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Rollback of quality control orders is good, but don't make haste

November 28, 2025 8:27 am

Industrial policy cannot be built on abrupt shifts or opaque implementation

Centre looks to simplify Quality Control Order framework: What are QCOs, criticisms

September 21, 2025 2:54 pm

Quality Control Orders, or QCOs, are legal directives which mandate certain standards in specific products

As MSMEs push back, govt data shows BIS issued nearly half of all quality control orders in just 3 years

September 16, 2025 8:53 am

QCOs are legal orders issued by departments or ministries under the BIS Act, which make it mandatory for domestic and imported products, to conform with certain quality standards

Amazon, Flipkart found to have violated quality control rules during warehouse raids

March 21, 2025 7:53 am

Last September, an anti-trust investigation found that both companies violated local competition laws.

A Farmer spray pesticides to save Cotton crop at Sirsa in Haryana on Friday. Farmers of Haryana including Sirsa are shifting from Cotton to Paddy farming due to big losses due to pest attack in crop last year. Express photo by Praveen Khanna 31.08.2024 *** Local Caption *** A Farmer spray pesticides to save Cotton crop at Sirsa in Haryana on Friday. Farmers of Haryana including Sirsa are shifting from Cotton to Paddy farming due to big losses due to pest attack in crop last year. Express photo by Praveen Khanna 31.08.2024

What is the National Agriculture Code, currently being formulated by Bureau of Indian Standards

October 11, 2024 7:34 am

On the lines of the existing National Building Code, the NAC will set standards across the agriculture cycle, from field preparation to storage of produce.

Gold ‘heist’ plan of fake BIS officials fails, 4 held

January 30, 2024 1:16 pm

The accused had ‘confiscated’ gold ornaments worth Rs 85 lakh from a shop in Bengaluru’s KR Puram on the pretext that they lacked the Hallmark symbol

BIS seizes 18,600 uncertified toys in 44 raids at airports, shopping malls

January 12, 2023 4:52 pm

BIS DG Pramod Kumar Tiwari said the government is in the process of putting in place a mechanism to ensure that if a seller declares having a BIS license on an e-commerce platform, the same can be verified automatically.

Govt issues quality standards for USB Type-C chargers, digital TV receptacles

January 10, 2023 2:49 am

Standards for digital television receivers with built-in satellite tuners and video surveillance systems were also published by the BIS.

No Chinese toy maker has BIS licence: Govt

January 07, 2023 1:55 am

Addressing a press conference, BIS Director General Pramod Kumar Tiwari said, “No Chinese toy manufacturer has been granted a BIS licence till date.”

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Govt to industry body: Reconsider strike against gold hallmarking

August 22, 2021 1:15 am

The All India Gem and Jewellery Domestic Council (GJC) has called a nationwide ‘token strike’ on August 23, against the government’s arbitrary implementation of mandatory hallmarking of gold jewellery with hallmark unique identification number.