May
MAY-20 : PUBLIC INTERESTS
CERC successfully conducts GSDP courses In 2020, CERC conducted its second batch of two GSDP courses – Laboratory Assistant for Eco-Friendly Food Testing Laboratory and Laboratory Technicians/Technical Assistants for Energy Ef..
- Posted by CERC India
- Posted in May
MAY-20 Settled in court
Pay mediclaim – Chewing tobacco not the only reason for oral cancer Kirit Patel of Vadodara District, had a Mediclaim policy for Rs. 3 Lakhs from National Insurance Co.Ltd. He was diagnosed and treated for oral cancer in March 2017 at an..
- Posted by CERC India
- Posted in May
MAY-20 NEWS FLASH
Govt. proposes to ban fairness cream advts Act may be amended In a draft proposed by the Health and Family Welfare Ministry as an amendment to the Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements Act, 1954), advertisements for magic reme..
- Posted by CERC India
- Posted in May
MAY-20 CERS Mediates
Airlines compensates for damaged baggage Beyond repair Nishka Mashroowala, a resident of Ahmedabad, was travelling by Sri Lankan Airlines from Colombo to Bengaluru on 6 November 2019. Two of her bags were damaged in such a manner that they cou..
- Posted by CERC India
- Posted in May
MAY-20 ADVOCACY
Moving towards becoming sustainable consumers The theme of World Consumer Rights Day celebrated on 15 March 2020 was ‘the sustainable consumer’ If everyone lived the lifestyle of the average person in western Europe, we would need..
- Posted by CERC India
- Posted in May
MAY-20 Cover Story
How to curb food wastage? Wasting food is linked to hunger, wastage of natural resources and pollution Did you know that, globally, sufficient food is produced to feed twice the world population? It is food wastage that is behind hunger and ma..
- Posted by CERC India
- Posted in May
MAY-20 PUBLIC INTEREST
Smart Consumer App A boon for consumers Consumers need access to reliable product information when they are making a purchase. They should be able to tell if a product is a fake or a genuine one. Also, they need to be able to complain about a ..
- Posted by CERC India
- Posted in May
MAY-20 TALL TALK
Asian Paints Royal Health Shield – Unsubstantiated claims Painting a rosy picture!  The television commercial shows Deepika Padukone and Ranbir Kapoor discussing about painting the home. Deepika recommends Asian Paints Royal Hea..
- Posted by CERC India
- Posted in May