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Stainless steel sector MSMEs flag import surge, urges govt to reintroduce quality control orderIndian stainless steel MSMEs are urging the government to reinstate a quality control order after its suspension led to a surge in cheap Ch...
India’s silver market faces purity crisis amid soaring investment demandCounterfeiters are flooding the Indian market with impure silver, exploiting rising prices and demand. Refiners are urging mandatory hallma...
A 1% problem that can derail India’s factory lines as tiny screws throw big tantrumsA recent analysis highlights that stringent regulations on fasteners, a seemingly minor expense, are leading to significant production hurd...
Looking for replacement of your old gold jewellery after unprecedented price rise? 6 factors you must check before going for new hallmarked pieceWith gold prices rising, consumers are increasingly exchanging old jewellery for hallmarked pieces to ensure purity and better resale value...
18 carat gold rate today: As gold prices rise, here's how much you will pay for 10 gm 18K gold18 carat gold is not the purest form of the yellow metal but a lot of people purchase it because of its affordability as it is cheaper than...
How to check the purity of gold jewellery using the government’s BIS app; Step-by-step easy guideBIS: It is very important to check for hallmark of gold jewellery while buying them, as if the jewellery has less pure gold or fake gold th...
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...
Nike, Carrier have a problem as India rubBIShes China factories' quality certification applicationsThese firms have now written to the government to seek certification for manufacturing units in other Asian nations, a senior government of...
How to check purity of goldHow to check if the gold that you have purchased is pure or not. For this, the Bureau of Indian Standards, a government body, certifies the...
Look for these four signs of purity while buying goldTo certify the purity of gold jewellery, BIS does hallmarking on the gold jewellery. BIS hallmarking consists of four components.
DPIIT releases quality control norms for refrigerating appliancesThe move comes at a time when the government is working to formulate technical regulations, which include safety and quality standards, for...
Govt relaxes manufacturing norms for PPE makersThe norms have been relaxed for filter half masks, surgical face masks and eye protectors by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). Earlier,...
Government issues quality control orders on various steel itemsThe Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has come out with two separate orders as per which substandard steel it...
Hallmarking of gold jewellery mandatory now. Here's what you need to knowThe way you buy gold changed from January 15 as hallmarking has now become mandatory. There are four components that you should look for on...
Key ministries, BIS move to rein in surging importsThe PMO has set up a committee of secretaries, which has been given six months to differentiate between imports necessary for domestic indu...
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...
Government to give legal recognition to gold jewellery hallmarkingAfter about 15 years of launching a hallmarking scheme for gold jewellery, the govt now plans to give legal recognition through amendment t...
Below par ‘ISI goods’ may be recalledIf tests show non-conformity with prescribed standards, government agencies would be empowered to publicize such test results for public co...
- ISI mark mandatory on steel products from September 12
Steel makers will now have to produce BIS certified steel items as the Centre has made the certification mandatory from September 12.
- Cabinet makes hallmarking gold jewellery mandatory: Minister
The hallmarking of gold, which is voluntary in nature at present, is a purity certification of the precious metal. BIS is the administrativ...