Govt to talk over fake reviews on e-commerce sites The Department of Consumer Affairs is set to bring up the issue of misleading reviews left on e-commerce platforms, their impact, and possible solutions, in an open discussion today. Flipkart, Amazon, Tata, and Reliance Retail are expected to participate in the discussion along with industry bodies such as FICCI and CII, consumer rights activists, lawyers, etc. Google looks to be part of ONDC: Report After Amazon and Flipkart, Google is now exploring ways to join the Indian government's Open Network for Digital Commerce, Economic Times reported citing sources. What is ONDC? Touted as a UPI moment for the e-commerce industry, the etail network looks to bring more kiranas and unorganised retailers online. A pilot is underway in select cities across the country. India gets serious about online gaming regulation A government-appointed committee has been tasked to make recommendations on how to regulate the online gaming sector in India, Hindustan Times reported citing documents. Studying global best practices and picking a ministry-in-charge are some other responsibilities of the committee which has a three-month deadline to draw up a report. Open offer rules won't apply to govt stake in Vi The Indian government has been exempted from SEBI's restrictions on making an open offer to Vodafone Idea shareholders, as per ET. The telecom operator's debt was swapped for equity and thus, the government has a proposed 33% stake in the company. Facial recognition could enter US schools Clearview AI and a US company that…
