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Government will soon issue 65 quality control orders (QCOs) which will cover over 500 products to contain imports of sub-standard goods and boost domestic manufacturing. Under these orders, items cannot be produced, sold, traded, imported and stocked unless they bear the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) mark. Violation of the law can attract a penalty of up to two years of imprisonment or a fine of at least Rs 2 lakh for the first offence, which increases to Rs 5 lakh minimum for the second and ...

The Centre is running PLI programmes worth ₹1.97 lakh crore for 14 sectors in which India aims for self-reliance. These sectors include mobile manufacturing and specified electronic components, critical key starting materials, drug intermediaries and active pharmaceutical ingredients, speciality steel, automobiles and auto components.

With a focus on leveraging technology for consumer protection and grievance redressal, Union Minister Piyush Goyal celebrated National Consumer Day and highlighted that customer satisfaction is the...

While addressing the National Consumer Day 2023 at the Department of Consumer Affairs, Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Textiles and Commerce & Industry, Piyush Goyal said that the  launch of the e-Jagriti portal, VC facility for NCDRC, drone testing in NTH, National Consumer Helpline 2.0 in 17 languages, and a 13-fold…

The ongoing conversation regarding subjects such as AI and consumer protection highlights the imperative for a comprehensive stakeholder discussion. - National Consumer Day 2023: Technological Initiatives Launched To Address Consumer Grievances In Better Way

Imports of paper and paperboard into India continue unabated. Following a 25% jump in FY23 in volume terms, the paper imports in the country have further gone up by a staggering 43% in the first half of FY24, reveals data released by DGCIS. The massive growth in imports is mainly due to a humungous 257% growth in imports of paper and paperboard from ASEAN, which enter the country at zero import duty under the ASEAN-India free trade agreement.


Indian govt issues quality norms for helmets, door fittings & bottled water dispensers

The article highlights the shortcomings of the Bureau of Indian Standards Act 2016 and discusses how these hurdles may be cleared.

Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry has recently notified 2 more new Quality Control Orders (QCOs) for ‘Solar DC Cable and Fire Survival Cable’ and ‘Cast Iron Products’, on 25th August, 2

Quality Control: Violation of the law can attract a penalty of up to two years of imprisonment or with fine of at least Rs 2 lakh for the first offence which increases to Rs 5 lakh minimum for the second and subsequent offences. These orders are issued by the department in consonance with the WTO (World Trade Organization) Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) for industries falling under its domain.