Tag: consumer
India's Factory Output Up At 5.7%, Retail Inflation Falls To 3.41%
India's factory output rose 5.7 per cent in November, the first month of the government's demonetisation drive, while retail inflation declined to 3.41 per cent in December from 3.63 per cent in the month before, official data showed on Thursday.....
Jaitley Lists 3 Global Challenges To India's Growth In 2017
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said the sluggish growth in the current fiscal will be replaced by a higher trajectory in 2017-18 as India's macroeconomic stability was sound, though the global scenario could pose three major challenges.....
Service Charge In Hotels Not Mandatory
Service charge in hotels and restaurants are "totally voluntary", Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said on Friday.....
No Need For Law To Penalise Levy Of Service Charge: Minister
Union Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ramvilas Paswan on Sunday ruled out a legislation to penalise hotels and restaurants in the country for levying service charge on customers.....
GST Council Proposes Cashback Incentive To Promote Digital Payments
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council in its meeting on Saturday decided to start a pilot project to give cashbacks to consumers in order to incentivise digital payments in the country.....
National Interest Must Prevail Over Party: Modi
Calling for extensive debate on issues related to public interest, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday hoped that matters of national interest will prevail over party considerations ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. ....
Inflationary Woes: RBI Retains Rates, Maintains Accommodative Stance
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday retained its key short-term lending rates to subdue the unabatedly high inflation rate.....
Bill To Protect Consumers Introduced In Lok Sabha
Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Friday introduced a bill to protect the interests of consumers that proposes stricter action against misleading advertisements and food adulteration.....
US Authorities Confirm Investigation Of Facebook For Data Leaks
The US Federal Trade commission confirmed on Monday that it is investigating Facebook after the leak of personal and other data on some 50 million users to political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica.....
Flipkart, Tata Consumer Products Launch Essential Commodities Distribution
Etailer Flipkart and Tata Consumer Products Limited on Saturday announced to serve the nation amid the coronavirus global pandemic, enabling access to essential food and beverage products to the Indian consumers.....
