CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -PM Narendra Modi inaugurated a global conference that will discuss steps taken by Asian countries to implement United Nations guidelines on consumer protection. PM Narendra Modi spoke at the launch of the conference on consumer protection.

Detailed explanation-2: -The new Consumer Protection Act was passed by Parliament in 2019. It came into force in July 2020 and replaced the Consumer Protection Act, 1986.

Detailed explanation-3: -The consumer protection bill 2019 primarily defines the following consumer rights. Be protected against marketing of goods and services which are hazardous to life and property. Be informed of the quality, quantity, potency, purity, standard and price of goods and services.