Thu, Nov 07, 2024
The Ministry of Consumer Affairs has expanded mandatory hallmarking for gold and gold artefacts to 361 districts across India. This move, detailed in an official notification, aims to ensure higher quality and authenticity standards for gold products by certifying their purity through the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).
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Tue, Oct 29, 2024
Welcoming the government's campaign against the use of substandard helmets, the International Road Federation (IRF) on Tuesday demanded reduction of GST on the protective gear to 0 per cent from the present 18 per cent.
Thu, Jun 13, 2024
he Department of Food and Public Distribution under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, is closely monitoring the market price of wheat, and assures India has sufficient wheat stocks to meet domestic requirements.
Wed, Jun 12, 2024
Ration Card KYC: The ministry is preparing to curb corruption and irregularities by linking Aadhaar with ration cards.
Wed, May 15, 2024
Nidhi Khare, Secretary, of Consumer Affairs, chaired the meeting, attended by representatives from major online platforms such as Google, Meta, Amazon and Flipkart, industry bodies and voluntary consumer associations, among others.
Sat, Apr 27, 2024
Additionally, the government has approved the export of 2,000 MT of white onion, a special variety cultivated for export markets, particularly in the Middle East and Europe.
Sat, Jun 24, 2023
As the Ministry of Consumer Affairs pointed out, the main reason behind this was the small size of the packets of items, which makes it impossible to include all the details on the cover.
Mon, Feb 27, 2023
Sources confirmed that additional onion procurement centres will be set up and the government will buy more onions. The ministry has started inter-departmental discussions to decide the complete plan of procurement for every crop.
Sun, Dec 11, 2022
As per the data from the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, the all India average wholesale price of wheat in December 2021 was Rs 2,212 per quintal and increased to Rs 2,721 per quintal during November 2022.
Wed, Aug 03, 2022
The CCPA has notified the Guidelines for Prevention of Misleading Advertisements and Endorsements for Misleading Advertisements on June 9, 2022.
Thu, Jul 28, 2022
In a letter written to the Minister for Commerce & Industry, Textiles, Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution Piyush Goyal, the hospitality industry body also called for treating goods and services separately under the planned regulation to curb fake and deceptive online reviews
Fri, Jul 15, 2022
The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution on Thursday issued new rules for packaging of electronic goods.
Wed, Jul 13, 2022
The revenue department has officially notified that ethanol blending concession has been expanded to 12%-15% for petrol, up from previously 10% in different zones of the country, said Ambarish Pandey
Wed, Jul 06, 2022
The government has directed edible oil companies and manufacturers to make changes in MRP.
The Department of Consumer Affairs will soon launch a new Mascot of 'Jago Grahak Jago'. The mascot character can be associated with the common man.
Tue, Jul 05, 2022
The centre is ready to pay all food subsidy dues of the states up to 2019-20, Union Minister for Consumer Affairs and Food and Public Distribution Piyush Goyal said on Tuesday.
In the first ever `State Ranking Index` under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) released on Tuesday, Odisha has topped the list of general category states while Tripura topped the list of special category states.
Thu, Jun 02, 2022
Hotel-Restaurant Service Charge: The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution on Thursday said the DoCA will soon come up with a robust framework to ensure strict compliance by the stakeholders with regard to service charges levied by restaurants and hotels.
Thu, May 26, 2022
Consumer Affairs Secretary will hold meeting with e-commerce entities and stakeholders to discuss magnitude of fake reviews and prepare a roadmap ahead agovernment release said
Mon, May 23, 2022
The Department of Consumer Affairs on Monday cautioned restaurants against forcibly charging consumers "service charges".
Tue, May 17, 2022
TRAI in collaboration with the SEBI is working with the Ministry of Consumer Affairs to crack down on spam, online fraud, and loan apps.
Tue, May 10, 2022
The Ministry of Consumer Affairs in a meeting held today with all the App-based cab aggregators has instructed them to fix issues related hygiene in cabs, bad service, immediate refusals and training of drivers.
Thu, Dec 02, 2021
No separate database has been maintained for disabled persons under National Food Security Act (NFSA) designed to provide additional free of cost foodgrains under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PM-GKAY).
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