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New Delhi [India], September 11: SEBI has extended the retail algo trading rollout to October 1, 2025, empowering investors with a secure framework and opening a new era of growth and innovation. In discussions with leading broking firms such as Lares Algotech, Director Maya Sharan Singh highlighted the significance of this transition. "SEBI's decision is an investment in India's future. Algorithmic trading represents the next level of financial growth, and with safeguards firmly in place, retail investors can now participate with confidence. This additional time ensures that when retail algos launch, they do so with unmatched precision, innovation, and security,"

Nearly 70% of gig workers in Delhi-NCR have seen higher disposable incomes through part-time and seasonal roles, a white paper by Empower India and LocalCircles found. Based on 90,000 responses, it highlights how e-commerce and retail platforms like Amazon, Flipkart and Delhivery are driving financial stability, skill development and structured career growth, while urging social security for gig workers.

Wrong interpretations of BIS regulations leading to scrutiny of sellers selling on e-commerce platforms is affecting small businesses in the country. The analysis shows many of the seized products being Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)-compliant or exempt from certification requirements, are leaving sellers struggling to earn livelihoods. Empower India, a new age think tank group, has raised concerns over recent enforcement actions conducted by the BIS at multiple e-commerce warehouses across the country. Several products carrying valid BIS licenses and ISI marks were recently confiscated across multiple locations including Delhi, Gurgaon, Faridabad, Lucknow, Hyderabad, Sriperumbudur and Chennai, despite clear documentation proving compliance. Some products were seized by officials despite falling outside the scope of BIS standards, as in the case of specific mixer grinders (900W) Additionally, multiple seized items, such as toys, recreational products, and educational kits, do not fall under BISs mandatory certification requirements.