Consumer Voice :: Jan-Feb 2006

COMPARATIVE TEST

On the lighter side: Go for tube light that is brightest

Test of 10 leaading brands shows Phillips and Bajaj to be top-runners

Ballasts: How to save energy?

Magnetic ballasts guzzels energy. Electronic Ballasts super-savers

Glued to the tube

Television is more than just dimming children's wits. Hastening of puberty and warping of children's minds are some other more serious fallout of the TV-Watching habit.

Contents

Editorial

Drug Alert

Some of the most popular brands of medicines are either "irrational" or "useless".

Turbulance

Air fairs: Touching down
Air travel is getting cheaper, but read the fine print on cancellations policies, extra baggage and refreshment carefully

Legal File

Report

Nail Bitting Stuff!

Medical negligence: debatable as ever

In two different cases, National Commission announces compensation in lakhs for lapses on part of doctors.

Pure for sure?

Check for fuel adulteration with the litmus paper test

Contact Lenses: with which you see well

A buying guide for how to choose the best lens.

Miniature circuit Breakers

Cheap circuit-breakers outrun by costlier brands.

Celeb Consumption

Q&A

The celebrated author and IFS officer Vikas Swaroop explains how he finds the government machinery rather wasteful as a consumer.

Pharma Buzz

Hair loss is not just an external problem. Diet and Inner equilibrium are just as important

Finance

Are you just sold wrong product

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