In the vibrant world of play, Indian board games and toys are experiencing a renaissance. Consumers are leaning towards locally inspired op...

High testing and certification costs for Quality Control Orders (QCOs) are pushing many MSME importers out of business, according to GTRI. ...

The Steel Ministry is likely to grant a 15-20 day grace period before enforcing quality control orders on intermediate steel materials, add...

The government has mandated quality norms for certain screws to curb sub-standard imports, boost domestic manufacturing, and ensure consume...

Under this order, items cannot be produced, sold, traded, imported and stocked unless they bear the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) mark. ...

A notification in this regard was issued by the DPIIT on July 14. These items - resin-treated compressed wood laminates and insulated flask...

The CBIC on Saturday said the customs department is closely monitoring import of toys and continuously tackling newer modus operandi adopte...

The department has floated draft control orders for all these products after consulting the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).

In a globalised economy, where supply value chains are increasingly disrespecting borders, this has to change if India is to reap benefits....

“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...

The ministry of consumer affairs, which controls BIS, has asked ministry of external affairs to promote indigenous Indian Standards in deve...

The commerce ministry argues that since BIS is related to framing quality standards for goods services and items which broadly deal with co...

BIS, which deals with marking and certification of goods, is also revamping its website, incorporating quality standards and information ab...

The norms have been relaxed for filter half masks, surgical face masks and eye protectors by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). Earlier,...

The Delhi government and Jal Board authorities have no reservations on making the BIS standard mandatory for tap water, he said.

BIS, the national body which frames quality standards, had received the samples for testing after consumer affairs minister Ram Vilas Paswa...

A 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...