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Centre asks states to ease compliance under legal metrology overhaulThe Centre is urging states and Union Territories to speed up legal metrology reforms. This includes moving from a licensing system to a re...- Govt examining possibility to introduce standard packaging for cooking oilThe Department of Consumer Affairs is looking into standard pack sizes for cooking oils. Industry bodies raised concerns about many differe...
- Govt expands scope of GATC, enables verification of CNG, LNG and hydrogen dispensersThe Centre has amended the Legal Metrology (Government Approved Test Centre) Rules, 2013, to expand verification infrastructure for weights...
- Kerala Cabinet full list: CM Satheesan to handle Finance, Ramesh Chennithala gets Home portfolioKerala Governor Rajendra Arlekar has approved the portfolio allocation for the new UDF government, led by Chief Minister V. D. Satheesan. S...
- Govt deploys advanced tech to monitor fuel stations nationwide: Parliamentary ReportThe government has implemented an advanced monitoring system for retail fuel outlets nationwide, leveraging technologies like OTP-based cal...
- Medical device packs will have to display key infoAll medical devices will have to bear details like retail price, country of origin, size and dimensions and consumer care details on the pa...
- Medical device makers may be exempted from packaging rulesThe Department of Pharmaceuticals, which has reconstituted the National Medical Devices Promotion Council, will hold its first meeting on W...
- Govt sends 183 notices to e-commerce firms in last one year for violating country of origin provisionsUnder the Legal Metrology Act 2009, in the case of imported products, it is mandatory to declare country of origin, on the digital and elec...
- Govt raps Amazon, Flipkart over Country of Origin detailsSends notices asking companies to explain in 15 days why they shouldn't face action over missing information
- Amid Covid-19 outbreak sudden price hikes under the scannerIn the last few weeks several government departments including the Legal Metrology department has received several complaints about a sudde...
- Government relaxes compliance with packaged commodities rulesThe government has also said that in the initial months of implementation of the said rules, there should be no prosecution for the shortco...
- E-retail players Amazon India, Flipkart seek time to adopt MRP normsThey are still to fully comply with the January 1 deadline, and have informed government officials that they will need more time given huge...
- Department of consumer affairs to file review petition against SC order on MRPThe Supreme Court in a recent order has allowed hotels and restaurants to sell pre packaged commodities above their MRP, arguing that they ...
- Revised MRP being sternly monitored: Ram Vilas PaswanBN Dixit, director of legal metrology department, said, “Printed sticker of revised MRP is a must till September 30. Manufacturers will hav...
- Fuel dispensers to be electronically sealed with passwords soonThe decision comes after a number of petrol pumps in Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra were found to be cheating customers by dispensing less f...
- One product, one MRP: Government to disallow differential pricing at airports, malls and cinemasHigher prices for packaged goods at airports, malls to go. Medical devices have to display MRP. These rules will come into effect from Janu...
- Cases against Amazon, Flipkart for flouting packaging normsThese packages did not conform to the 'Package Commodity Rules, 2011,' the release said.
- MSRTC files plaint against HPCL, BPCL, IOC for short deliveryMaharastra State Road Transport Corporation has complained to state Legal Metrology Department, accusing HPCL, BPCL and IOC of 'short deliv...
- Maharashtra government to soon come up with 'Overpricing Act'The Maharashtra government said it is in the process of promulgating an 'Overpricing Act' which will have provision of non-bailable offence...
- Government asks companies to put brown dot on cosmetics with animal origin ingredients; IBHA opposesThe Indian Beauty and Hygiene Association (IBHA) has petitioned the Bombay High Court, contending that the rule is against the principles o...
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