August-19: Settled in Court

Postal dept told to pay up for delayed speed post    Dr. Ravi Agarwal sent an application through speed post on September 21, 2012 for the position of assistant professor. It was delayed in transit and delivered on September 28. Since..

August-19: PUBLIC INTEREST 

Should you turn off appliances at power point?   If you look around your house you will find many appliances: TVs, computers, microwaves, phone chargers and washing machines that are on standby mode. They all use energy even when you think ..

August-19: CERS Mediates

Ganesh Housing reneges on promise  Unfair play  Ganesh Housing Co. Ltd. had promised to reimburse the maintenance charges of Rs. 45 lakh to Maple County-2 at the time of handing over the society to the initial committee of the owners. Ho..

August-19 cover story

Adulterated sweets: Threat to food safety  June 7 was designated World Food Safety Day. Grahak Sathi shares some tips to spot adulteration in sweets    The United Nations has designated June 7 as World Food Safety Day. Food safety is ..

Test report: Shrikhand

 Loose shrikhand: All samples found unsafe Branded shrikhand complies with parameters and is less expensive Ahmedabad, 27 June 2019   Grahak Sathi (June-July 2019), the National Consumer Magazine in Hindi published by Consumer Educati..

TEST REPORT: Besan

PRESSNOTE-28/E&R/April 9 10 brands of besan tested: Which is the best one?  Ahmedabad, 9 April 2019  Grahak Sathi (April-May 2019), the National Consumer Magazine in Hindi published by Consumer Education and Research Centre (CERC), A..

TEST REPORT : Loose ice cream

PRESSNOTE-25/E&R/Jan 19 Loose ice cream: A dangerous dessert 70% loose ice cream samples had extremely high levels of coliform bacteria; 50% gola samples had food colours above limit Ahmedabad, 31 January 2019 Grahak Sathi (Feb-Mar 2019), ..

July-19: TALL TALK

Amul Memory Milk – Memory boosting claim unsubstantiated Herbal boost? “Milk with goodness of Ayurveda”, claimed the website advertisement for Amul Memory Milk. Apparently, the product contains ayurvedic herbs that are tr..

July-19: AROUND THE WORLD 

MALAYSIA Music can save you from mosquito bites! Effective repellent Researchers have discovered that dubstep music is an effective way to protect against mosquitos. In their study, published in Arcta Tropica, they wrote: “Sound and its ..

July-19: CERS MEDIATES

Rupayzon.com refunds amount for wrong delivery Different product  Pradip Mendhe had ordered an Apple watch from Rupayzon.com, costing Rs. 10,999. To his disappointment and distress, he received a Life Smart Sports Watch instead. He wrote to..

July-19: NEWS FLASH

RBI to regulate payment gateway providers Greater accountability In another move to make digital payments safer, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) proposes to regulate payment gateway service providers and payment aggregators. This would mean..

July-19: Cover Story

Loose shrikhand: All samples found unsafe      Branded shrikhand complies with parameters and is less expensive If you have hot puris planned for lunch, what can be better than having some shrikhand to go with it? The semi-soft swe..

July-19: Frontline

Frontline Homebuyers can seek refund if delay beyond a year   Big relief    In a relief to lakhs of aggrieved homebuyers who are forced to wait for possession of their flats for years, the apex consumer commission has quantified a ..

July-19: SETTLED IN COURT

RERA does not bar filing case under CPA The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has held that Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act 2016 (RERA) does not bar filing of a complaint under the Consumer Protection Act 198..

July-19: IN A CAPSULE

Eating onions daily prevents hypertension Lowers blood pressure Eating a diet high in fats and salt can lead to hypertension. But certain foods have been found to have blood pressure-lowering effects and one such food is the onion. A study, pu..

July-19: Environment Snippets

Pollution claims 9 million lives a year     A heavy toll  Environmental pollution is responsible for the premature deaths of nine million people globally. A report from the UN’s Global Environment Outlook (GEO) has revealed a..

July-19: PUBLIC INTEREST

How to clean your flat-screen TV   Older television models had thick glass which could easily be cleaned with window cleaner and a paper towel. Not so with an LED or plasma screen TV. The LED panel is very sensitive and if you apply clean..

July-19: HEALTH

Focus on air pollution this World Environment Day Air pollution is the fourth largest cause of death among all health risks Seven million premature deaths are caused by air pollution globally each year and four million of these deaths occur in..

July-19: SPOTLIGHT

Class action suits: Facts you need to know Aggregation of cases can increase efficiency of the legal process and lower litigation costs Consider the following cases: a group of employees are subjected to racial discrimination; several patients..

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