World Consumer Rights Day: Important Facts

World Consumer Rights Day 2023 was celebrated on March 15 with the theme “Empowering consumers through clean energy transitions.” The Department of Consumer Affairs marked this day by leveraging technology to minimize the dependence on traditional energy sources and promote ..

Tags: Consumer protection • Consumer Protection Act • Consumer Protection Act 1986 • Consumer rights • World Consumer Rights Day

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2023

Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs

Consumer Protection (Direct Selling) Rules, 2021

Central Government has notified the Consumer Protection (Direct Selling) Rules, 2021. Where will these rules be applicable? The new rules will be applicable to: All goods and services bought or sold through direct selling All direct selling entities offering goods ..

Tags: Consumer protection • Consumer Protection Act • Consumer Protection Act 2019

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2021

National Consumer Rights Day: December 24

Every year, the National Consumer Rights Day is celebrated on December 24 in India. The World Consumer Rights Day is celebrated on March 15. The National Consumer Day is celebrated through out India to protect the interests of the consumers. ..

Tags: Consumer Protection Act • National Consumer Day • National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020

Government releases draft guidelines for ads

The Consumer Affairs Ministry has come out with a comprehensive set of draft guidelines on advertising.  The guideline says, disclaimers in small font and which are not factual will be treated as misleading ads. The code has been drafted by ..

Tags: Consumer Protection Act • Consumer Protection Act 2019 • guidelines for ads

Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020

New Set of Rules for E-Commerce Players Coming into Force from This Week

The Minister of Consumer Affairs, Ram Vilas Paswan, has announced that the new set of rules pertaining to the e-commerce players in India will come into effect from this week onwards. The new Consumer Protection Act is also coming into ..

Tags: Consumer Protection Act • E-commerce • E-Commerce Players • Ministry of Consumer Affairs • Ram Vilas Paswan

Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020

Consumer Protection Bill

The Lok Sabha has passed the Consumer Protection Bill. The bill aims to provide protection of interests of consumers and aims to set up authorities for the timely settlement of disputes. It also received the Parliamentary approval on August 6, ..

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