Consumer Affairs Ministry

Explained: Will proposed e-commerce rules do away with flash sales, boost Make In India?

Along the lines of the grievance officers that social media platforms are required to appoint an India, e-commerce platforms, too, will be mandated to create the roles of a chief compliance officer, nodal contact person, and resident grievance officer

Chennai Onion prices rise to Rs 73 per kg, costliest among metros, as rain affects supply

As per Union Consumer Affairs Ministry data, onion prices ruled at Rs 51 per kg in Delhi, at Rs 65 per kg in Kolkata and at Rs 67 per kg in Mumbai on Tuesday

Centre permits distilleries, sugar mills to manufacture hand sanitisers; issues licences to 45 firms

More than 55 distilleries are likely to be given permission in one or two days and many more are being motivated to produce hand sanitisers, he said.

Gold jewellery hallmarking made mandatory from next year; here's all you need to know

Jewellers have been given one year time to register with the BIS and implement the mandatory hallmarking of gold jewellery to ensure purity of the precious metal, Paswan said.

Onion prices at eye-watering Rs 150 per kg; imports underway to boost domestic availability, check rates

In metros, retail price of onion was ruling at Rs 120 /kg Kolkata, at Rs 102/kg in Delhi and Mumbai and at Rs 80/kg in Chennai, as per the data maintained by the consumer affairs ministry.

Govt contracts import of additional 12,660 tonnes of onions; shipment to reach India from 27 December

WIth this latest import, the total quantity of onion imported that have been contracted so far reached approximately 30,000 tonnes

#OnionPrices trends on Twitter as price of kitchen staple surges; 'Even Teja would've opted for onion farming', says one user

Amidst this, people are taking to social media platforms – especially Twitter – to respond to the price hike in the vegetable.

Onion crisis: MMTC places yet another import order of 4,000 tonne kitchen staple from Turkey; govt to issue three more tenders

MMTC is importing onions on the behalf of the government, which is trying to check prices of the onion by improving domestic supplies through various modes, including imports.

Onion price rise: MMTC to import 11,000 tonne kitchen staple from Turkey to boost domestic supply, ease soaring prices

According to sources, MMTC has contracted 11,000 tonnes of onion imports from Turkey and the consignments are expected in January next year.

As hard as it is to believe, it’s apparently OK to drink water straight from Mumbai’s taps: BIS survey

The supply of drinking water through all piped municipal lines in Indian cities is a norm, and one that only Mumbai is currently complying with.