A massive consumer awareness rally will be held in Hanamkonda on January 30 as part of an all-India campaign to educate consumers on the Consumer Protection Act, fraudulent trade practices, adulteration and avenues for legal redressal. Hanamkonda: Southern States Consumer Coordination Committee (CCC) chairman and Consumer Confederation of India (CCI) national senior secretary Dr Pallepadu Damodar said that a massive consumer awareness rally would be held here on January 30.

Leading consumer advocacy bodies have broadly welcomed the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India’s (TRAI) draft regulations on interconnection for broadcasting and cable services, while calling for risk-proportionate audits, enhanced transparency, and safeguards against potential misuse of broadcaster-initiated audits. TRAI had issued the Draft Telecommunication (Broadcasting and Cable) Services Interconnection (Addressable Systems) (Seventh Amendment) Regulations, 2025 on Se