Tuesday, 28 March, 2023
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Topic: CCI

Google pauses use of its internal billing system for app developers in India following CCI order

Reuters -
Last month, CCI had hit Google with two antitrust penalties ($113 mn & $162 mn) and said not to restrict app developers from using third-party billing or payment processing services.

New market, new problems—unfair trade practices rising with ‘Digital India’. CCI, take note

Renuka Sane -
There is a fine line between acceptable and unacceptable market competition—and the law needs to carefully outline when to intervene, and when not to.

India doesn’t need a media market regulator. Industry actually needs more economic freedom

Meghna Bal -
Economic regulations make it harder to recoup investments made on content and drive firms towards consolidation for greater efficiencies.

Are Zomato & Swiggy helping restaurant business or hurting it? Why CCI has ordered a probe

Shubham Batra -
Aggregators are accused of monopolising market and imposing their own price terms on partner restaurants. Complaint in CCI was filed by restaurant-owners' body.

E-retail firm Shopee is ‘Chinese, entered India illegally’: Traders’ body wants action from govt

Neelam Pandey -
In a letter to Nirmala Sitharaman and Piyush Goyal as well as Competition Commission of India, CAIT alleges Shopee came to India under complex structure to hoodwink govt. 

Carlsberg India, United Breweries, others fined Rs 873 cr for cartelisation in beer sale

PTI -
CCI directed United Breweries and Carlsberg India to pay penalties of approximately Rs 750 crore and Rs 120 crore, besides passing a cease-and-desist order.

CCI says Google plea over ‘leaked’ report attempt to frustrate Delhi HC proceedings

PTI -
The tech giant, in its statement to Delhi HC, had alleged that a confidential investigation report on Android submitted by the DG's office to CCI was leaked to the media.

SC refuses to hear Amazon, Flipkart pleas against CCI probe in antitrust case

PTI -
The bench noted that challenging the enquiry is like wanting a notice before the registration of an FIR and asked the e-commerce giants to submit themselves to the probe by the CCI.

Delhi HC refuses to stay CCI notice to Facebook, WhatsApp in probe into privacy policy

PTI -
The case relates to Facebook and WhatsApp's appeals against an order dismissing their pleas against the probe CCI ordered into the instant messaging app's new privacy policy.

Ensure no ‘omission or commission’ result in undermining market processes — Sitharaman to CCI

PTI -
The finance minister stressed that the CCI should pro-actively take things in order to be 'ahead of the curve' as well as make sure the market conditions are kept sacrosanct.
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In a first, six women officers to enter prestigious Defence Services Staff College

Snehesh Alex Philip -
As many as 15 women appeared for the examination, out of which six were selected, including one who has made it to the course along with her husband. 

National Interest

Why military is more for asserting political will, not just about controlling territory

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No matter what tactics, doctrine, or weapon system is used, the objective of any war is to control territory, argues Gen. MM Naravane (retd). But it's politics that matters most.

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