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China to crack down on stock market fake news as AI spurs misinformation, says state mediaArtificial intelligence has become a new tool for creating and spreading misleading information to con investors or manipulate stocks, luri...
Govt setting up ecosystem to resolve consumer complaints at pre-litigation stage: Consumer Affairs SecretaryThe government is developing a system to address consumer complaints pre-litigation, featuring a hassle-free, rapid platform via the Nation...
World Consumer Rights Day 2024: History, Significance, theme and rights you should know as a consumerWorld Consumer Rights Day, observed annually on March 15, underscores the importance of consumer rights in the global marketplace. This yea...
World Consumer Rights Day: Celebrating and raising awareness about consumer rights and needsWorld Consumer Rights Day is an annual event celebrated on March 15th to raise awareness about consumer rights and needs. The day is an opp...
Consumer Rights Day: How to lodge an online complaint on e-DaakhilThese days it's easy for a consumer to lodge a complaint online. What makes the job easy is the E-Daakhil online portal, launched by the Na...
Number of consumer cases disposed in 2022 exceeds total cases filed last year: GovtIn 2022, the total number of cases filed stood at 1,73,457 while the cases disposed of stood at 1,82,248 last year. From July 2022, there h...
States oppose Centre's move to decriminalise offences under Legal Metrology Act, says Piyush Goyal"We have a Legal Metrology Act. I myself was an entrepreneur 35 years ago and faced harassment due to the Act then which is being faced tod...
Need to protect consumers, small retailers amid growth in e-commerce: Consumer Affairs SecretaryAddressing an event to celebrate the World Consumer Rights Day, Rohit Kumar Singh said the government has recently introduced UPI (Unified ...
Govt to organise 'Consumer Empowerment Week' during March 14-20On the opening day of the celebration, Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), Indian Institute of Legal Metrology (IILM) Ranchi, National Cooper...
No extension for sale of pre-GST stock with revised MRP stickers: Ram Vilas Paswan"Retailers will display only one MRP after 31st March. We are not in favour of providing an extension of deadline for MRP stickering," Pasw...
Govt to table fresh Consumer Protection Bill in ParliamentThe ministry has accepted some of the recommendations of the panel and finalised the draft Bill, which has also been vetted by the Group of...
Digital transaction to touch Rs 4 crore a day this year: Ravi Shankar PrasadRavi Shankar Prasad said there is a dilemma how to strike a balance between maintaining privacy of data and at the same time using it for p...
Digital transactions to touch Rs 4 cr/day this year: Ravi Shankar PrasadWith growing number of e-transactions, Prasad said there is a dilemma how to strike a balance between maintaining privacy of data and at th...
Govt wants companies to mark CSR funds for consumer awarenessCSR funds can be used for raising consumer awareness, especially in rural areas, to prevent sale of fake products and check misleading adve...
Apple pies and iPads sweeten China's dreaded TV exposeSuch is the show's impact that in recent years firms have increasingly prepared for shocks by buttering up consumers.
Suchitra Krishnamoorthi settles case with HSBCThanking Sebi, RBI and HSBC among others, she also termed it as a "victory" for all, especially on World Consumer Rights Day.
- Government intends to control only misleading ads, not media
Talking tough on misleading commercials, Consumer Affairs Minister K V Thomas today said the issue needs careful handling to send the right...
- Banks which fail to fulfil customer commitment to face public censure
Banks, which fail to meet their commitments to customers, face the risk of being named and shamed through a public censure, according to th...
- Govt may tighten consumer laws
The government today indicated that it may be thinking on the lines of tightening penalty for defaulting industries in class action cases i...
- Centre to unveil new consumer policy soon
If you thought you couldn't hit back through the system at that megabrand FMCG company that palmed off the faulty refrigerator on you, rest...