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Reliance Retail joins hands with Department of Consumer Affairs
Celebrated annually on December 24, National Consumer Day underscores the significance of consumer rights in India’s economic landscape.New Delhi: Reliance Retail Limited has joined hands with the Department of Consumer Affairs, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution,...
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E-commerce to adopt safety pledge to protect online consumers on Dec 24
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A committee chaired by consumer activist Pushpa Girimaji developed the pledge after extensive stakeholder consultations in November 2023New Delhi:Â Major e-commerce platforms such as Zomato, Ajio and Ola will adopt a Safety Pledge on National Consumer Day on December 24...
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Consumer Affairs Secy cautions e-commerce on ‘unfair’ dark patterns
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The Department of Consumer Affairs, which notified guidelines to prevent dark patterns in November 2023, has specified 13 such designsNew Delhi: Consumer Affairs Secretary Nidhi Khare on Tuesday warned e-commerce companies against deploying deceptive user interface designs known as...
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Consumer Affairs Min asks FSSAI to probe composition of Nestle’s Cerelac baby cereals sold in India
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By Laxmi Devi15 Cerelac products analysed from India contained 2.7 grams of added sugar per serving on averageNew Delhi: The Consumer Affairs Ministry on Friday said it has asked the food safety regulator FSSAI to investigate the composition of...
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Govt’s hackathon gets innovation solutions to detect dark patterns in e-commerce platforms
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The solutions received span a broad spectrum of technologies and approaches, tailored to address 13 specified dark patterns identified by the Consumer Affairs MinistryNew Delhi: The government has received innovative solutions for detecting dark patterns on the e-commerce platforms...
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ONDC have to address liability issue: Consumers Affairs Secretary
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He said that the government-promoted ONDC has to work on fixing liability in case a consumer does not get the right productNew Delhi: Consumer Affairs Secretary Rohit Kumar Singh on Monday asked the Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC)...
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Lok Sabha passes bill decriminalising Legal Metrology Act
This represents a significant milestone in the functioning of retail businesses in India, as the bill removes criminal penalties for certain Acts, such as the Legal Metrology Act and Food Safety Act, and streamlines minor offences
Mumbai: The Lok Sabha...
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Govt seeks to address issue of chemists forcing consumers to buy entire strip of tablets
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The forced buying of a full strip of medicine not only leads to medical wastage but also put unnecessary financial burden on customers
New Delhi:Â Amid complaints about chemists insisting customers on buying entire strip of tablets or capsules, the Centre...
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Waive it off or make it mandatory: Restaurateurs on service charge
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From increase in the base price of food items, creating chaos and dispute during billing, increase of tip culture and an affect in the operating cost of the restaurants and employment -- these will be some of the ramifications...
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How would we take care of staff without service charge: Eatery owners
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Though customers now refuse to pay the service charges levied by restaurants, the owners of the eateries have voiced their disappointment over the centres decision on the issue, saying it would "adversely impact millions of workers".
"Levying service charge is...
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Nothing Before Coffee raises $2.3 mn in Pre-Series A to accelerate expansion
With the capital infusion, the brand aims to establish over 150 stores across India by FY 2026, with a...
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