CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Key Facts. TRIFED has developed its own e-commerce (electronic commerce) website i.e., tribesindia.com for sale of all its products and app to tap m-commerce (mobile commerce) too.

Detailed explanation-2: -Shri Arjun Munda Launcheslargest Market of Tribal Products ‘Tribes Indiae-Marketplace’ & 2 New Tribes India Outlets in Kolkata and Rishikesh. “The Tribes India e-marketplace, India’s largest handicraft and organic products marketplace, is yet another pathbreaking initiative to transform tribal lives and livelihoods.

Detailed explanation-3: -Tribes India E-Marketplace is India’s largest handicraft and organic products marketplace. The initiative aims to onboard 5 lakh tribal producers for sourcing of various handicraft, handloom, natural food products across the country and brings to you the best of tribal produce.

Detailed explanation-4: -ONDC, which is based on open specifications, will boost small merchant digitisation and e-commerce scale, and will reduce dominance of big players such as Amazon and Walmart-backed Flipkart. It is an initiative of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.

Detailed explanation-5: -Flipkart Flipkart is the first India-based E-Commerce platform founded by two Indian entrepreneurs, brother Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal. The company was established 14 years ago in 2007. Like Amazon, during its initial time, Flipkart was developed for selling books online.