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...
12 May, 2026, 02.03 PM IST
A 1% problem that can derail India’s factory lines as tiny screws throw big tantrumsA recent analysis highlights that stringent regulations on fasteners, a seemingly minor expense, are leading to significant production hurd...
06 May, 2026, 12.31 PM IST
GST Council should consider lowering tax on household insecticides to 5 pc: EY-HICA reportA new report recommends lowering the Goods and Services Tax on household insecticides. The current 18 percent rate could be reduced to 5 pe...
24 Apr, 2026, 02.32 PM IST
500 GW of renewable energy by 2030: What India must do nowWith policy certainty, innovative financing, accelerated manufacturing, and modernised grids, India can deliver clean, affordable, and home...
16 Apr, 2026, 11.56 AM IST
Sauce that may be costing lives sold at just Rs 20/litre to vendors: UP food raid seizes over 200 litres of contaminated stockA food safety raid in Hapur’s Pannapuri led to the sealing of a food manufacturing unit found producing adulterated tomato sauce using vege...
10 Apr, 2026, 03.56 PM IST
Import curbs on stainless steel relaxed till December 31The government has temporarily lifted import restrictions on specific stainless steel items until the year's end, driven by a shortage of l...
01 Nov, 2025, 12.30 AM IST
Stricter rules likely to curb substandard steel importsIndia is planning to tighten norms for steel imports under the advance authorisation scheme to curb the inflow of substandard, non-BIS comp...
07 Aug, 2025, 12.39 AM IST
India-UK trade: Co-equal rule to aid claiming of benefitsThe India-UK trade agreement brings a new 'co-equal' rule. This offers flexibility for goods like chemicals and steel. Producers can meet a...
25 Jul, 2025, 03.19 PM IST
Centre may relax quality control compliance window for steel intermediatesThe Steel Ministry is likely to grant a 15-20 day grace period before enforcing quality control orders on intermediate steel materials, add...
07 Jul, 2025, 06.16 PM IST
CISTA urges Piyush Goyal to curb imports of substandard tea to protect Indian tea industryThe Confederation of Indian Small Tea Growers Association (CISTA) urged Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal to prevent the import of low-q...
21 Jan, 2025, 06.11 PM IST
Govt working to address issues related to steel imports: Minister KumaraswamyThe Indian government is taking action on concerns about steel imports. The steel industry is worried about low-quality imports, especially...
19 Nov, 2024, 03.26 PM IST
Govt calls meet to discuss measures to bring gloves under quality controlUnion government's high-level meeting aims to address the issue of substandard glove imports from Southeast Asia, focusing on implementing ...
03 May, 2024, 12.53 AM IST
Quality control on car and bike wheel rims from FridayAccording to the World Trade Organisation, the quality control order on automobile wheel rims covers imports under the Harmonised System (H...
20 Dec, 2023, 09.43 PM IST
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 ...
08 Dec, 2023, 08.00 PM IST
Govt working on standards to take on trade barriers: Rajeev Kher, commerce secretary"India has a diverse product basket, so in order to access high-profile markets, standards become extremely important. "
16 Apr, 2014, 04.25 AM IST
Focus on spurious, substandard drugs is more importantWe need policy focus to provide standard quality and reasonable prices for the most essential medicines and not aim at ambitious regulatory...
29 Nov, 2012, 08.26 AM IST
- Exporters of drugs under govt lens
The government has decided to initiate investigation against suspected exporters of substandard drugs on information provided by its missio...
14 Sep, 2009, 01.16 AM IST