMI MEHRA/AFP via Getty Images) India is the third most polluted country in the world, largely due to its extraordinarily high levels of air pollution. While seven out of 10 Indians are exposed to noxious air, pregnant women and their unborn children are among the most impacted. According to a recent study, prenatal exposure to air pollution could increase the risk of a preterm birth by at least 12% and a 5% higher risk of low birth weight — especially in North India. "Medical studies found that the fetus grows rapidly in the third trimester of pregnancy. That period is more sensitive, and exposure to PM2.5 can hemorrhage fetal growth. Nevertheless, the level of thyroid hormone might be affected by the toxicity of PM2.5, which is a responsible factor for less fetal weight,' the researchers explained in the study. 'Previous studies have found that the concentration of ambient fine particulate matter (also known as PM2.5) is highest in the states of the upper-Gangetic plains such as Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Bihar, as observed in the present study. A recent Lancet study suggests that the average PM2.5 concentrations in Delhi were 13.8 times higher than those in Kerala,' the researchers wrote. The first trimester is the most risky period as PM2.5 exposure during this stage, which is above 21.36 μg m3, is linked to higher odds of adverse birth outcomes. 'A large proportion of households in the Northern parts of India use solid fuels compared to other regions. It is well documented that the residential sector is a significant contributor to the total PM2.5 emissions, along with the industry, energy, and agriculture sectors. Among industrial, residential, and energy sources, the contribution of energy sources to total emissions is the maximum, while residential sources contribute the maximum to PM2.5 emissions during winter and post-monsoon,' they added. 'However, at the urban or city level, where most households are already using cleaner fuel, reducing vehicular emissions (both exhaust and non-exhaust) emerges as a crucial strategy for reducing PM2.5 levels. It was prominently observed during the coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19) lockdown in Indian cities when traffic reduction substantially minimized urban areas' exposure to air pollutants.' To date, several studies have shown the deleterious health impacts of unborn children being exposed to large amounts of PM2.5. In the last seven years, researchers have linked this form of air pollution to fetal malformation, miscarriages, and stillbirths. Air pollution is in the top five risk factors for early deaths, in both men and women, making it one of the most omnipresent "silent killers." Scientists estimate that in 2019 itself, particulate matter pollution was linked to over 4.14 million deaths globally. PM2.5 is the most harmful air pollutant, and its major sources are the burning of fossil fuels, such as coal, oil, and gas. Due to the extremely tiny size of PM2.5, which is less than 2.5 microns, it worsens the risk of getting heart disease, lung cancer, respiratory diseases, and stroke. The study was published in PLoS Global Public Health on July 2, 2025.
The Guardian
3 hours ago
- The Guardian
Indian police arrest man accused of running fake embassy
Indian police have arrested a man accused of running a bogus embassy from a rented residential building near the capital Delhi and recovered cars with fake diplomatic plates. The suspect impersonated an ambassador and allegedly duped people for money by promising overseas employment, said the senior police officer Sushil Ghule of Uttar Pradesh state's special taskforce in northern India. According to police, Harshvardhan Jain, 47, claimed to have acted as an adviser or ambassador to entities such as 'Seborga' or 'Westarctica'. Police recovered multiple doctored photographs showing Jain with world leaders, and fake seals of India's foreign ministry and nearly three dozen countries, Ghule said. Jain was also suspected of money laundering through shell companies abroad, he said. He also faces charges of forgery, impersonation and possessing fake documents. Police recovered four cars bearing fake diplomatic plates and nearly 4.5m Indian rupees ($52,095) and other foreign currencies in cash from Jain's rented premises, which were adorned with international flags of several nations. Jain or his lawyer could not be immediately reached for comment.
South China Morning Post
a day ago
- General
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong to Delhi Air India flight catches fire after landing, passengers safe
An Air India aircraft that departed from Hong Kong on Tuesday caught fire after landing in Delhi, with all passengers and crew members unharmed. The airline said on Tuesday that flight AI315 experienced an auxiliary power unit fire shortly after landing and parking at the gate of Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi. 'The incident occurred while passengers had begun disembarking, and the auxiliary power unit was automatically shut down as per system design,' the company said in a social media post. 'There was some damage to the aircraft; however, passengers and crew members disembarked normally, and are safe.' The company added that the aircraft had been grounded for further investigations and the regulator had been duly notified. An auxiliary power unit is a small gas turbine mounted in the tail cone of an aircraft to provide autonomous electrical and mechanical power for functions such as starting the main engines, in-flight operations and emergencies.
