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Central Consumer Protection Authority takes action on violations of consum
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 27 (ANI): The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) under the Department of Consumer Affairs, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution has taken strong action on violations of consumer rights. In a run-up to the festive season, CCPA took st
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Russia confirms 1st case of human infection with H5N8 strain of bird flu
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Moscow [Russia], February 20 (ANI/Sputnik): Scientists from Russia's research center Vector have confirmed the first case of human infection with the H5N8 strain of the influenza A virus, which causes bird flu, the head of the Rostpotrebnadzor consumer rights protection watchdog said.
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Chinese app TikTok 'fails to protect children', says European consumer gro
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], February 17 (ANI): European consumer groups filed complaints against Tik Tok, a Chinese short-form video app, accusing it of breaching the European Union consumer rights and said the application fails to protect children from hidden advertising and inappropriate content.
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Chinese app TikTok accused of failing to protect children from inappropria
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], February 17 (ANI): The European Consumer Organisation BEUC has filed complaints on Tuesday (local time) against Chinese-owned short video app TikTok over breaching European Union (EU) consumer rights and failing to protect children from hidden advertising and inappropriat
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Russia conducted over 47.2 mln COVID-19 tests
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], October 3 (ANI/Sputnik): More than 47.2 million tests for COVID-19 have been performed in Russia since the outbreak, the country's consumer rights and human welfare watchdog, Rospotrebnadzor, said on Saturday.
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Russia's health watchdog says 22 stable mutated COVID-19 strains identifie
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], September 18 (ANI/Sputnik): There are about 22 stable mutations in the genetic makeup of the coronavirus detected worldwide, with two of them being the most resistant, Russia's consumer rights and human welfare watchdog, Rospotrebnadzor, told Sputnik on Friday, adding that t
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Russia conducted over 34.1 million COVID-19 tests
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], Aug 22 (ANI/Sputnik): More than 34.1 million tests for COVID-19 have been performed in Russia, with over 220,000 people being monitored, the country's consumer rights and human welfare watchdog, Rospotrebnadzor, said on Saturday.
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New law to protect consumer rights comes into force: Paswan
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 20 (ANI): The Consumer Protection Act 2019 came into force from Monday with Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan saying the new law will empower consumers.
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India needs responsible disposal and management of e-waste for sustainable
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] March 17 (ANI/PRNewswire): Observing that India accounts for around four per cent of the global e-waste generated annually that is becoming a major health hazard, a leading voluntary body has strongly argued for responsible management and disposal of loads of electronic was
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PIL in SC for recovery of dues from telecom companies
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 25 (ANI): A public interest litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking directions for the Telecom department to take steps to recover adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues from telecom companies.
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Lok Sabha passes Consumer Protection Bill
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed a bill that provides for the creation of a central authority to protect, promote and enforce consumer rights including the right to be protected against marketing of goods and services which are hazardous to life, and to seek
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Consumer Protection Bill, 2019: Lok Sabha takes up discussion
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 30 (ANI): The Lok Sabha on Tuesday took up for discussion a bill that calls for the creation of a central authority to protect, promote and enforce consumer rights.
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