Maruti to pay Rs. 3.85 lakh for selling defective car

Maruti Udyog, the country’s largest carmaker, has been directed by a consumer forum in New Delhi to pay Rs 3.85 lakh as compensation to a customer for selling her a defective Wagon R.The New Delhi District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum observed that the car bought by the complainant in 2006 for Rs 3.88...

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Nielson ranks India 2nd in consumer confidence in fourth quarter in 2013

A global survey for the last quarter of 2013 by Nielson Co. has ranked India second in consumer confidence after Indonesia. According to a Nielsen Global Survey of Consumer Confidence and Spending Intentions for quarter 2013, consumer confidence points for India in the Q4 were at 115 compared with 112 in...

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India needs sustained increase in policy rates: IMF

The global financial institution International Monetary Fund (IMF) said the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) needs to continue to increase its policy interest rate considering the rate of inflation. RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan, who became the head of RBI in September in 2013, has increased the repo rate...

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Delhi’s Connaught Place is the world’s 8th expensive office location: Report

New Delhi’s Connaught Place has become the world’s eighth most expensive office location, according to a report by property consultant Cushman & Wakefield. Connaught Place, which is situated at the central Delhi, was placed at 4th last year. The report suggests that it sees no changes in the rental...

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Indian beer market to see more new brands

In a move to target Indian consumers, CMJ Breweries have collaborated with Konig Ludwg International to introduce German beer Kaltenberg in the Indian market. According to licensing agreement between CMJ Breweries and Koning Ludiwg, CMJ breweries will make and distribute the German brand across India....

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Life threatening pesticides found in vegetables and fruits in Delhi, shows Consumer Voice report to High Court

Vegetable and fruits which are sold across the Delhi city contains dangerous pesticides which can lead to serious neurological problems and kidney damage, skin disease and even cancer., reported p[resend before Delhi High court reads. Report claims that pesticides element such as chlordane, endrin, heptachlor,...

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दिल्ली : एक कॉल पर घर तक पहुंचेगा ऑटो

अब तक लोगों को घर से कहीं जाने के लिए सिर्फ टैक्सी की सुविधा ही उपलब्ध थी, लेकिन अब लोगों को एक कॉल पर घर से गंतव्य तक जाने के लिए ऑटो की सुविधा भी मिलेगी। इसे दिल्लीवासी जी-ऑटो के नाम से जानेंगे। दिल्ली में इस नई परिवहन सुविधा की शुरुआत पूर्वी दिल्ली नगर निगम की ओर से निर्मल फाउंडेशन नामक संस्था के साथ मिलकर...

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COO Consumer Voice, Ashim Sanyal, said he had raised the issue of monitoring ads

If the skin whitening cream isn’t as phenomenal as advertised or the hair oil not producing a lush mop as promised, you may soon be able to claim compensation not only from the advertisers, but from the celebrities endorsing the product.       The Central Consumer Protection Council...

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