UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES

EU raises customs duties on Chinese electric vehicles due to unfair subsidies. Tariffs aim to address market imbalance. Negotiations ongoing between EU and China. Concerns about impact on European jobs and green technology production. Uncertainty lo...

The US automobile industry has been threatened by the prospects of low-cost Chinese Electric Vehicles (EVs) reaching the country through the Mexican border. The US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement provides for free movement of goods and services betwee...

India's top 1,062 listed companies cumulatively received over 48.4 million consumer complaints in FY23, 14% lower than in FY22, showed data sourced from Prime Database. Disclosing the number of customer complaints forms part of the business responsi...

The exclusions were previously scheduled to expire May 31, but USTR said it was extending the exclusions through June 14 to allow for a transition. It said certain exclusions would be extended through May 31, 2025 to support efforts to shift sourcin...

Speaking at a panel discussion at CII Annual Business Summit, Jaishankar said that as far as national security goes, it is more complex with China.

US President Joe Biden has directed his Trade Representative to increase tariffs on USD 18 billion of imports from China, including semiconductors, solar cells, batteries, and critical minerals, to protect American workers and businesses. China's Mi...

The Department of Consumer Affairs is working to bring out relevant guidelines in a couple of months. These will put accountability on telemarketers and their principal entities — such as banks, real estate companies or any other consumer-facing bus...

Delhi High Court criticizes service charge with GST, questioning renaming to 'staff charges' by restaurant associations. Case involves Consumer Protection Authority's guidelines on transparent service charge display, next hearing on May 29.

Apart from the settlement amount, the Sebi's committee formulated other conditions to settle the case. These included disgorgement of 'unlawful gain' of Rs 85.12 lakh to be paid jointly and severally along with voluntary debarment for a period of si...

Petitions come amid growing alarm within the U.S. solar industry that a flood of cheap Chinese green energy technology exports are pushing down prices of solar panels and threatening efforts by the Biden administration to develop a domestic solar su...

Invesco Asset Management India, its CEO Saurabh Nanavati and four others on Wednesday settled with markets regulator Sebi a case on alleged non-segregation between the mutual fund activities and portfolio management activities of the company after p...

The South Indian Organised Retailers Association is planning to approach the central government regarding POCO's business practices, alleging that the brand avoids supplying phones to mainstream channels. ORA claims that POCO's approach minimizes sp...

The CCI regulations followed a notification issued by the ministry of corporate affairs stipulating March 6 as the date for implementing the relevant provisions of the Competition (Amendment) Act 2023 that deal with the new monetary penalty regime.

The CCPA has sought a response from Amazon within seven days from the issuance of notice, failing which necessary action will be initiated against them under the provisions of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, an official statement said.

The Indian consumer affairs ministry has expressed concerns over unfair trade practices by airlines and online travel aggregators. These practices include misleading claims, denying boarding to passengers with confirmed tickets, and delayed refunds....

India's consumer protection regulator, CCPA, is investigating 20 IAS coaching centers for alleged misleading advertisements and unfair trade practices. The centers are accused of using toppers and successful candidates' names and pictures to influen...

A woman from Bengaluru successfully took Ikea to a consumer court and won the case after being charged Rs 20 for a carry bag with the company logo. The court ruled in favor of the woman, stating that Ikea was guilty of unfair trade practice. Ikea ha...

The regulator alleged that the trade was done on the basis of mutual arrangement. This amounted to active concealment of fair price of the option and resulted into manipulation of the price of the contract, which had the effect of potentially mislea...

Google echoed the sentiment in its own filing, saying that "licensing terms enforced by Microsoft, Oracle, and other legacy on-premises software providers distort competition in the cloud."