Competition and industrial policy articles
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Need time to study impact of proposed digital competition law, say tech policy advocacy groups
A group of 21 organisations, including Broadband India Forum, Deepstrat, the Internet Freedom Foundation, and the Dialogue, as well as some individuals, have written to the government asking for a five-month extension to the May 15 deadline to provide inputs to the draft of the Digital Competition Bill.In the letter addressed to the ministry of corporate affairs, the organisations and individuals have argued that the extension in the comments submission timeline was necessary to allow...
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A vegan cheese was selected to win an industry award. Then the industry found out.
A vegan cheese was selected to be a finalist in the Good Food Awards, and, it turns out, was going to win in its cheesey category. But when the business got wind of it, it was suddenly disqualified without explanation. The reasons ultimately squeezed from it were desperate: first, the presence of a banned ingredient that wasn't even present, on the basis of a rule they added to the rulebook after the finalists were announced, then a claim that all entries must be ready for retail—which, it turns...
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Competition Commission of India Invites Proposals for Studying Competition Concerns in AI Markets
Competition Commission of India (CCI) has invited proposals to conduct a market study on AI and competition in India.