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Africa can remind the world of the capitalist way
Financial Times
This is down to the growing power of the African consumer. A decade or two ago, the rash subsidies decision taken by President Goodluck Jonathan could have brought the country near to a full political meltdown. But in 2012, Nigerian consumers want to ...

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Consumers must protect their rights: Agarwala
Assam Tribune
First of all, a consumer must be informed enough to protect his own rights. One must insist on having the bill with particulars of the purchased items.” While addressing the media today, Pankaj Agarwala, IAS, Additional Secretary, Government of India, ...

The Guardian (blog)
Protecting workers' rights is not always black and white
The Guardian (blog)
The former includes such horrific activities as digging for diamonds in Sierra Leone or scavenging through human excrement in India. The latter may involve children helping their parents run their family businesses, under their protection, ...

Techstreet partners with SAE International and BSI to include industry ...
Knowledgespeak
The deal grants Techstreet additional rights to distribute industry-critical standards in PDF format for each organisation. Engineering and technical professionals will now have a one-stop online location to access aerospace, automotive and British ...

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The Foreigner
Telenor tries to placate Pakistan
The Foreigner
Pakistani telecom experts foresee a tough time for Telenor from the public and consumer rights bodies here, as the company is a violator of PTA rules and regulations. The Foreigner is an online publication for English speakers living or who have an ...

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Web content removed after India warning
Fin24
Terms and conditions signed by motorists who registered for e-tags for use on Gauteng's toll roads do not comply with consumer protection rules, reports the Star. New Delhi - Internet giants Google and Facebook removed content from some Indian domain ...

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Social network makes billions from millions
Columbus Dispatch
The change is part of consumer protection regulations from the US Transportation Department that begin Thursday. Currently, airlines just have to note in their prices that other charges apply, and provide a link or footnote to the details.

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Triple Pundit
Harvard Business School Study Shows Business Support for Communities Could be ...
Triple Pundit
In December, Chinese environmentalist Ma Jun, director of Beijing's Institute of Environmental and Public Affairs, spoke at New York's Business and Human Rights Resource Centre about his “name and shame” approach to environmental compliance in China.

'Urban India is organically linked to rural areas'
Hindustan Times
The markets are exploring rural areas as a consumer base but if environment is destroyed, urban life won't survive. How does one look at growing aspiration from tribal population to urbanise? How do you perceive increasing Naxalism?

NL-Aid
Battling Child Labor in Cocoa and Cotton Fields
NL-Aid
Two massive consumer industries that continuously profit off the backs of child laborers are the cocoa/chocolate, and cotton/garment industries. Rather than learning and dreaming of a brighter future in classrooms where they belong, thousands of ...

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Indian insurgency & emerging threat
Pakistan Observer
Pakistan looks at India with awe, 8% to 9% growth rate, booming economy, and strong Indian rupee make them envy of the Indian progress. Large consumer market has turned India a darling of the West. India is basking under the glow of new found love and ...

USA TODAY
Wine producers campaign for truth in labeling
USA TODAY
The agreement, reached late last year, is part of a campaign for truth-in-wine-labeling laws supported by a loose-knit cohort of wine regions around the world — a movement that has gotten a boost from the general trend of consumers seeking ingredient ...

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2nd UILS National Client Counseling Competition, 2012 commences at UILS
Punjab Newsline
The Competition replicated a law office consultation in which two law students, acting as lawyers, were presented with a client matter. The subject matter of client's problem this year was Intellectual Property Laws and Consumer Protection Law.

Significant amendments proposed to Consumer Protection Act; Online filing to ...
Bar & Bench
The Government of India has recently proposed a significant number of changes to the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 (the Consumer Act) vide the Consumer Protection (Amendment) Bill 2011. The Amendment Bill, which was introduced in the Lok Sabha in ...

Significant amendments proposed to Consumer Protection Act; Online filing to ...
Bar & Bench
The Government of India has recently proposed a significant number of changes to the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 (the Consumer Act) vide the Consumer Protection (Amendment) Bill 2011. The Amendment Bill, which was introduced in the Lok Sabha in ...

Counting Carats
Rapaport
There appears to be sufficient supply of rough and polished at the moment to satisfy demand in the trading and consumer centers. Indian cutters are keeping a steady level of manufacturing and are hesitant to ramp up output at their factories.

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Fox News
Wine producers campaign for truth in labeling
Fox News
The agreement, reached late last year, is part of a campaign for truth-in-wine-labeling laws supported by a loose-knit cohort of wine regions around the world -- a movement that has gotten a boost from the general trend of consumers seeking ingredient ...

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FDI In Retail: Danger Signal For The Indian Economy
CounterCurrents.org
That's why they so eagerly eye India 's retail sector. This space is presently occupied by hundreds of thousands of merchants, commission agents and retail traders. Their game-plan is to eliminate these intermediaries, forge direct links with consumers ...

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Wine producers want to make sure what's on the label truly reflects what's in ...
Washington Post
The agreement, reached late last year, is part of a campaign for truth-in-wine-labeling laws supported by a loose-knit cohort of wine regions around the world — a movement that has gotten a boost from the general trend of consumers seeking ingredient ...

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EBA: Agriculture, IT and fast-moving consumer goods show investment promise
Kyiv Post
The EBA in conjunction with the leading agricultural market players proposed a practical and coherent set of rules aimed at rebalancing land market, land tenure and land tenancy rights. The changes introduced by the lawmakers to the land market ...