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Department of Consumer Affairs invites you to join India's online consumer community. Via this community, you can share your consumer experiences, find guidance and raise consumer issues. This initiative is founded by Dept. of Consumer Affairs, Government of India and part of the multi pronged approach to enable the Indian Consumer's voice.

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Greenwashing: Are Consumers Being Played?
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Greenwashing is an act of making false or misleading statements about the environmental benefits of a product or practice. Companies are using terms like “eco-friendly,” “green,&r...

By MOHIT PANDE

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Are vehicle owners being manipulated
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* Car sales down. Lobby needs help * Will bring in scrap policy. Middle class will be forced to buy * Public resists. Will hurt electoral prospects *Will increase ...

By Sudesh Rai

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A Tricky Situation in the Retail of Alcoholic Beverages in Tamil Nadu :
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In India, the Maximum Retail Price (MRP) is regulated under the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011, and the Legal Metrology Act, 2009. These laws mandate that all pre-packaged commo...

By Jayakumar Daniel

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ebharath gas online booking beats IRCTC for issuses
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If you thought IRCTC online booking was bad, ebharathgas online booking site beats it by miles for issues. A site that was working well, suddenly gave up. Quick pay did not work with google, but at...

By Padmanabhan G

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Steep Fall in Vegetable Prices Causing Distress to Farmers: Causes and Remedies
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Over the past three months, there has been a sharp decline in the prices of vegetables and some fruits across various markets in India, creating distress for farmers, especially those dealing in pe...

By Jayakumar Daniel

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Boycott Turkey
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Do not travel to Turkey friends given what they have done for Pak in this war. Do not take Indigo or Turkish airline Turkey flight and do not buy clothes from zara who makes 60% of their items ther...

By Sudesh Rai

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Doctor follow ups
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Big scam nowadays is doctors charging fees for every visit after 3-7 day gap. Earlier it used to be 30 days. Now every follow up after 3-7 days (based on where u are in India) costs 1k-...

By Vinita Agrawal

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Misleading ads - media is responsible
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See attached everyone. If flavoured condom wasnt enough now we have AI powered condom. The Govt and media nicely in slumber as the condom company misleads us all.

By Dipali Yadav

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Ads of India..Sorry..achchey din of Times
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Today..29th March,2025 Times of India on front page mentions as 56 Pages. What triggered me was first 4 pages were full page ads ..then a quarter page articles on both sides & then starts main ...

By Stephen R N

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Urgent - support airline fare surge capping
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There is literally a war brewing on twitter between LocalCircles CEO and paid airline influencers/contractors
By Ganesh Jadhav

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