Category: Consumer
News, insights, and trends on consumer behavior, retail growth, and government initiatives protecting buyer interests in India. Explore how policies, technology, and innovation shape the evolving consumer landscape.
India’s Smartphone Landscape Readies for Disruption: Major Flagship Devices Set to Launch in October 2025
Dateline: New Delhi | 31 October 2025 Summary: India’s mobile-phone market is poised for a major shake-up in October 2025, as leading manufacturers prepare to [more…]
Govt Holds Firm: No Delay in Pharma Quality Norm Deadline
New Delhi, October 17, 2025 — The Indian government has decisively refused pleas from pharmaceutical companies to extend the December 2025 deadline by which all [more…]
FDA Pune Seizes Nearly ₹2 Crore in Unsafe and Mislabeled Festive Foods
Multi-week crackdown exposes adulteration, misbranding and short-weight practices across city’s dairy and sweet chains Pune, October 17, 2025 — As Maharashtra’s festive markets brim with [more…]
Gurugram Food Safety Raid at Blinkit Dark Store after “Rotten Paneer” Complaint
Gurugram, October 12, 2025 — In a sharp turn amid heightened pre-Diwali vigilance, the Food Safety Department conducted a raid on a Blinkit dark store [more…]
TRAI Mulls Bouquet Flexibility for TV Distributors; Consumer Bills in Focus
NEW DELHI – In a potential shift for India’s television regulation landscape, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) is considering reforms that would let [more…]
Gurgaon’s PNG Stalemate: 2 Lakh Residents Along Dwarka Expressway Await Piped Gas Despite Payments
Gurugram | October 7, 2025 | Sarhind Times Urban DeskEven as the glittering towers of the Dwarka Expressway corridor promise luxury living and modern infrastructure, [more…]
ED attaches Rs423 crore assets in Bengaluru housing case under PMLA
Subhead: Bengaluru-based Ozone Urbana Infra Developers and promoter S. Vasudevan face a provisional attachment of ₹423.38 crore under the anti-money-laundering law; investigators allege “EMI-till-possession” bait, [more…]
L’Oréal Board to Visit India as Beauty Market Booms
New Delhi, October 4:Global beauty powerhouse L’Oréal is dispatching its board to India next week, a move that underscores the country’s growing importance in the [more…]
Retail Pulse: FMCG & Electronics Slip 5–25% in Q2 Despite GST Optimism
New Delhi, October 1 –India’s retail engine, long buoyed by festive anticipation and GST stability narratives, recorded an unexpected dip in the second quarter of [more…]
GST Boosts Festive Auto Bookings in Gujarat, But Dealers Warn of Dussehra Delivery Delays
Ahmedabad, October 1 –The Goods and Services Tax (GST), combined with the traditional surge in consumer sentiment during the festive season, has driven robust auto [more…]