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NSE Investor Complaints Center (NICE)

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The NSE Investor Service Center allows investors to register e-complaints. The complaints will be taken up by the Investors Service Cell of the Exchange. The complaints are expected to be resolved in 60 days. If they are not resolved, they are referred to the Investor Grievance Resolution Panel of the Exchange.

Investors can register their complaints against Trading Members (Broker) / Companies listed on the Exchange in four simple steps:

Step 1 : Click on Register here, enter all the mandatory fields, click on save, then

Step 2 : Go to Login page, enter the user id, password, click on Login button.

Step 3 : Once logged in, you can enter your complaint and submit to the Exchange.

Step 4 : Supporting documents and submissions can be forwarded to the Exchange along with complaint number.

RTI – Government vs the People

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It happens all over the world !

Heather Brooke: My battle to expose government corruption

Our leaders need to be held accountable, says journalist Heather Brooke. And she should know: Brooke uncovered the British Parliamentary financial expenses that led to a major political scandal in 2009. She urges us to ask our leaders questions through platforms like Freedom of Information requests — and to finally get some answers.

 

Whether unutilised FSI belongs to the Society or Builder?

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This is a common complaint of the flat owners that builders insist on keeping unutilised FSI for themselves even after a society has been formed and the land conveyed. Sometimes flat owners do not read the agreement drafted by the builder while buying their flats. These agreements usually have clauses that the builder is entitled to all further FSI and other development rights that may occure on the land.

“when a purchaser is buying a flat; he is not only purchasing the flat but also acquiring an undivided right title and interest in the property.” In one of the judgment, the Maharashtra State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has ruled that after the registration of a housing society any balance unutilised residual floor space index (FSI) shall be available to the society and not to the builder. In the said matter when the District Forum directed the builder to enjoy the unutilised and future FSI. The housing Society aggrieved by the judgment went in appeal before the State Commission it was held that as per the MOFA provisions, after registration of the society, the builder cannot claim residual FSI or further FSI in the plot or layout. Any provision in the builders agreement for sale contrary to the statutory provision will not be binding on any flat purchaser or the society.

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Why car package-deals are actually a rip off

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If you’ve been scouring the market for a new car, you may have come across attractive offers – club the car purchase with insurance and car loan and get a fabulous deal. Car dealers usually have tie-ups with an insurance company as well as a financing firm and tend to push the products which fetch them a good margin. They typically bundle these three products and entice customers with the prospect of discounts on the package deal. But do these discounts really translate into savings for you? Not really. In fact, the opposite may be true.

If the dealer claims to give a good discount on the insurance premium, he would usually make up for it on some other component of the package – for instance lower discount on the price of the car. Similarly, the dealer may choose to factor in a discount from the car manufacturer which is meant to be offered to the customer into the loan cost. This makes the EMIs appear lower than the stand-alone rate offered by banks. But this also means you end up losing out on cash discount on the down-payment for the car. You don’t really save because the cost is built into the package to make sure the dealer recovers a stipulated amount.

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Whither Genetically Modified (GM) Foods ?

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GENETIC ROULETTE – This  path breaking movie is available for free viewing till 31st October. During the first free showing week in September, there were over 1.25 million views of this astounding documentary that shows the link between Genetically Modified(GM) Crops and human and animal disorders such as allergies, infertility, autism, cancer, birth defects and neurological problems.

The entire film is 90 minutes and can be viewed at –

http://geneticroulettemovie.com

The institute of responsible technology has also released a 10-minute re-mix for those who do not have the time to watch the entire film.

Don’t miss this 10 minute version :

Only 6 countries, including India, account for 95% of Genetically Modified Crops. Other countries have banned or severely restricted and penalized GM.  Seed companies are lobbying hard to introduce GM crops in India. It is up to all citizens to understand the risks and halt the introduction of GM food in India.

Please circulate this to all your colleagues and write to the Health Minister at azadg@sansad.nic.in / hfm@alpha.nic.in to support the unanimous call given by India’s Parliamentary Standing Committee on Agriculture to immediately halt all field trials of Genetically Modified Crops. 

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Editorial team on GM 

http://www.leaf-initiative.org/

MCGM – BMC Important Telephone nos.

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Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai – Bombay Municipal Corporation

Important Connections / Telephone Directory – Click Here for the full Directory

Includes

  • 1 Control Rooms
    • 1.1 Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai
    • 1.2 Government of Maharashtra
    • 1.3 Government of India
    • 1.4 Mumbai Police
    • 1.5 Railways
    • 1.6 BEST
    • 1.7 Reliance Energy
    • 1.8 Gas Services
    • 1.9 India Meteorological Department
    • 1.10 Others
  • 2 Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai
    • 2.1 Deliberative Wing
    • 2.2 MC, Addl MCs, Jt MC & DMC
    • 2.3 Head of the Departments
    • 2.4 Fire Brigade
    • 2.5 Life Guards at Beaches
    • 2.6 Security Department
    • 2.7 Education Department
    • 2.8 School Infrastructure Cell
  • 3 Government of Maharashtra
    • 3.1 Governor, Chief Minister & Dy Ch Minister
    • 3.2 Chief Secretary, Addl Ch Secretary & Others
    • 3.3 Commissioners
    • 3.4 Collectors
    • 3.5 MHADA
    • 3.6 MMRDA
  • 4 Government of India
    • 4.1 President of India, Secretariat
    • 4.2 Prime Minister of India
    • 4.3 National Disaster Management Authority
    • 4.4 Army Headquarters
    • 4.5 Indian Navy
    • 4.6 Mumbai Port Trust
  • 5 Mumbai Police
    • 5.1 DG, CP, & Others
    • 5.2 Regional Traffic Officers
    • 5.3 Police Stations (ACPs)
  • 6 Railways
    • 6.1 Central Railway
    • 6.2 Western Railway
    • 6.3 Konkan Railway
    • 6.4 Railway Police
    • 6.5 Central Railway (Main Line)
    • 6.6 Diva, Kalyan, Bhivandi, Vasai & (North line)
    • 6.7 Khopoli (South East Line)
    • 6.8 Harbour Line
    • 6.9 Western Line
  • 7 BEST
    • 7.1 BEST Officials
    • 7.2 BEST Depot Manager
  • 8 Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited
  • 9 Oil Companies
    • 9.1 Indian Oil
    • 9.2 HPCL
    • 9.3 BPCL
  • 10 India Meteorological Department
    • 10.1 Colaba
  • 11 Civil Defence & Home Guards
    • 11.1 Civil Defence
    • 11.2 Home Guards
  • 12 Tata Power

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CERS exposes shockingly low nutrition levels in leading instant noodles brands

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“In-house laboratory tests of 15 brands at CERS revealed most health claims to be deceptive~

Ahmedabad, 16th October 2012

The rapid permeation of instant noodles into Indian dietary habits, over the two decades, has been exponential and legendary. Today, instant noodles has become a staple in just about every child’s diet that discerning parents vainly try to get rid of, and also occasionally indulge in themselves. In view of the raging ‘instant noodles’ phenomenon, Consumer Education & Research Society (CERS), the nation’s leading consumer organization dedicated to protecting the interests of the Indian consumer, recently tested and brought out shocking facts about the nutrition levels of 15 popular instant noodles brands across the country. In a series of tests conducted at CERS’ in-house laboratory that investigated 15 instant noodle brands for some important nutrition parameters.

The fifteen brands tested  included brands like Maggi, Top Ramen, Knorr, Ching’s Secret, Sunfeast Yippee!, Foodles, Tasty Treat and Wai Wai X-press. The results were shocking. None of the brands were able to substantiate their tall claims of being healthy snacking option when interpreted against Food Standards Agency (FSA) of UK standards for fats and sodium. Some of the common findings for most of the samples tested included high level of sodium salts, significantly low fibre content, high amount of fats and several other shocking factors. The brands that claimed ‘Healthy’, ‘wholesome’, ‘enriched with proteins and iron’ and ‘full of fibre’, were refuted by the test findings as going way above the safe limit of several harmful elements. (Please see annexure for Key Findings)Read More »

HC orders not implemented in Mumbai – Cell Towers

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2 HC orders not yet implemented in Mumbai Why ? People of Mumbai r taken for ride even after one and half months being passing since 2 important HC Judgement that should have been implemented even in Mumbai. 1. Rajasthan HC ask for removal of mobile towers from areas near schools, hospitals and densely populated localities. Any HC order is mandatory on entire country. Why in last 1 and half month, Term Cell has failed in implementing this order in Mumbai.

Term Cell the implementing agency should have taken action to remove towers that r violating norm still a tower on School (Photo attached ) could be seen. It is indeed surprising that just one incident at Kanjurmarg on 12 Sept. is reported when 7 operators were found violating the norms. How in last more than a month thereafter not a single new case has been found violating the norms when i have produced the attached a picture of a school which is still having a tower intact on it terrace subjecting small kids to radiation. Will Mr. Deora answer this and if he is clean taken immediately take immediate action against top officials who seem to be hand in gloves with operators or is he himself hand in gloves with operators. 22.8.2012 (UNI)

The Rajasthan High Court today asked the state government to remove by next 10 days, mobile towers from areas near schools, hospitals and densely populated localities. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Arun Mishra and NK Jain issued the directives today while hearing PILs in this regard. Earlier on last hearing on August 16, the court had sought the state government’s plans for implementation of the PK Goyal committee report that had reportedly recommended removal of the towers from above mentioned areas. Much hue and cry has been raised over the issue in different quarters after the media reports over possible health hazards due to radiations from the towers. This led to constitution of Committee led by Mr Goyal to study the matter and make due recommendations. UNI Even here appeal was set aside by SC and upheld HC order. Once an order is upheld by SC it becomes law of the land applicable even for Mumbai.

2. New norms for mobile towers to save wildlife from radiation 11.8.2012 (UNI) Expressing concern over the harmful effect of the electromagnetic radiation (EMR) on the wildlife, especially birds and bees, the Environment and Forest Ministry has asked the Telecommunications Department not to allow installation of new mobile towers within a one-km radius of the existing ones. In an advisory issued on the basis of the recommendation of an expert committee on the issue, the Ministry has directed that the new towers should be constructed with utmost care and precautions ‘so as not to obstruct flight path of birds, and also not to increase the combined radiation from all towers in the area’. The service providers should be provided information on standards for safe limit of EMR and these norms should be notified, the advisory said. It also calls for regular monitoring and auditing of EMR around educational institutions, hospitals, residential and recreational areas. The advisory added that there should be ecological impact assessment of the places where mobile towers were to be installed. Moreover, the locations and frequencies of cellphone towers and other towers emitting EMR be made available in public domain, it said. UNI (There is no such information on net available as of today even after one and half months being passed since this order. ) http://daily.bhaskar.com/article/RAJ-JPR-hc-pulls-up-govt-over-mobile-radiation-issue-3659364-NOR.html 24.7.2012 (UNI)

Delhi High Court issued notices to the Central and Delhi governments on a petition seeking ban on high frequency mobile phone towers in residential areas as its radiation causes health hazards. Justice Rajiv Shakdhar directed the Department of Telecommunications, the Chief Secretary of Delhi Government and a leading mobile service provider to file its response on the petition by January 14, 2013. The court’s directions came while hearing the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by one Ramnath Garg who sought imposition of a ban on installation of high frequency mobile phone towers within 50 meters of schools, hospitals and residential areas. http://www.indlaw.com/guest/DisplayNews.aspx?16C19177-8BCE-4219-A192-45B88E6F2A12.

Ensuring compliance of the Rajasthan High Court order of August 22 the telecom operators shut down their towers situated on school premises in the entire state from 9 pm on Monday, the deadline set by the court. http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-09-11/jaipur/33762313_1_mobile-phone-towers-cell-towers-coai

Apex court declines to interfere with Rajasthan HC order on mobile tower removalNEW DELHI, SEPT 7: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to interfere with a Rajasthan High Court order to the state government to remove mobile phone towers, suspected to be potential health hazards due to radiation from them, from near the schools, hospitals and densely populated localities. http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/info-tech/article3870698.ece
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