BIS to offer internship for 500 students from partner institutionsThe Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has unveiled internship opportunities for 500 students from partner institutions, focusing on standard...
Cryptoassets increase risk in developing economies, study saysThe report looks at what would happen if crypto and traditional financial markets become more integrated in the future, with a focus on pos...
Cryptoassets increase risk in developing economies, study saysAccording to a paper from the Bank for International Settlements, cryptoassets hold out the "illusory appeal of being a simple and quick so...
Twenty-four central banks will have digital currencies by 2030 - BIS surveyThe past 18 months have seen turmoil in the crytpo market, including the failure of TerraUSD, an unbacked stablecoin, in May 2022, the coll...
Twenty-four central banks will have digital currencies by 2030: surveySome two dozen central banks across emerging and advanced economies are expected to have digital currencies in circulation by the end of th...
Most central banks exploring CBDCs: RBIThe Reserve Bank of India, citing a survey by Bank of International Settlement (BIS), said that most central banks are exploring Central Ba...
Bureau of Indian Standards to bring service norms for e-commerce companies, aggregatorsThe BIS, which lays down norms with regards to quality and safety of goods sold in the country, has been in discussion with various stakeho...
India extends quality norms enforcement deadline for domestic toy industry to Jan 2021The move came in the wake of a study by the Quality Council of India (QCI) revealing that 67% of imported toys failed a testing survey, whi...
Is your phone legally shipped but illegally sold?According to a survey, 14% received a handset with foreign-language manual.
From January 2021, jewellers across India can only sell hallmarked gold items. But are retailers and buyers ready?A great change is coming to end adulteration of gold and ensure customers pay for exactly what they buy.
Central banks happy with their efforts amid negative rate debateThe US Federal Reserve may this month reduce borrowing costs for a third time in 2019.
London overtakes India’s financial capital in rupee tradingAverage daily volumes for rupee in the UK soared to $46.8 billion in April.
- Centre plans to have gold hallmarking in metros
Consumer affairs ministry intends to make it mandatory for jewellers in metros to have their gold certified in these four cities to begin w...
- Central banks communicating more with public: Global survey
The central banks globally are stepping up communications with the masses to bring in more transparency and better public understanding of ...
- Lack of transportation facilities hit cement exports to India
Inadequate transportation facilities in Pakistan are hampering cement exports to India by road, manufacturers have claimed.
- BIS opens 51st hallmarking centre in Ludhiana
National certification agency Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) today opened its 51st jewellery hallmarking centre in the country here.
- Colas continue to be toxic
The study conducted on 57 samples from 25 manufacturing plants of Coke and Pepsi across 12 states has revealed a cocktail of three to six d...