July-20 Washing your reusable mask
How frequently should you wash your Mask Wearing a mask to cover your nose and mouth when you step out of your home is an essential safeguard against contracting Coronavirus infection. Different types of effective face masks are available, ..
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July-20 Tips
10 tips to spot online Covid-19 scams Cybercrimes are on the rise with more people being online and curiously searching for latest corona updates and details. Fraudsters set up fake dashboards, send malicious emails or messages with malware to..
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July- Tall talk
Kent Atta Maker – Insensitive advertising In bad taste Kent Atta Maker advertisement featuring celebrity actress Hema Malini asked consumers – “Are you allowing your maid to knead atta dough by hand?” It went on to say “Her h..
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July-20 Settled in court
The Coronavirus pandemic has resulted in many unprecedented issues arising for citizens. The courts are conducting virtual hearings through video conferring and along with other important cases, attending to urgent issues arising due to the CO..
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July-20 Safe Zoom Meetings
Zoom Meetings: Tips to keep them safe The Coronavirus pandemic has changed the way we work, communicate and socialize. With more employees working from home, businesses are turning to video conferencing apps to hold meetings. Educationa..
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July-20 Cover story
Coronavirus: What you should know The world today is in the grip of the new Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic which started at the end of December 2019 in Wuhan, China. Number of infected people is rising everywhere including in India. Co..
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July-20 Caring for senior citizens during corona
Special care for senior citizens in times of COVID-19 The elderly are more vulnerable to COVID-19 as they may have chronic conditions like blood pressure and diabetes. Also, their aging immune system makes it harder to fight off disease..
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July-20 All About Masks
Know all about face masks Face masks have become the order of the day as one of the effective ways to arrest the spread of coronavirus. They serve a dual purpose. They protect you from getting directly sprayed with virus on the mouth and nose ..
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July-20 Around the World
UK COVID-19 is more deadly for some ethnic groups Racial dynamics A wide disparity in COVID-19 related illness and death among racial and ethnic minority groups vis-à-vis the native whites has been revealed through a data analysis by t..
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JUNE – 20 PUBLIC INTERESTS
What you should know about the new Consumer Protection Act 2019 Definition of ‘Consumer’ expanded The definition of consumer now includes ‘transaction made through electronic means, teleshopping, direct selling etc’. ..
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JUNE -20 PUBLIC INTEREST
Highlights of the Consumer Protection Act 2019 1. Has the monetary threshold in the consumer court changed? Provision: [Sec 34(1) and 47(1)] District Commission shall have powers to entertain complaints where value of goods or service is not m..
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JUNE – 20 Cover Story
Consumer Protection Act 2019 A new era for consumers in India History was created in August 2019, empowering Indian consumers further, when the new Consumer Protection Act 2019 was enacted by Parliament. This Act repealed the Consumer Protecti..
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JUNE – 20 Newsflash
In emergency, you can now visit blacklisted hospitals Change in regulations IRDAI has changed regulations on pre-existing diseases and emergency hospital admissions to benefit policyholders. Earlier, claims were admissible in a blacklisted ..
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JUNE – 20 Settled in court
Panasonic to refund for defective AC: Forum An AC that Dipak Seth bought started having problems within a few months. A Panasonic 2 ton spilt AC worth Rs. 33,500 with a 5-year compressor warranty was purchased by Dipak in November 2012. He sta..
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JUNE – 20 Tall talk
Luxxuberance – Misleading by exaggeration The numbers game ‘India’s first multi-brand handbag and accessories store’ claimed the print advt of Luxxuberance. We were amused by this self-proclamation by the store. We w..
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JUNE-20 CERS mediates
New electricity connection being delayed by Torrent. CERS intervenes No more delays You run pillar to post to make all the necessary arrangements for an electricity connection at your home. But if all this still does not yield desired resul..
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JUNE-20 CONSUMER TIPS
10 ways to ensure you don’t get hacked Cybercrime is an ever-problem plaguing individuals and organisations today. Here are 10 suggestions on how you can stay safe and avoid becoming a victim of cybercrime. Don’t shop on a websit..
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