Authentication Forum targeting counterfeiting launched in New Delhi
The Dollar Business Bureau In a strong move against counterfeiting and enabling the “Make-Sure-India” movement in the country, India’s first two-day authentication conference cum exhibition – The Authentication Forum 2017 opened on Feb 13 at The Taj Mahal Hotel, Man Singh Road, New Delhi. This forum is organised by Authentication Solutions Providers Association (ASPA) and Messe Frankfurt India (MFI) jointly. A high-profile panel of experts including government authorities and technology specialists have come together in New Delhi to mark the launch of this important platform which was inaugurated by B K Prasad (IAS), Member – Secretary, National Commission for Denotified, Nomadic & Semi-Nomadic Tribes, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment along with P. V. Rama Sastry, Joint Secretary – Department of Consumer ...
Postal department can become leader in e-commerce delivery
Himanshu Vatsa | The Dollar Business The Postal Department can become a leader in delivery of goods as part of e-commerce, said Ravi Shankar Prasad, Minister of Communications and Information Technology. The Postal Department has recorded growth of more than 36% in parcel revenue in the last one year. The department has collected more than Rs 500 crore for cash-on-delivery (COD) articles of major e-commerce players such as Amazon, Flipkart, Snapdeal, Yepme, Naaptol, etc., in 2014-15. Lauding the department’s strong network of mail delivery across the country, the minister said that it should focus more on quick delivery of goods purchased and sold online. “The department should step up its efforts to ramp up its capabilities to book, process, transmit ...
