Centre warns advertisers, broadcasters against misleading, surrogate ads

Aug 31, 2022

New Delhi [India], August 31 : The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution on Wednesday directed advertising agencies to ensure strict compliance...

Penalty imposed against Shankar IAS Academy for misleading ads

Sep 01, 2024

As per the Ministry statement, Shankar IAS Academy in its advertisement had made claims that in the UPSC Civil Service exam 2022 "336 selections...

Advertisement authority acted against 101 advertisements featuring celebrities

May 23, 2024

ASCI examined 10,093 complaints and investigated 8299 advertisements. The majority of violations were on account of misleading claims at 81 per cent, followed by...

Government cracking down on fraudulent loan app ads on social media: Chandrasekhar

Dec 27, 2023

The central government is "cracking down" on the advertising of fraudulent loan apps on social media, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Wednesday, adding...

Misleading ads by Patanjali: SC pulls up Uttarakhand State Licensing Authority for inaction

Apr 30, 2024

The bench took on record the affidavits filed by certain district officers concerned from Haridwar including Ayurveda and Unani officers and expressed dissatisfaction on...

Public view sought to draft guidelines for preventing misleading ads in coaching sector

Feb 17, 2024

The Central Consumer Protection Authority has sought public comments on draft guidelines for the prevention of misleading advertisements in the coaching sector.