World Consumer Rights Day

Every consumer has the right to safe and reliable products. Standards and certification marks ensure product safety and build consumer confidence. In India, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) sets national standards and certifies many products to ensure they meet safety and quality requirements. While BIS certification is mandatory for more than 400 product categories like electronics, pressure cookers, helmets, toys, stoves, cement, cables, etc, there are voluntary standards for many others as well.

As the digital invasion continues, we need robust discussions on keeping consumers safe from misinformation. The ease of availability and scalability of AI (and search engines and Chat Bots that use it), algorithmic bias and content moderation prejudices have all introduced unique challenges to keeping consumers safe. Be an aware and responsible consumer. Don't believe everything you hear; and be especially careful with what you share. #WorldConsumerRightsDay

We now know that clean energy is essential if we're to keep our earth safe from the perils of #ClimateChange. Switch to #SolarEnergy where possible. Remember to conserve energy in your day to day activities. And don't forget to buy the most energy efficient appliances as indicated by the BEE star ratings. This #WorldConsumerRightsDay is dedicated to supporting consumers to be #EnergyEfficient and transition to clean energy sources. #WCRD2023

#WorldConsumerRightsDay Know more about safe #digital finance. Join our FB Live on Thursday 17th March 2022 to know more about safe digital finance. The number of people paying through digital transactions in developing parts of the world is as much as 71% of the population (Global Findex). Vulnerable people are forced to come to terms with living in a society that is increasingly cashless.

'The consumer lens on packaging' study by Consumers International has shed light on whether manufacturers give consumers the information they need to make sustainable choices when shopping.

Read the report here: http://bit.ly/consumerlenspackaging

'The consumer lens on packaging' study by Consumers International has shed light on whether manufacturers give consumers the information they need to make sustainable choices when shopping. Read the report here: http://bit.ly/consumerlenspackaging