Consumer Affairs

Govt Addresses Surge In Fake Online Reviews With E-Commerce Giants— Check Details

The draft quality control order (QCO) will be placed for public consultation for submitting comments within a prescribed time frame. 

May 15, 2024, 20:39 PM IST

BEWARE Of Drip Pricing Customers! Lodge Your Complaint At THIS WhatsApp Number, Dept Of Consumer Affair Tweets

In Drip pricing, customers are often lured into a product or item via a pricing technique, showing only part-pricing of the product in advertisement while the real amount is revealed only during the full and final billing.

May 06, 2024, 15:18 PM IST

Government Permits Export Of 99,150 Metric Tonnes Of Onions To 6 Countries

The offer rate of NCEL to the buyers takes into account the prevailing prices in the destination market and also international and domestic markets.

Apr 28, 2024, 20:23 PM IST

'Service Charge Optional, Don't Force Customers To Pay': Govt Writes To Restaurant Bodies Over Brawl At Noida Mall

On Monday, a video of alleged physical violence between patrons and employees at the Spectrum Mall in Noida's Sector 75 went viral on social media.

Jun 21, 2023, 16:52 PM IST

Centre to develop framework to check fake reviews on e-commerce websites

The government will develop a framework to keep a check on fake reviews posted on e-commerce websites to protect consumer interest. 

May 28, 2022, 12:26 PM IST

Govt to form panel to deal with complaints of online shoppers

The decision has been taken in the wake of several complaints from online buyers related to delay or non-delivery of products and sub-standard goods.

Apr 19, 2016, 16:03 PM IST

Commerce Ministry to hold meeting with pulses importers tomorrow

Concerned over widening gap in demand and supply of pulses leading to exorbitant rise in prices, the Commerce Ministry will hold a meeting Wednesday with importers on their strategy on dealing with the situation in the coming months.

 

Dec 02, 2015, 16:44 PM IST

Govt will continue to pursue Rs 640-cr Maggi suit

This is for the first time that a company was dragged to NCDRC using a provision in the three-decade old Consumer Protection Act.

Nov 20, 2015, 20:07 PM IST

CCEA may extend ban on onion hoarding by 1 year tomorrow

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs may consider tomorrow a proposal to extend by one year the ban on hoarding of onions beyond a prescribed limit.

Jun 30, 2015, 17:51 PM IST

Government to 'empower' consumer protection bodies: Paswan

The government plans to amend the Consumer Protection Act to make the redressal mechanism easy and universally accessible, Consumer Affairs, Food and Civil Supplies Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said Monday.

Jan 19, 2015, 23:06 PM IST

Govt planning regulator for direct-selling sector: Paswan

Government is considering a regulator for the direct selling sector to safeguard interests of consumers by distinguishing between genuine and fraudulent players, Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said Thursday.

Dec 04, 2014, 20:06 PM IST