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India reviews curbs on non-essential imports to support rupee, boost local manufacturingIf necessary, the government can impose higher duties or selective restrictions to curb such imports. India's merchandise trade deficit wid...
Quality consciousness key to global competitiveness, says consumer affairs secretaryConsumer Affairs Secretary Nidhi Khare urged Indian manufacturers to make quality standards central to operations to strengthen global comp...
UltraTech wins trademark battle; Bombay High Court bars ‘Ultra’-branded rival cementThe Bombay High Court has handed UltraTech Cement a significant legal victory, preventing Shiv Cement Co. from utilizing the 'UltraPlus' an...
Drug regulator oversight sought for nutraceuticals; NGO flags quality, pricing concernsA Gujarat NGO is pushing the government to regulate nutraceuticals like medicines. They cite concerns about product quality and unregulated...
Chhattisgarh power plant blast: Death toll rises to 21; Congress demands culpable homicide chargeThe death toll from the April 14 blast at Vedanta's power plant in Sakti district, Chhattisgarh, has reached 21. A worker died from injurie...
Delhiites, your favourite snacks could be fake! Police uncover massive scam where expiry dates of biscuits, chips & soft drinks were alteredDwarka police busted an expired food racket, uncovering a godown where expired products were repackaged with forged labels. Simultaneously,...
India open to mutually beneficial arrangements on QCOs with trusted partners: Piyush GoyalIndia is open to mutually beneficial arrangements with trusted trading partners regarding quality standards, according to Commerce and Indu...
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...
Fresh quality control order issued on steel productsThe government has introduced a revised quality control framework for 145 steel items, superseding the existing regime that encompassed 111...
Govt to come up with 65 quality control orders to stop imports of sub-standard goodsGovernment will soon issue 65 quality control orders (QCOs) which will cover over 500 products to contain imports of sub-standard goods and...
Piyush Goyal cautions industry against predatory practices, substandard imports replacing local goods“Korea and Japan are live examples of what Aatmanirbhar Bharat should look like. Despite getting cheaper raw materials from other parts of ...
Government rolls out mandatory quality norms for solder wiresThe Indian government has introduced mandatory quality norms for solder wires used in the electronics and engineering industry. The move ai...
Govt rolls out quality norms for electric fansThe government has issued mandatory quality norms for electric ceiling fans to curb the import of sub-standard goods and boost domestic man...
DPIIT working on quality control orders with BISThe department is continuously engaged with the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) and the concerned stakeholders for the identification of p...
Govt to take steps to contain imports of defective/sub-standard steelAccording to industry experts, sub-standard steel impacts the quality of goods and hurt domestic manufacturers.
- Inflow of sub-standard electronic products curbed: Government
The inflow of of sub-standard electronics goods has been curbed after registration of electronic products was made mandatory, a govt offici...
Government proposes changes in BIS to ensure product quality, withdrawal of substandard goodsThe proposed change will allow the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) to evolve as a National Standards Body for goods and services.
Govt working on standards to check sub-standard goods' importsThe Commerce Ministry has been tasked to coordinate with all the departments on the matter.
- Strict penal provisions against substandard goods on anvil
Under the critical ‘product liability clause’ in the proposed legislation, errant companies would have to compensate consumers monetarily, ...
- Firm fined Rs 80,000 for poor-quality cement
The State Consumer Commission has asked a cement manufacturer to pay Rs 80,000 as compensation and litigation cost to consumer for supplyin...