Mysore/Mysuru: On account of World Consumer Day, Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP) had arranged a talk at Rotary Brindavan School in city recently by Dr. D.R. Kumarswamy, Director of Prakurthi Institute of Environmental Studies, Bengaluru. He enlightened students on conservation of natural resources. MGP, now headed by Shreeshail Ramannavar as its President and Dr. Shobhana as…
World Consumer Day tomorrow: Time to promote real consumer movement
March 14, 2021By Dr. Bhamy V. Shenoy We in India celebrate two Consumer Days — National Consumer Day on Dec. 24 to commemorate the date on which the Consumer Protection Act came into force to promote consumer rights and responsibilities in 1986 and World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD) on Mar. 15. Consumers International, a global federation of…
Awareness marks World Consumer Day
March 15, 2019Mysuru: World Consumer Day to create global awareness about Consumer Rights was celebrated in city this morning. The Members of Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP), Department of Legal Metrology, Bharath Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), CESC, Mysore Jewellers and Saraf Association, MYMUL and other organisations have set up kiosks near Chikka Gadiyara (Dufferin Clock Tower) and provided…
World Consumer Day celebration by MGP tomorrow
March 14, 2018Mysuru: March 15 is celebrated all over the world as Consumer Day. For Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP), it is a special day. It was on that day in 1989, MGP was inaugurated and since then it has been serving Mysureans to solve consumer problems. One such major area is food adulteration. Despite efforts by MGP…
World Consumer Rights Day observed
March 15, 2017Organisations hold several programmes in city Marking World Consumer Rights Day, several programmes were held by various organisations in city this morning. Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP): The MGP had organised a consumer awareness programme at Nrupatunga Mantap near Mathrumandali Circle in V.V. Puram here this morning. The programme featured a demonstration on detection of food…
World Consumer Rights Day Today: Help MGP to achieve its ‘Mission MGP-10000’
March 15, 2017By Bhamy V. Shenoy Every year March 15 is celebrated throughout the world as World Consumer Rights Day. It was on that day in 1962 the US President John Kennedy formally addressed the US Congress on consumer rights. The theme for this year’s World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD) suggested by Consumer International is “Building a…
MGP to celebrate World Consumer Day
March 13, 2017March 15 is World Consumer Day. To celebrate it, Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP) is holding a consumer awareness programme for the public from 10 am to 4 pm on Wednesday (Mar. 15). MGP has been conducting such programmes for the last 28 years in various parts of Mysuru. This year, the programme will be held…
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