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Monday, August 11, 2025
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Topic: consumer

How SC used definition of ‘consumer’ to set aside relief to branding firm in 11-year dispute

The top court ruled that the borrower of a loan for a commercial venture is not a ‘consumer’ under the Consumer Protection Act.

Battered by inflation, consumers are tightening belts. Double blow to rural Indians

Lower middle-class and rural consumers are cutting discretionary spending, choosing cheaper local products and buying less to stretch the rupee as much as they can.

National Consumer Helpline now accessible in 17 languages

The National Consumer Helpline handles complaints related to a wide range of consumer issues.

Govt launches ‘Right to Repair’ portal to promote circular economy, reduce e-waste

It provides consumers with access to product manuals and repair videos, as well as information on the price and warranty of spare parts

Turn patients into consumers. It will be a better model for healthcare services

It is crucial to view citizens not merely as beneficiaries but as consumers of medical services. It allows consumers to play a more proactive role in their health.

Single-use plastic is everywhere in daily life. Good news is reuse trend finally back

Today, single-use plastic covers the Earth, and its consumption is on track to skyrocket–from 460 million tonnes in 2019 to 1,231 million tonnes in 2060.

India’s financial sector sees no point in addressing consumer grievances. Here’s how to fix it

It's not enough to have laws that regulate firms or nodal officers who address grievances. India needs a system that sets right incentives for firms and consumers.

Hotels & restaurants cannot levy service charge by default on food bills, says Centre

According to guidelines issued by the Central Consumer Protection Authority, eateries should inform consumers that service charge is optional and at their discretion.

Is consumer despair worse than we realise? Plummeting confidence metrics would indicate so

When the price of the things that we need go up and the price of things that we want go down, it creates economic misery.

Fahad Hanif is leveraging Artificial Intelligence to create useful apps for consumers

His AI-based selfie app ‘Topi AI’ is topping the charts on Google Play Store and is ranked among the top three competitors for the world's top AI projects.

On Camera

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Legacy of Air Chief Marshal LM Katre, the man who flew Spitfires & ushered IAF into a modern era

ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.