CONSUMER TIPS – CA – OCT 2014

How to keep your glasses in good condition A good pair of glasses can ensure your eyes are healthy, prevent headaches and enable you to go about your daily tasks with ease. Here are 10 essential tips to keep your glasses scratch-free and in go..

HEALTH FEATURE – CA – OCT 2014

Healthy ageing into your 80s and beyond With life expectancy increasing because of the wonders of modern medicine, the important question is: how to grow old staying healthy so that we can actually enjoy those extra years. The goals are: remai..

IN A CAPSULE – CA – OCT 14

IN A CAPSULE Drinking tea ‘cuts risk of dying early’ Drinking tea can cut your risk of dying prematurely, say researchers according to the Daily Mail. A study shows that drinking tea reduces the risk of dying from causes unrelated ..

PUBLIC INTEREST – CA – OCT 2014

How to deal with road emergencies You could be driving along when the engine stalls or the car accelerates suddenly and unintentionally, or you have a flat tyre. Learn what to do in these sticky situations before you summon help. Blown tyre Do..

PUBLIC INTEREST – CA – OCT 14

Beware of artificially ripened fruits Ripening of fruits makes them edible and nutritious. In nature, fruits ripen after attainment of proper maturity by a sequence of physiological and biochemical events. Whether fruits ripen on the plant or ..

LANDMARK JUDGEMENT CA – OCT 2014

Charging entry fee not unfair trade practice Does the imposition of an entry fee amount to imposing unjustified costs on a consumer? Is it an unfair or restrictive trade practice? This interesting issue has been decided by the National Commiss..

FROM THE LAB

FROM THE LAB How healthy are malt-based beverages? Touted as health or energy drinks for children, malt-based beverages are very popular today. But how valid are their health claims? We picked nine popular health drinks aimed at children and t..

CERC’s CITY CENTRE

CERS, Bharat Sevak Samaj set up City Centre Consumer Education and Research Society (CERS), in collaboration with Bharat Sevak Samaj, has established a Consumer Protection Centre for residents of the old city area of Ahmedabad. The City Centre..

WCRD – 2014

CERC observes World Consumer Rights Day with host of activities Ahmedabad, 14th March, 2014 On the global theme of ‘‘Fix Our Phone Rights’, Consumer Education Research Centre, celebrated World Consumer Rights Day at their ca..

FIX OUR PHONE RIGHTS

CERC joins CI in demanding phone rights for 7 billion users Ahmedabad, 14 March 2014 Consumers International (CI) published its Consumer Agenda for Fair Mobile Services ahead of World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD) on 15 March 2014. In the run up ..

ASHA RUNGTA VS. NEW INDIA ASSURANCE

CERS compels New India Assurance Co. to pay deducted sum Ahmedabad, 4 February 2014 Consumer Education Research Society (CERS) won a case at the State Commission some months ago against New India Assurance Company Ltd. This case again brings t..

FEEDBACK – CA SEP 14

FEEDBACK Your e-magazine is well appreciated and highly informative. – Sathya Pal from Bangalore Thanks for sending your e-magazine. I would be happy if the Ministry of Consumer Affairs starts taking interest in removing grievances of sm..

CONSUMER TIPS – CA SEP 14

CONSUMER TIPS How to Keep Your Personal Data Secure Online The internet offers many opportunities and useful information at our fingertips. We download content, make online transactions and use social networking sites. While doing all this we ..

CERC NEWS LINE – CA – SEP 14

CERC NEWSLINE CERC suggests CP Act Amendments CERC has sent detailed comments on the Draft proposed by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs for amendments to the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 making nearly 40 suggestions. Some of the major suggest..

HEALTH UPDATE – CA SEP 14

HEALTH UPDATE The cancer tests you really need—and those you don’t Based on talks with experts and review of current research, Consumer Reports Health gives you the following advice: Breast cancer: Women with dense breasts—..

EMPOWERED CONSUMER – CA – SEP14

Have a complaint? Go on Twitter N Saroja, a resident of Ahmedabad, had a prepaid Airtel card which she wanted to convert to postpaid. She submitted all relevant documents and was told that the address would be verified over the phone. When she..

NEWS FLASH – CA SEP 14

NEWS FLASH Tax on sugary drinks in latest Budget Prices of fizzy sugary drinks will increase with the Government levying an excise hike in an attempt to curb consumption of the drinks blamed for increasing obesity. The tax measure will also ap..

THE LAW SAYS SO – CA SEP 14

Can an appellate authority grant conditional stay? The Consumer Protection Act requires a party challenging an order in appeal to deposit a prescribed amount at the time of lodging the appeal. In the case of appeals to the National Commission,..

PUBLIC INTEREST – CA SEP. 14

PUBLIC INTEREST LPG cylinder blasts: Consumers get up to Rs. 40 lakh risk cover Around 10,000 incidents of LPG cylinder explosions occur in the country every year. However, most consumers are unaware that they are entitled to up to Rs. 40 lakh..

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