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Minister Piyush Goyal appointed DPIFF CEO Abhishek Mishra into FCI, Minist
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 12 (ANI/NewsVoir): Piyush Goyal, the Minister of Textiles, Commerce and Industry, and Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, has appointed Abhishek Mishra, CEO of Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival (DPIFF) as the Member of the Consul
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Centre warns advertisers, broadcasters against misleading, surrogate ads
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 31 (ANI): The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution on Wednesday directed advertising agencies to ensure strict compliance of guidelines on surrogate advertisements.
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CCPA issues 24 notices for unfair trade practices against e-commerce compa
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 3 (ANI): The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has issued 24 notices for unfair trade practices against e-commerce companies, informed the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution on Wednesday.
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Bureau of Indian Standards established 1037 Standards Clubs in schools, co
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 27 (ANI): The Bureau of Indian Standards has established 1037 Standards Clubs in schools and colleges across India in 2021-22, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution informed on Tuesday.
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448 notices served to e-commerce entities for violations of declaration du
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 21 (ANI): As many as 448 notices were served to e-Commerce entities for violations of the declaration during the last one year and nine months and approx Rs 78 lakh penalty was charged from companies as compounding fees for violation of the declaration, the Ministry o
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Government says intervention helped cool off prices of onion, tomato
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 20 (ANI): The all-India retail price of tomato has registered a 29 per cent decline over the last month as arrivals of the staple vegetable into the mandis improved with the onset of monsoon rains, a Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Distribution state
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Hotels, restaurants can't force customers to pay service charge; CCPA issu
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has issued guidelines for "preventing unfair trade practices and violation of consumer rights" with regard to levying of service charge in hotels and restaurants.
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One Nation One Ration Card scheme implemented in all 36 states, UTs
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 21 (ANI): Assam too has implemented the One Nation One Ration Card (ONORC) scheme. With this, the ONORC plan is successfully implemented in all 36 states and Union Territories, making food security portable throughout the country.
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Fake reviews on e-Commerce platforms under Govt's radar
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 26 (ANI): The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution on Thursday said on Thursday it is keeping a close watch on fake reviews on e-Commerce platforms as it infringes on the rights of consumers.
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CCPA issues notices to Ola, Uber for unfair trade practices
Updated : 4 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA), India's consumer protection regulator, on Friday said it has issued notices to cab aggregators Ola and Uber for violation of consumer rights and unfair trade practices.
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Centre releases Rs 2,94,718 crore to FCI, states for food subsidy
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 13 (ANI): The Centre has released Rs 2,94,718 crore to the Food Corporation of India (FCI) and state governments for food subsidy under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY) and National Food Security Act (NFSA) during 2021-22, the Ministry of Consumer
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About 759 lakh MT food grains provided to states, UTs under PMGKAY so far:
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 12 (ANI): The Department of Food and Public Distribution allocated about 759 lakh MT foodgrains to states and union territories so far for distribution to around 80 Crore NFSA beneficiaries under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PM-GKAY).
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