'Same cable helps': Common charger for all mobile devices on cards

Dept of Consumer Affairs calls top players for a meeting today to discuss issue

Officials from the department of consumer affairs are meeting industry representatives on Wednesday to evaluate the possibility of a common charger for most mobile devices, including smartphones, tablets and wearable devices.

This move — if implemented — will make things easier for consumers, said senior officials from the ministry of consumer affairs. According to them, smartphone makers like Samsung, Xiaomi, Apple and other major players have been called for the meeting.

Central Consumer Protection Authority’s (CCPA’s) chief commissioner Nidhi Khare said, “We will be presenting the problem of many consumers that even if they have different devices of the same