This document discusses e-commerce and the Indian market. It defines e-commerce as the art and science of selling products/services over the Internet, including business-to-business and business-to-consumer transactions. The objectives of e-commerce are to generate maximum profit, utilize facilities, satisfy customers, allow product comparisons, and maintain brands. E-commerce provides benefits like time savings, a better product range, global reach, 24/7 availability, and reduced costs. However, disadvantages include issues with returns, payments, quality guarantees, customer relations, privacy, security, and losing customers who prefer to see products in person before purchasing. The conclusion is that e-commerce plays a vital role in India by providing better customer