Tag: consumer affairs
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Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor seeks report on commodities after heavy snowfall
The committee would submit its report by January 25 to the Government.
January 19, 2020 -
BIS suspends licence after lab refuses to comply with bribe demand
All is not well at the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) under the Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ministry if one goes by the number of complaints posted on the Centralised Public Grievance and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS) besides over a dozen ongoing court cases filed by the employees against the alleged high-handedness of the …
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February 13, 2017 -
BIS suspends licence after lab refuses to comply with bribe demand
All is not well at the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) under the Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ministry if one goes by the number of complaints posted on the Centralised Public Grievance and Monitoring System (CPGRAMS) besides over a dozen ongoing court cases filed by the employees against the alleged high-handedness of the …
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February 13, 2017 -
Irked by misleading advertisements? Act now
The next time you see an advertisement making sweeping claims about miraculous properties of a pain relieving oil on the television or come across pills that “guarantee a male child” in newspapers, don't fret as you now have the power to take action against such misleading advertisements. The Department of Consumer Affairs has signed an …
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January 17, 2017 -
Govt finalises guidelines defining direct selling
To protect public from fraudulent ponzi schemes being peddled as direct selling, a new set of guidelines is likely to be put in place soon to regulate this sector. The Department of Consumer Affairs Ministry has finalised the guidelines for the Rs 72,000 crore direct selling industry and the same is expected to be notified. …
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August 30, 2016