Consumer Voice June 2008 :: Reader's Page

COMPARATIVE T EST

Candle water filters: consumer-friendly
Candle water filters do more than what the standards require them to do. They are low-maintenance and don't depend on electricity supply to deliver clean water

EDITORIAL

REPORTS

Emergence of energy labelling in India
The Bureau of Energy Efficiency has launched energy labelling for refrigerators, tubular fluorescent lamps and air-conditioners in India

Views from across the border
How different is the Pakistan consumer scene from how things are in India?

How to make your car run the extra mile

Tabs on product and service quality
In western countries, consumer organisations are the most trusted institutions and they do not fight shy of rigorously testing even the services run by the federal governments

Now a zero-mercury bulb
The 'Universal LED bulb' consumes only 3 watts of energy, making it more environment-friendly than the CFL

The world’s environment: can we talk?

Does a sneeze mean disease?

FOOD

"Reduced sugars and salt": a hidden story?

FINANCE

Phishing attack: How to protect your money
There is no foolproof defence against phishing other than to be aware of the dangers and being alert in case you are ever targetted

LEGAL

Holiday Season Guide

Insurance claim allowed in death by drowning

Is Dyspepsia a disease?

Delhi Jal Board bottled water found impure

Insurance companies cannot force consumers to accept claim: National Commission

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