Looking back at competition law in 2022 The year will be most remembered in competition law history for the Commission’s action against Big Tech antitrust, and the… December 31, 2022 14:38 IST
Piyush Goyal launches right to repair portal & new premise of National Consumer Helpline A memorandum of understanding was also signed between the Consumer Affairs Department and IIT (BHU), Varanasi as well launched a… December 24, 2022 17:59 IST
No-Cost EMI Scheme: Should you opt for it? Here’s what you must know These schemes offer good value for money, yet it is good to know about the offers to make the most… October 7, 2022 01:15 IST
Why should Indian consumers be given the Right to Repair? This movement aims to persuade businesses to make spare parts, tools, and information on how to repair gadgets available to… August 9, 2022 14:35 IST
Electronic industry given option to declare some mandatory details on package via QR code But the industry, however, will have to declare on the package itself the mandatory details like maximum retail price (MRP),… July 16, 2022 18:46 IST
Long pending cases: Govt to rank consumer courts on disposal speed The performance of state and district commissions, also called consumer courts, will be rated during July-November this year and the… July 1, 2022 17:14 IST
Food Processing Industries ignore consumer’s health due to fear of economic loss, says CUTS Industry Mapping Study Front of package labeling (FoPL) is one of the effective policy tools that can partially rebalance unhealthy retail packaged food… February 25, 2022 14:41 IST
Consumer Protection Act: Class action suit provision to keep e-commerce firms on toes for product defects The Consumer Protection Act has conferred the CCPA with the power to order trader or manufacturer or advertiser or publisher… July 22, 2020 22:23 IST
Top 5 perks for ‘first class’ travellers that make ‘economy’ flyers suffer According to consumer advocates, passengers in back of the plane are effectively subsidising new luxuries offered to first-class passengers, which… September 6, 2015 15:45 IST
FM Arun Jaitley for giving power to consumers to file class action suits Arun Jaitley: The manner in which representations are made and the underlying principle of buyer being aware of the nature… Updated: May 29, 2015 16:34 IST
Changes likely in Consumer Protection Act this session The government will likely introduce amendments to the Consumer Protection Act (CPA) 1986… November 25, 2014 02:06 IST