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Centre warns advertisers, broadcasters against misleading, surrogate ads
Updated : 6 months, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 31 (ANI): The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution on Wednesday directed advertising agencies to ensure strict compliance of guidelines on surrogate advertisements.
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CCPA issues 129 notices to advertisers for consumer protection
Updated : 7 months, 4 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): After completing two years of its establishment on July 24, the Central Consumer Protection Authority on Tuesday issued as many as 129 notices, of which 71 were for misleading, 49 for unfair trade practices, and nine for the violation of consumer rights.
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Centre issues new guidelines for preventing misleading advertisements in I
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 10 (ANI): With an objective to curb misleading advertisements and protect the consumers who may be exploited or affected by such advertisements, the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) under the Department of Consumer Affairs has notified Guidelines for Pr
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Govt issues new guidelines to prevent misleading advertisements
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 10 (ANI): The government on Friday issued new guidelines to prevent misleading advertisements in order to protect the consumers who may be exploited or affected by such messaging.
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Twitter announces ban on misleading ads about climate change
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], April 23 (ANI): The micro-blogging site Twitter has announced a ban on "misleading" advertisements related to climate change and its discussion.
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CCPA penalizes 3 companies for misleading advertisements
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 30 (ANI): The Union Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Ashwini Kumar Choubey in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha, on Wednesday informed that based on the notices issued by the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) a
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Consumer body slaps Rs 10 lakh penalty on Sensodyne's misleading advertise
Updated : 1 year ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 22 (ANI): The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) said on Tuesday it has imposed Rs 10 lakh penalty and ordered discontinuation of advertisement of Sensodyne products which make the claims "Recommended by dentists worldwide" and "World's No.1 sensitivity too
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Stringent law on misleading celeb endorsements, says Ram Vilas Paswan
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 6 (ANI): For stricter law on celebrities endorsing misleading advertisements, a proposal to ban is being considered by consumer affairs Ministry, said Ram Vilas Paswan minister for Consumer Affairs at an ASSOCHAM event held in New Delhi today.
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Not only celebs but manufacturers must also be included in Consumer Protec
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug.30 (ANI): Following Parliamentary Committee recommendations to impose accountability on celebrities for endorsing products and misleading advertisements, the Congress Party on Monday said the manufacturer must also be covered under the ambit of Consumer Protection Bill 2015.
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