The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) on June 9th of 2022 issued guidelines aiming to further protect consumers from claims and promises from advertisements that are misleading, baseless, unjustified, unrealistic, false, etc.
In a rapidly changing world, many consumers have been forced (reluctantly) to adapt to digital financial transactions. Several remain nervous and apprehensive about using these services. This podcast (bilingual in Tamil and English) will give you an overview of how to stay safe.
Understand why plastic, a toxic combination of chemicals, is so hard to manage once produced. Even with countless research pieces establishing the toxic nature of plastic, plastic overproduction remains a real problem; and breaking free from it, the cornerstone of sustainable living. Find out how in this video. #GreenActionWeek2022 #GAW
Is it safe to store your valuables in a bank locker? This is a question that many of us have when thinking about renting bank lockers.
A few days back on a weekend, my aunt wanted to buy some clothes; and I tagged along. We stopped by the Reliance Trends store in Chennai around 11 am. After an hour of selecting clothes and trying them on, we approached the billing counter. They had only two of the five counters open for billing and it had unimaginably long queues. As we neared the till I heard the sales executive charging Rs.8 for small-sized shopping bags and Rs.10 for the bigger ones. It was soon our turn; the same question was asked.
Consumer Protection is one of CAG's core areas of work and as part of our efforts to educate and inform consumers on various consumer issues and related happenings, including our own activities, we publish "Consumer Update", a bi-monthly e-newsletter.
This survey questionnaire was used to obtain data for the Consumer perspectives, experiences and knowledge on digital finance/banking study.
Advertisements play a major role in influencing consumers to buy a product or service. The purpose of an advertisement should be to give information on a particular product or service which will then assist the consumer in making an informed decision about purchase. However, sometimes advertisements stray from this action and instead, promote content that is manipulative and unethical. These could potentially harm, mislead and injure consumers.
An event to mark World Consumer Rights Day 2022 with the theme of Fair Digital Finance saw experts speak on safety in the digital financial world. What can a customer do to not fall prey to scammers? Speakers: Anubhutie Singh, Dvara Research; S. Vinodh Rajkumar, RBI; Yogesh Sapkale, Money Life Foundation.
வலுவான பாதுகாப்பு நடவடிக்கைகளைத் தவிர, டிஜிட்டல் நிதி சேவைகளை பாதுகாப்பாக பயன்படுத்த நுகர்வோர்கள் விழிப்புடன் இருப்பது அவசியம். 'டிஜிட்டல் பரிவர்த்தனைகள் - "நீங்கள் கிளிக் செய்வதில் கவனமாக இருங்கள்!" என்கின்ற இந்த புத்தகம் நுகர்வோர்கள் தங்கள் தகவல்களையும் தரவையும் பாதுகாப்பாக வைத்திருக்கும் வழிகளை பட்டியலிடுகிறது.