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NEW DELHI: The Centre on Sunday slashed the price of tomatoes sold by government-owned cooperatives — NCCF and NAFED — to Rs 80 a kg against the earlier price of Rs 90. The price was brought down as the government’s market intervention to…

NEW DELHI: You may not have to buy the entire strip of tablets or capsules when you need only a few of them in the near future.The consumer affairs ministryis working on a plan with the industry to have perforated medicine strips,…

NEW DELHI: Five major e-commerce platforms — Amazon, Flipkart, Meesho, Snapdeal and Shopclues — have delisted 13,118 seatbelt alarm clips after the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) passed orders to stop their sale. The CCPA said…

NEW DELHI: Celebrity endorsers along with manufacturers and advertisers could soon face the heat if found resorting to surrogate commercials for promoting products prohibited from advertising. Amid instances of many alcoholic spirits and…

The proposed framework will cover products including mobile phones, electronic, automobile and agricultural equipment.NEW DELHI: The consumer affairs ministry will soon announce an overall framework for the Right to Repair. To finalise the…

The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has asked all district collectors to ensure the enforcement of the guidelines issued by it regarding the service charge levied on customers by hotels and restaurants. The CCPA in a letter to…

New Delhi: Amid a fall in global prices, the government on Wednesday directed edible oil manufacturers to further cut the maximum retail price (MRP) of imported cooking oils by up to Rs 10 per litre within a week, and maintain a uniform MRP…

NEW DELHI: Amid a fall in global prices, the government on Wednesday directed edible oilmanufacturers to further cut the maximum retail price (MRP) of imported cooking oils by up to Rs 10 per litre within a week, and maintain a uniform MRP…

<!-- -->Government tightens norms for celebrity endorsers; penalty of Rs 10 lakhNew Delhi: The government has tightened norms for endorsers, including celebrities and sports persons, as they are now required to make material…

A row has recently sparked up regarding the act of restaurants levying service charges on customers with the consumer affairs ministry calling for a robust framework, and the restaurants saying that the same is very much legal in India…