Consumer Awareness

Definition Consumer mindfulness is making the customer mindful of His/Her privileges. Purchaser mindfulness it a showcasing term. It implies thatâ consumers note or know ofâ â products or administrations, its qualities and the other advertising P's (placeâ to purchase, price,and advancement). Typically ads and advertisements increment customer mindfulness, as wellâ as â€Å"word of mouth†(a remark from somebody you think about an item or administration). 1 Need : we need it so weâ will not be deceived by producers,it clarifies if what weâ buy is worth toour cash.. nd not unsafe to us and to condition . Numerous individuals are uninformed ofâ their rights to get secured against the misuse by somany others. So when there is aâ forum for such change of complaints there appears to beno such abuse by many; and turns into an uncommon one. So as to get an unmistakable pictureof the degree of abuse ofâ consumers, the mindfulness is required.2. Job of makers legitimate markin g, full data, wellbeing alerts, dealing with data, lapse date,etc. eep to necessities, standards, norms labelâ products agreeing requirements,â providing substantiates realities They need to produceâ and convey the products/administrations of right qualityat right cost at opportune time at right placeâ at right amount with right faceIf they are offering a support they should complete it with due aptitude and care. They mustalso ensure that any materials they give as a component of this administration are fit for the reason. It is additionally illicit for a provider to cut off, or take steps to cut off, flexibly to areseller (discount or retail) since they have beenâ discounting products or advertisingdiscounts underneath costs setâ by the supplier.Some of the regular techniques for abuse are 1. Under weight and underâ measurements â€not estimated or weighed correctly2. Unsatisfactory Qualityâ â€defective homeâ appliances and medications past expirydate3. High pricesâ €charging over the retail price4. Duplicate Articlesâ€selling counterfeit things for the sake of the original5. Defilement and Impurityâ€is doneâ to getâ higherâ profits6. Absence of safety Devicesâ€absence of inbuiltâ safe monitors in appliances7. Artificial Scarcityâ€hoarding and blackâ marketing8. Bogus and Incomplete Informationâ€misleading data on quality, durability,and security. . Inadmissible after deals Serviceâ€high cost things like hardware and carsrequire steady and standard assistance. 10. Harsh conduct and Undue conditionsâ€harassment in getting LPG association orâ a phone association.. Variables causing abuse of Consumers. 1. Restricted Informationâ€providing full and right data will help in thechoice2. Constrained Suppliesâ€when merchandise and ventures are hard to come by at that point cost shootsup3. Restricted Competition. â€single maker may control the market in wording ofâ â price and stocks. 4. Low Literacy. †illiteracy prompts exploitation.Hence Consumer Awareness isessential. Riseâ ofâ consumer Awareness Kautilya was one of the soonest to compose inâ his Arthashastra about the requirement for Consumerâ awareness and security. With the development of private part there is a more prominent needâ forâ discipline and guideline of the market. Shoppers must know about the deal andâ purchase of products, the wellbeing and security perspectives moreover. Guaranteeing the security of food itemssold in the market is basic nowadays. Legitimate measures for shopper security and purchaser mindfulness must be uniform, andtransparent as far as costs, nature of products, and stocks.Consumers must have thetools to battle acts of neglect and ensure their privileges. Rights and Duties of Consumers As arranged under the Indian Laws the Consumers have the accompanying Rights 1. Right to Safetyâ€to protect againstâ hazardous goods2. Rightâ to be Informedâ€about price,â quality, p urity3. Right to Chooseâ€access to a varietyâ of products and ventures at serious costs. 4. Option to be Heardâ€consumers intrigue and welfareâ must be taken consideration ofâ 5. Option to look for Redressalâ€protection against unreasonable exchange practicesand settlinggenuine complaints. 6. Right to Consumer Education. Kowledge about goodsâ and issues related toconsumers. Obligations 1. Get a billâ for each significant buy and furthermore the Warranty card2. Check the ISI mark or Agmark on the goods3. Formâ consumer mindfulness groups4. Submit a question on certifiable complaints. 5. Shoppers must know to practice their privileges. Purchaser assurance Measure 1. Enactment concerning Consumer Rights. The Consumer Protection Act 1986 accommodates customer questions redressal at the stateand national level. With the assistance of this law the agenciesâ can unravel complaints in aspeedy, simpleâ and inexpensive manner.A separate division ofâ consumer undertakin gs wasset up at the state andâ central government. Aâ three level arrangement of purchaser courts at the National, State and District levels were set up. These offices have accomplished great work byhandling lakhs of cases. 2. Open Distribution System .To shield the poor from priceâ rise and dark showcasing the governmentâ food security tothe poor by providing basics through the proportion or Fair value shops. 3. Normalization of Products .These are done to guarantee theâ quality of products.The ISI stamp on merchandise is placedâ by theBureau of Indian principles. This takes into account mechanical and customer products. These goodscan beâ trusted to affirm toâ specific principles. Agmark is intended for Agriculturalâ products. At the International level the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) locatedin Geneva sets normal gauges. The FAO and WHO give food principles. 4. Lawful conventions for documenting a protest .The grievance can beâ written on plain paper. The supporting archives like the warrantycard must beâ attached. A legal advisor isn't required. We can contend our case

UTC, GMT, and Zulu Time Explained

UTC, GMT, and Zulu Time Explained At the point when you read climate gauges and maps, you may see a four-digit number followed by the letter Z some place at their base or top. This alpha-numeric code is called Z time, UTC, or GMT. Every one of the three are time guidelines in the climate network and keep meteorologists-paying little heed to where on the planet they figure from-utilizing a similar 24-hour clock, which stays away from disarray when following climate occasions between time zones. In spite of the fact that the three terms are utilized conversely, there are little contrasts in significance. GMT Time: Definition Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) is the clock time at the Prime Meridian (0â º longitude) in Greenwich, England. Here, the word mean methods normal. It alludes to the way that early afternoon GMT is the second on normal every year when the sun is at its most noteworthy point in the sky at the Greenwich meridian. (In light of Earths lopsided speed in its circular circle and its hub tilt, early afternoon GMT isnt consistently when the sun crosses the Greenwich meridian.)â History of GMT. The utilization of GMT started in nineteenth century Great Britain when British sailors would utilize the time at the Greenwich Meridian and the time at their boats position to decide the boats longitude. Since the UK was a progressed sea country at that point, different sailors embraced the training and it in the long run spread worldwide as a standard time show free of area. The Problem with GMT. For galactic purposes, the GMT day was said to begin around early afternoon and run until early afternoon the next day. This made it simpler for space experts since they could log their observational information (taken for the time being) under a solitary schedule date. Be that as it may, for every other person, the GMT day began at 12 PM. At the point when everybody changed to the 12 PM based show during the 1920s and 1930s, this 12 PM based time standard was given the new name of Universal Time to stay away from any disarray. Since this change, the term GMT isnt utilized much any longer, aside from by those living in the UK and its Commonwealth nations where its used to portray the neighborhood time throughout the winter months. (Its similar to our Standard Time here in the United States.) UTC Time: Definition Facilitated Universal Time is a cutting edge variant of Greenwich Mean Time. As referenced over, the expression, which alludes to GMT as checked from 12 PM, was instituted during the 1930s. Other than this, perhaps the greatest distinction among GMT and UTC is that UTC doesn't watch Daylight Saving Time. In reverse Abbreviation. Ever wonder why the abbreviation for Coordinated Universal Time isnt CUT? Essentially, UTC is a trade off between the English (Coordinated Universal Time) and French expressions (Temps Universel Coordonnã ©). the utilization a similar authority condensing in all languages.â Another name for UTC Time is Zulu or Z Time. Zulu Time: Definition Zulu, or Z Time is UTC Time, just by an alternate name. To comprehend where the z originates from, consider the universes time zones. YEach is communicated as a specific number of hours in front of UTC or behind UTC? (For instance, UTC - 5 is Eastern Standard Time.) The letter z alludes to the Greenwich time zone, which is zero hours (UTC 0). Since the NATO phonetic letter set (Alpha for A, Bravo for B, Charlie for C...) word for z is Zulu, we additionally call it Zulu Time.

New Student Photo Series 2011 #24 COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY - SIPA Admissions Blog

New Student Photo Series 2011 #24 COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY - SIPA Admissions Blog The fall semester is just a few weeks away and we still have more incoming student photos coming in.   Thank you to everyone that has sent photos in and we will make sure to get them all posted in the coming weeks. Tory Webster Incoming MIA student This first picture was taken off the coast of Tyre, Lebanon. I have spent the last two years in Tyre teaching and hanging out with some incredible teenagers. Some of my favorite summer memories in Tyre include drinking tea under the stars talking about books and the future with the teenagers that I had the privilege of teaching. Life in Tyre is an exploding bomb, and the subtle sweet joy of a sunrise.   It is the tug of the sea, the overwhelming reality of how much there is to do and the inability to do much of anything, paralyzing fear and insecurity, and the desperate desire to be known, but the incredible fear of being seen. This picture was taken in Anjar, Lebanon in its Ummayad ruins. I lead three joint history field trips (to Anjar, Tyre, and Rome, Italy) with a colleague of mine from Beirut. Lebanon is so full of history, and most of the students have no idea what it’s all about. Lebanon has a notoriously wretched history curriculum (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7988399.stm), so as a foreign history teacher, I had the privilege of expanding my students’ horizons, introducing them to people’s stories, and showing them how they’d become who they are. This picture was taken in Petra, Jordan of two Bedouin kids. The Bedouin, like indigenous people everywhere, are located on the fringes of Lebanese society. One (only one of hundreds!!) of my students in Tyre was a Palestinian Bedouin, and consequentially he has to fight for every second of his education and future. The relationship between the past and the future is growing increasingly complicated in Middle Eastern countries, where Facebook and tradition battle for loyalty in teenagers daily lives. My Bedouin student lives in a traditional camp, but will daily make the trek to school where an increasingly progressive curriculum, Model United Nations, and modern literature become his world. My name is Annie Zhou and I am an incoming MPA student concentrating in EPD and East-Asia Studies. I moved to the U.S. from Beijing when I was young and have been living in New York for the past five years. This is a photo of me in Nanzheng Village in the Shanxi Province of China, where I taught science and English for three weeks through an organization called the Rural China Education Foundation that helps to fund education programs, teacher training and curriculum development in rural China. I have been their Director of Development since 2008 and hope to invite many of you to attend our future events. This was taken at the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca, Morocco in a traditional djellaba. Morocco is a beautiful country that inspires me with its rich history, colors and sites. I believe the country has potential to step up their leadership in North Africa to maintain stability in the region. This is the Sultanahmet, or commonly known as the Blue Mosque in Istanbul, Turkey, a country I am fascinated with because of its history, strategic location and cultural diversity. Turkey has significant opportunity to further establish itself as a regional power through economic development and cooperation, maintaining political and national security and combating terrorism.