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BIS to scale up silver hallmarking testing as buyers shift from costly goldThe Bureau of Indian Standards is expanding silver jewellery testing capacity. This move comes as demand for silver increases due to rising...
FMCG, Retail, Food industry must improve consumer grievance redressal system: Consumer Affairs SecyConsumer Affairs Secretary Nidhi Khare urged FMCG, food and retail companies to improve grievance redressal as consumer complaints have ris...
Automobile industry urges formal mechanism for petrol pump fuel quality checks amid E20 concernsAutomakers want a formal system to detect fuel contamination at petrol pumps. Drivers report worsening vehicle performance after increased ...
Centre may relax quality control compliance window for steel intermediatesThe Steel Ministry is likely to grant a 15-20 day grace period before enforcing quality control orders on intermediate steel materials, add...
Govt imposes mandatory quality norms for screwsThe government has mandated quality norms for certain screws to curb sub-standard imports, boost domestic manufacturing, and ensure consume...
Govt rolls out mandatory quality norms for electrical accessoriesUnder this order, items cannot be produced, sold, traded, imported and stocked unless they bear the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) mark. ...
Cabinet OKs update of Mediation BillA notification in this regard was issued by the DPIIT on July 14. These items - resin-treated compressed wood laminates and insulated flask...
Customs dept closely monitoring toy imports, newer modus operandi adopted to circumvent BIS norms: CBICThe CBIC on Saturday said the customs department is closely monitoring import of toys and continuously tackling newer modus operandi adopte...
DPIIT considering quality control norms for lighters, sports goodsThe department has floated draft control orders for all these products after consulting the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).
Onus of testing tap water quality is on supplying departments: Bureau of Indian Standards“BIS will not test the water unless these bodies request us to do so. We have drafted the quality norms for tap water and have shared it wi...
BIS to help developing countries adopt Indian StandardsThe ministry of consumer affairs, which controls BIS, has asked ministry of external affairs to promote indigenous Indian Standards in deve...
The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) likely to be attached with department of commerceThe commerce ministry argues that since BIS is related to framing quality standards for goods services and items which broadly deal with co...
Govt asks BIS to prescribe standards for imported goods to curb non-essential Chinese importsBIS, which deals with marking and certification of goods, is also revamping its website, incorporating quality standards and information ab...
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,...
Govt to make BIS standard must for tap water in select cities, to start consultation soon: Ram Vilas PaswanThe Delhi government and Jal Board authorities have no reservations on making the BIS standard mandatory for tap water, he said.
11 samples of Delhi tap water fail BIS quality normsBIS, the national body which frames quality standards, had received the samples for testing after consumer affairs minister Ram Vilas Paswa...
India exporting bulletproof jackets of international standard to over 100 nations: BISA top BIS official said that India is the fourth country after the US, UK and Germany to have its own national standard on bulletproof jack...