Why you should check your two wheeler helmet nowThe recent death of a Delhi Police sub-inspector in Ghaziabad has raised concerns about the quality of helmets being sold on the roadside. ...
27 Nov, 2023, 01.01 PM IST
India must think of Indians’ safetyThis disregard is all-pervasive. Right from the individual level, when one does not bother to wear a helmet while riding a two-wheeler, to ...
17 Nov, 2023, 11.37 PM IST
Govt rolls out mandatory quality norms for helmets for police force, water dispensersThe Indian government has introduced mandatory quality norms for helmets for police force, bottled water dispensers, and door fittings in a...
26 Oct, 2023, 01.55 PM IST
Best Vega Helmets in India for Motorcycle RidersIf you are looking for a good helmet that helps you keep your head safe against fatal injuries, then you must continue reading this article...
27 Sep, 2023, 10.45 PM IST
International Road Federation seeks removal of GST on helmets"IRF...in a letter written to the Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has demanded reduction of GST on life saving device helmets for...
19 Jan, 2023, 04.41 PM IST
Delhi High Court directs Flipkart to deposit Rs 1 lakh penalty for allowing sale of sub-standard pressure cookerAs per the Domestic Pressure Cooker (Quality Control) Order, 2020, which came into force on February 1, 2021, all pressure cookers are requ...
23 Sep, 2022, 08.56 PM IST
Consumer body CCPA sends show-cause notice to 5 EV makers for fire incidentsEarlier, the central government had roped in Centre for Fire Explosive and Environment Safety (CFEES) to probe into the circumstances that ...
26 Jul, 2022, 11.58 PM IST
305 cases booked for violations related to country of origin, expiry dates since October 2020The minister also informed that 15 notices have been sent to e-commerce entities and sellers so far for selling non-standard pressure cooke...
09 Feb, 2022, 09.27 PM IST
Essential for Bureau of Indian Standards to supervise manufacture, sale of helmets: Delhi High CourtThe NGO, Utprerit Consumer Foundation, in its petition filed through advocate Tushar A John, has also claimed that BIS was not properly mon...
12 Apr, 2021, 01.26 PM IST
How fake helmets are putting the lives of millions of motorists at riskTop helmet manufacturers reckon that 75-80 per cent Indians end up buying fake helmets as they go for lighter, cheaper ones.
04 Feb, 2018, 02.39 PM IST
We will launch light helmets to combat fakes: Nitin GadkariAround 1.5 lakh people are killed in road accidents every year. Majority of them are pedestrians and two-wheeler riders. We’ve been activel...
03 Feb, 2018, 11.21 PM IST
The BJP is exploiting the situation with an eye on upcoming elections: Ramalinga Reddy, Home Minister, KarnatakaThe laws are meant for use and I have told the police to use them if needed and extern those who disturb communal harmony.
11 Jan, 2018, 11.23 AM IST
18% GST will hike costs, promote substandard helmets: ISIHMAAt present, helmets attract excise duty of 12.5 per cent with VAT ranging from 0-14.5 per cent depending on states, with an abatement of 35...
20 Jun, 2017, 06.07 PM IST
Give 2 helmets with every new bike, says Madras HCMadras HC on Tuesday said two helmets should come with every two-wheeler purchase and a new component — helmet lock - too should be provide...
23 Sep, 2015, 11.02 AM IST
- 85% helmets used by two-wheeler riders across India unsafe: Manufacturers
Major helmet manufacturers raised this issue at the national road safety workshop for vulnerable road users - pedestrians, cyclists and two...
05 Apr, 2012, 08.57 AM IST
- Bharatiya Krishak Samaj exposes racket of cos selling sub-standard pesticides
India’s leading farmers' organisation Bharatiya Krishak Samaj brought to the fore the racket of pesticide companies in the sale of sub-stan...
06 Apr, 2009, 10.52 PM IST
- Companies may have to pay for shoddy goods
In the works are a set of tough laws which will make erring manufacturers and suppliers liable to pay punitive damages. Connaught Place bea...
19 Nov, 2007, 01.40 PM IST