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Implementation of Food Security Act is state responsibility: Centre

On a day the Supreme Court rapped the Centre on non-compliance of the National Food Security Act by certain drought-hit states, the Food Ministry on Wednesday said its implementation essentially is a “state subject”. "It is well defined in the...

India Inc hails model guidelines on direct selling

The Centre's announcement of model guidelines for direct selling, which is expected to boost entrepreneurship and spur growth in the country, has been hailed by India Inc. India Inc. termed the move, announced on Monday, as progressive and said it...

Centre issues model guidelines on direct selling

Following consistent demand by customers of e-commerce business, the Centre on Monday said the "model guidelines" of direct selling had been formulated and the states informed accordingly. According to the guidelines, any direct selling entity conducting sales activities shall submit...

Consumer Affairs Ministry forms team to resolve e-comm related grievances

The Consumer Affairs Ministry has put in place a dedicated team to resolve consumer grievances related to e-commerce companies and others. "Glad to share that Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan has put in place a dedicated team for dealing...

Celebs endorsing misleading ads to face 5-year jail, fine

Celebrities endorsing misleading advertisements can be jailed for up to five years and face a fine of Rs 50 lakh under a new draft law, which will be taken up by a group of ministers. The Centre in August...

Food Security Act to be implemented in all states by July: Paswan

Union Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said the National Food Security Act will be implemented in the remaining states in next month to bring the whole country under its the ambit. "National Food Security Act is in...

Nearly 20 pc alcohol samples found adulterated, misbranded

Nearly 20 per cent of analysed alcohol samples from across the country were found to be either adulterated or misbranded in 2014-15, with a much higher incidence in states like Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, as per...

Government to form a panel for e-consumer complaints

Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan announced on Wednesday that a committee will be set up to deal with the consumer complaints on the e-commerce platform. The committee will take care of problems consumers face like non-delivery of products, substandard...

Product info on food packets to be more prominent

From July, all packaged food items will have to give prominent (read 40 per cent) display to six pieces of information, including manufacturing date, on their label so that consumers can read them easily. The name of the manufacturer/packager/importer, net...

Paswan for 'not healthy food' warning on junk food

On the lines of statutory warning on cigarette packs, Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan has pitched for not healthy food warning on junk food packets like chips. He is also planning to write to the Health Minister on...
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