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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 & services to consumers All models of direct selling All forms of unfair trade practices ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2021
Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs - 2022 • Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Topics: Consumer protection • Consumer Protection (Direct Selling) Rules 2021 • Consumer Protection Act • Consumer Protection Act 2019
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. This year, the National Consumer Rights Day is celebrated under the following theme Theme: The ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: Central Consumer Protection Authority • Consumer Protection Act • National Consumer Day • National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission • National Consumer Rights Day
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 the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019. It is aimed ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020
Topics: Consumer Protection Act • Consumer Protection Act 2019 • guidelines for ads
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 force from July 20 and it was necessary that the e-retailers are also brought under ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: Consumer Protection Act • E-commerce • E-Commerce Players • Ministry of Consumer Affairs • Ram Vilas Paswan
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, 2019 and will now be sent to the President for his consent. What is the ..
Topics: Bills • consumer courts • Consumer Protection Act • Consumer rights
2018 National Consumer Day (NCD)
The National Consumer Day (NCD) is observed every year in India on 24th December to highlight the importance of the consumer movement and the need to make every consumer more aware of their rights and responsibilities. The 2018 theme is “Timely Disposal of Consumer Complaints”. On this day the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 was enacted. ..
Topics: Consumer • Consumer Court • Consumer Guidance Society of India • Consumer Movement • Consumer protection • Consumer Protection Act • Consumer protection law • Economy • Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution