From December 18 onwards, a Delhi commuter may pull into a petrol pump as usual, only to be silently refused fuel: no argument, no explanation, no warning. A camera will...
Every few years, India gets a reminder of just how fragile its aviation ecosystem really is. This time, it took a week-long meltdown at IndiGo a prominent airline service, hundreds...
New Delhi, 12 December 2025 – The Consumer Choice Center (CCC) warns that the Delhi government’s sudden ban on coal and firewood tandoors across restaurants, dhabas, and street vendors risks...
Excise Hike on Cigarettes Risks Fueling Illicit Trade and Hurting Consumers New Delhi, INDIA – The Consumer Choice Center (CCC) cautions that the government’s move to reintroduce excise duty on...
ndia and the European Central Bank have entered the “realisation phase” of linking the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) with Europe’s TARGET Instant Payment Settlement (TIPS) system, in a rare moment...
New Delhi, 4 December 2025 – The Consumer Choice Center (CCC) cautions that the government’s move to reintroduce excise duty on cigarettes, framed as a measure to prevent “affordability” could...
Afew days ago, the government notified the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules, 2025, touted as proof that India is finally taking privacy seriously. On paper, they promise stronger citizen rights,...
When a Hyderabad-based paediatrician took on billion-rupee beverage brands over their misuse of the term “ORS,” it sounded like a medical dispute. It is much more than that. It is...
This month, the Supreme Court dismissed a petition that argued Indian consumers should be given a choice between regular petrol and 20 per cent ethanol-blended petrol (E20). The government claimed...
STARTING this month, American consumers shopping for Indian goods and Indian exporters shipping to the United States will feel the sting of a new 25% tariff slapped by the Trump...
Starting this month, American consumers are shopping for Indian goods, and Indian exporters shipping to the U.S. will feel the sting of a new 25 per cent tariff slapped by...
India’s FASTag system was designed to make our highways faster, not harder. Introduced as a seamless solution for digital tolling, FASTags promised shorter queues, smoother rides, and less fuel wasted...
