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📰 Government ready with norms on e-commerce reviews: • The Centre is bringing out a standard for publishing product reviews on e-commerce platforms from November 25. • To start with, the standard will be volun-tary and later it could become mandatory after observing compliance to the standards by such platforms. • The framework for the standard was prepared by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). • The framework was meant to safeguard and protect consumer interest from fake and deceptive reviews on e-commerce platforms. • If made mandatory, the violation of the standard, titled Indian Standard (IS) 19000:2022 'Online Consumer Reviews Principles and Requirements for their Collection, Moderation and Publication', can invite punishment for unfair trade practice or violation of consumer rights. •  Once made mandatory, a consumer may submit grievances to the National Con-sumer Helpline, Consumer Commissions, or the CCPA, against misleading reviews. The standards will be applicable to every online platform which publishes consumer views. • Taking cognisance of the impact of fake and deceptive reviews and protection of consumer interest in e-commerce, the Department of Consumer Affairs constituted a committee to develop a framework for checking fake and deceptive reviews on June 10, 2022.