Purchase gold wisely this Dhanteras: Govt urges festive shoppers to buy BIS hallmarked gold jewelleryHow to check purity of gold: Hallmarking in gold jewellery involves three markings: the BIS Standard Mark, the purity of gold expressed in ...
29 Oct, 2024, 12.51 PM IST
BIS introduces new safety standards for EVs in IndiaBureau of Indian Standards (BIS) introduces safety guidelines for electric vehicles in India, focusing on powertrain components. New rules,...
23 Jun, 2024, 05.22 PM IST
Adopting global standard, infra, risk-based regulation to help India improve quality of goods for exports: GTRIThe GTRI also recommended support to SMEs, avoiding quality control orders becoming non-tariff barriers, regulatory impact assessment, deve...
03 Jun, 2024, 10.13 AM IST
US, Canada, Taiwan question Bureau of Indian Standards normsIn a submission to the World Trade Organization (WTO) last week, they also asked India to reinstate full and permanent recognition of resul...
21 Nov, 2022, 11.21 PM IST
200,000 immigrants under US surveillance gaze, data feared to be misusedAmid the proposed expansion of the Intensive Supervision Appearance Program by the Biden Administration, which tracks around 200,000 immigr...
14 Mar, 2022, 10.23 PM IST
RDSO becomes first standards body to join govt's 'One Nation, One Standard' schemeThe RDSO has now been recognised as a 'Standard Developing Organisation' by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), which is implementing the...
01 Jun, 2021, 08.55 PM IST
Need to ensure India is recognised as a quality conscious nation at global level: Piyush Goyal"We must work towards ensuring India's recognition at the global stage as a quality conscious country, as a country with which people can d...
03 Mar, 2021, 08.51 PM IST
Government launches online registration and renewal of gold hallmarking centres.Currently, gold hallmarking is voluntary in nature. However, it will be made mandatory from June 2021. Gold sold by jewellers will need to...
21 Aug, 2020, 08.54 PM IST
Steel Ministry mulls award to promote innovation in secondary steel sectorThe ministry wants to bring domestic secondary players at par with the primary steel players
13 Sep, 2018, 07.05 PM IST
India third Asian nation to get STA-1 status from USDonald Trump's STA exception for New Delhi is intended to send a strong political message to China and world.
04 Aug, 2018, 10.52 AM IST
NDDB's CALF gets BIS recognition for milk, milk productsCALF is a notified referral laboratory for Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) for milk and milk products.
08 May, 2017, 05.19 PM IST
Lok Sabha passes bill to include services, process in ambit of Bureau of Indian StandardsA bill to extend the ambit of BIS to include services, processes and products while ensuring production of world class goods in line with t...
03 Dec, 2015, 10.28 PM IST
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...
01 Dec, 2014, 06.57 PM IST
- TUV Rheinland gears up to certify electronic products in India
German safety certification firm TUV Rheinland today said it is ready to serve electronics and IT clients in India.
24 Feb, 2013, 12.04 PM IST
- Central banks warn of new crisis if exit left too late
Governments must slash budget deficits decisively and central banks should not wait too long to raise borrowing costs as side effects from ...
28 Jun, 2010, 06.34 PM IST
- India, Thailand for mutual acceptance of trade norms
India and Thailand have agreed to cooperate on mutual recognition of pre-shipment inspections for exports from both the countries.
11 Apr, 2007, 03.20 PM IST
- Bureau of Indian standards strives to match global lines
The Bureau of Indian Standards is striving to align its norms with international ones to ensure larger market for the country's products ab...
19 Sep, 2002, 01.43 PM IST