Tue, Aug 27, 2024
The Union government is set to amend the Names and Emblem (Prevention of Improper Use) Act, of 1950, aiming to strengthen enforcement against misuse of national symbols. Proposed changes include significantly higher fines and the introduction of imprisonment for repeat offenders.
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Thu, Jun 20, 2024
The guidelines -- prepared after consultations with stakeholders, including telecom firms and regulators -- define "business communication" as any communication related to goods or services like promotional and service messages but excludes personal communication.
Fri, Aug 11, 2023
The fee will be paid to the mediator from the interest accrued on the Consumer Welfare (Corpus) Fund, established with co-contribution from the state and the Department of Consumer Affairs.
Thu, Sep 08, 2022
According to a recent road ministry report, the number of people killed and injured due to not wearing a seat belt during 2020 stood at 15,146 and 39,102, respectively.
Fri, Jul 08, 2022
After the CCPA (Central Consumer Protection Authority) issued guidelines for hotels and restaurants barring them from levying service charges on food bills by default, eateries may resort to price hike.
Fri, Jul 01, 2022
If self-regulation does not work, then government will formulate stringent guidelines: Consumer Affairs Secretary
Thu, May 26, 2022
If you are being charged for service charge in a hotel or restaurant then you can refuse it. Government of india called a meeting on 2 june for this. now service charges will be paid on consumer's will.
Mon, Dec 27, 2021
The rollout of mandatory hallmarking of gold jewellery in 256 districts has been smooth so far and the process of expanding it to all districts of the country is now underway, according to the Consumer Affairs Ministry.
Tue, Oct 26, 2021
The Union government on Tuesday said it has issued 202 notices to e-commerce players for incorrect declaration of 'country of origin' on products on their platforms in the last one year.
Wed, Oct 13, 2021
The government on Wednesday scrapped basic customs duty on crude varieties of palm, sunflower and soyabean oils as well as cut duties on refined edible oils to ease retail prices of cooking oils and provide relief to consumers during the festive season.
Thu, Jul 01, 2021
The Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs has issued the Draft for Consumer Protection Rules (Direct Selling) 2021. The ministry is inviting suggestions from the public and stakeholders on the Consumer Protection Rules for Direct Selling.
Mon, Apr 08, 2019
Currently, DataKart has details on over 7.5 million retailed products from around 14,000 manufacturers.
Tue, Jan 02, 2018
To protect online consumers, the Centre has made it mandatory for e-commerce firms to print not only the maximum retail price (MRP) on goods but also information like expiry date and customer care details.
Wed, Jul 19, 2017
CR Chaudhary, Minister of State Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, in a written reply to Lok Sabha said, "As per these guidelines, the bill presented to the customer may clearly display that service charge is voluntary, and the service charge column of the bill may be left blank for the customer to fill up before making payment."
Mon, Sep 12, 2016
In the proposed guidelines, the government has clearly defined legitimate direct selling and differentiates it from ponzi schemes to help investigating agencies identify fraudulent players
Tue, Jul 12, 2016
Majority of the complaints registered on Consumer Affair's helpline were related to e-commerce sector.
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