In a decisive move to ensure food safety across the city Siliguri Mayor Goutam Deb today announced that special inspection teams will conduct surprise visits to hotels, restaurants, eateries, and street food stalls every Friday.
To curb the distribution of non-compliant products through e-commerce platforms, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has carried out search and seizure operations at multiple warehouse locations of leading e-commerce platforms, including Amazon and Flipkart, in cities like Lucknow, Gurugram and Delhi.
Director General Bureau of Indian Standards, Pramod Kumar Tiwari on Tuesday said there is a necessity of academia-industry collaboration in shaping standards that drive innovation and economic growth.
For the achievements and performance by the Anti- Human Trafficking Unit (AHTU) of the Delhi Police's Crime Branch, an IS-ISO-9001:2015 certification from the Bureau of Indian Standard (BIS) has been awarded to the unit, recognizing their methods and procedures.
Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) should consider implementing mandatory hallmarking for silver and silver artifacts following consumer demands, said Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi.
In line with the National Medical Device Policy, 2023, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) is prioritising standards development for 214 critical medical devices.
The government on Thursday informed that more than 40 crore gold jewellery items have been hallmarked to date -- over 4 lakh gold items being hallmarked per day.
Gold held domestically surged more than 102 tonnes between April and September this year to 510.46 metric tonnes, against 408 metric tonnes at the end of March.
He emphasised PM Modi’s vision for the country to be recognised for its best quality and for India to strive to make itself synonymous with the world standards.
With the establishment of a dedicated standardisation department, the Bureau has expedited standardisation activity in the domain.
