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September 2026
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Legal & DisputesCCPA imposes ₹10 lakh penalty on Rapido for pre-ride “pay more” prompts held to be dark patterns
₹10 lakh penalty on RapidoThe Central Consumer Protection Authority has imposed a ₹10 lakh penalty on Roppen Transportation Services Private Limited, which operates Rapido, for misleading advertisements, unfair trade practices, unfair contract and dark patterns. Prompts asking riders to add to the fare before a ride was confirmed were held to be “confirm shaming”, and the colour-coded price slider “interface interference”.
August 2026
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Foreign TradeDraft SOP for reporting inward remittances routed through NBFC Factors, for eBRC self-certification: DGFT Trade Notice 20/2026-27 invites comments
Comments within 30 daysComments invitedDGFT has circulated a draft Standard Operating Procedure on how Inward Remittance Messages (IRMs) are to be reported when export proceeds come through NBFC Factors. Factors would tag their SWIFT messages so that AD-I banks do not create IRMs for factoring proceeds; exporters would see factor-linked IRMs on the DGFT portal to self-certify eBRCs. Comments are invited within 30 days.
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Foreign TradeDGFT advisory asks exporters, banks and ECGC to exercise heightened vigilance with two Thimphu-based firms: Trade Notice 19/2026-27 under para 8.07(d) of FTP 2023
Advisory: 2 Bhutanese firmsClarifiedDGFT has issued a precautionary advisory under para 8.07(d) of the Foreign Trade Policy 2023 against two Bhutanese entities — M/s Legoy Powersports and M/s Druk A-Z Store, both of Thimphu — after a complaint could not be resolved for want of response. EPCs, Regional Authorities, ECGC and AD banks are advised to exercise enhanced caution and due diligence.
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Foreign TradeE-commerce exports get an inventory model: DGFT notifies the Exporter-on-Record framework; sellers to be paid within 7 days
Paid within 7 daysNew facilityNotification 27/2026-27 adds an Inventory-based Cross-border E-Commerce Facilitation Framework to the Foreign Trade Policy 2023. A registered Exporter-on-Record buys Indian-origin goods from sellers against confirmed export orders, holds them only for export, and passes on the export benefits.
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