In this era of high decibel marketing, concern for the consumers is conspicuous by its absence.  To help the consumer make an informed choice before purchasing a particular brand, whether it is purchasing of bottled water or a costly electrical/electronic gadget for his/her household, unbiased comparative testing of the products available in the market needs to be done, published and pulicised.  There are only a couple of voluntary organisations involved in this capital intensive work.

* Consumer Education & Research Centre (CERC), Ahmedabad, website azurgroup.com/cerc.htm
Publishes the test results in its bimonthly magazine "Insight".  For subscription details send your queries to cerc@willnetonline.net .

* Voluntary Organisation in Interest of Consumer Education (VOICE), New Delhi,  Publishes the test results in its bimonthly magazine "Consumer Voice". 

* Consumer Guidance Society of India, Mumbai, website cgsiindia.org . Publishes the test results, periodically, in its monthly magazine "Keemat".  For subscription details send your queries to cgsibom@bom4.vsnl.net.in

Comparative Test Results of 
1. Inverters
2. Immersion Heaters
3. Water Filters

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