Connected Consumers

I was recently at one gathering and one of the water brand owner was there. I discussed how govt will soon end double pricing. He laughed and said just like coffee day has its own water brand spice...

I am receiving the UCC through SMS from telemarketers almost 2-3 SMS daily. Although I have registered my cellphone number in DND under fully blocked category. I have written to BSNL UP East rega...

Now that it has been mandated to link Aadhaar with mobile number , I happened to manage to escort a very senior citizen to the Airtel store at Sarat Bose Road , Kolkata. The store personnel had bee...

1. Search the Internet carefully When you are looking for product reviews or price comparisons on a search engine, you run the risk of unintentionally clicking on a ‘poisoned’ sear...

AS WELL AS SMUGGLING OF CRACKERS FROM CHINA : The attached is a news item that appeared after authorities have encountered with Chinese Crackers , * coming in the guise of Children...

Post GST, the situation is that the consumers have to pay Service Charges/GST on the income besides the I-Tax, and also pay a very high rate of GST on all the purchases. These are the basic reasons...

Are there some guidelines as to how the MRP of a particular product is fixed by the manufacturer? And is there a Government Authority to check whether the MRP is fixed as per the guidelines? There...

The Department of Consumers must bring in an act or rule where producer of a particular equipment (tv, automobile, fridge) can't deny aftermarket service on it for atleast X no. of years.

I have seen the following brands publish dual MRPs which will be illegal practice come jan 2018 per the founder of this circle - our consumer affairs department. If everyone reports the brands/make...

I am new to this platform but have been hearing positive things about its impact and giving common consumer a voice. The issue I have is many brands say 1000 rupees off voucher if you do...