New Delhi: Even as the government has begun pruning its quality control orders to improve compliance costs, it has notified a fresh one—this time covering aluminum cookware and beverage cans. Wrought aluminum utensils and aluminum cans for beverages will now require compulsory certification and use of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) mark for the…
Of these, while 47 QCOs have been formally rescinded, one has been suspended, and one has been deferred. The rollback follows the recommendation of the high-level committee on non-financial regulatory reforms, chaired by Niti Aayog member and former cabinet secretary Rajiv Gauba. Its first report focused on reducing regulatory and compliance burdens on businesses, especially…
New Delhi: After making gold hallmarking mandatory, the government is now preparing to extend it to silver, beginning with a pilot project in select districts, a senior government official said on Tuesday. The move aims to help consumers verify purity and authenticity, and curb counterfeit silver jewelery in the market. The Bureau of Indian Standards…
The notification aligns India’s technical norms with the latest global International Standards Organization (ISO) and International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) frameworks as regulatory agencies step up efforts to modernize digital and industrial infrastructure. mint reported on 28 August 2024 that the BIS was preparing a comprehensive set of standards for AI-related applications in India. The new…
