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Over 91 pc of toys tested by BIS found compliant with quality normsThe Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) reports high compliance among toys. Most samples meet quality standards since January 2021. BIS is inc...- Standards regulator BIS seizes FirstCry products worth Rs 90 lakhBureau of Indian Standards seized goods worth Rupees 90 lakh from a FirstCry warehouse in Bengaluru. The action follows alleged violations ...
- Certification agency raids Amazon, Flipkart warehouses, seizes thousands of productsThis operation is part of a broader nationwide drive by BIS to enforce quality standards. In the past month, similar raids were conducted i...
- Amid Amazon and Flipkart warehouse raids, spotlight falls on a major originator of non-certified productsBIS has conducted major raids on Amazon and Flipkart warehouses to eliminate non-compliant products from e-commerce platforms. Investigatio...
- Amazon reaffirms commitment to compliance, consumer safety after BIS raids on non-certified productsBIS raids at Amazon and Flipkart warehouses revealed non-certified products, including toys and electronics, violating regulations. Amazon ...
- No disruptions in copper supplies due to quality control: Mines MinistryThe Mines Ministry has implemented quality control orders for copper, effective December 1st. Eight domestic and international suppliers ar...
- Govt rolls out mandatory quality norms for smart meters, welding rodsSmart meter is an electronic device that records information such as consumption of electric energy, voltage levels, current and power fact...
- Government rolls out mandatory quality norms for nuts, boltsThe Indian government has implemented mandatory quality norms for nuts, bolts and fasteners to curb the import of sub-standard goods and bo...
- Over 30,000 substandard toys seized so far this fiscal: Piyush Goyal in Rajya SabhaThe minister said that safety of toys is under compulsory Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) certification from January 1, 2021 as per the To...
- 305 cases booked for violations related to country of origin, expiry dates since October 2020The minister also informed that 15 notices have been sent to e-commerce entities and sellers so far for selling non-standard pressure cooke...
- BIS website, FAQs don't reflect key points on hallmarking: GJC writes to Piyush GoyalIn this regard, the industry body has written to Union Minister for Consumer Affairs Piyush Goyal stating that the FAQs (frequently asked q...
- BIS certifications: Government looks to ease compliance processThe workshop, which is being held at BIS headquarters, will focus on various aspects of standards formulations, conformity assessment proce...
- Govt to bring helmets under mandatory BIS regimeThis will enable to have only BIS-certified helmets for two wheelers to be manufactured and sold in India. The ministry has invited suggest...
- Highways Ministry invites comments for safety evaluation of hydrogen propelled vehicles"It is proposed to include motor vehicles of Categories M and N, running on compressed gaseous hydrogen fuel cell, to be in accordance with...
- Consumer affairs ministry writes to jal shakti ministry to make mandatory BIS standard on piped drinking water"The Centre has the power to make BIS standard (on piped drinking water) mandatory. We have already written a letter to the jal shakti mini...
- Government's new regulation to make helmets saferA new regulation under consideration could soon mandate that quality of these ‘protective headgear’ be finally brought under the BIS Act.
- Bureau of Indian Standards Act comes into force from October 12: GovernmentParliament had in March 2016 passed the law to replace the BIS Act of 1986. The consumer affairs ministry finalised the rules for the new l...
- More hallmarking centres to come up with about 100 centres submitting applications to BISIn 2015-16, about 370 lakh jewellery pieces weighing 500 tonnes were hallmarked at the 375 BIS-recognised hallmarking centres in the countr...
- Government may issue notification concerning mandatory hallmarking of gold, silvers itemsThe days when you bought jewellery convinced of its purity only to learn later of its being below par on this front may come to an end afte...
- BIS is developing standards for 'solid waste management': Ram Vilas Paswan, Food and Public Distribution MinisterPaswan who was in Guwahati to attend the second meeting of the Parliamentary Consultative Committee attached to his Ministry on Friday.
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