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24 Jun 2024

BIS Introduces New Safety Standards For Electric Vehicles; Check Details

These measures introduced by BIS are essential for maintaining the efficiency and safety of electric vehicles

20 Aug 2023

Govt Rolls Out Mandatory Quality Norms For Ceiling Fans: Heavy Fines For ...

Items under Electric Ceiling Type Fans (Quality Control) Order, 2023, cannot be produced, sold, traded, imported, and stocked unless they bear the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) mark.

13 Jan 2023

CCPA issues notice to Amazon, Flipkart, and Snapdeal for THIS reason

CCPA issued notifications on Thursday. CCPA issued a notice to e-commerce behemoths. The Center had previously reported the seizure of 18,600 toys.

07 Jan 2023

No Chinese toymaker has BIS licence: Official

Tiwari said, "Not a single Chinese company has a license to import toys from China to India, nor any Chinese companies have applied for a license to import toys from China after India made it mandatory to take a license from BIS to import toys from any country to India from January 1, 2021.

27 Dec 2022

Govt body chalks out quality standards for USB Type-C charging port for India

Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) comes out with quality standards for USB Type - C charging port. IIT-Kanpur is studying single charging port for wearable electronic devices like watches, etc. Environment Ministry to assess and examine the possible impact of uniform charging port in electronic devices with regard to e-waste.

17 Aug 2022

CCPA imposes fine on Flipkart for selling sub-standard pressure cookers

CCPA passed an order on violation of consumer rights to Flipkart. The company has also been directed to pay a penalty of Rs 1,00,000. CCPA imposed a penalty on e-commerce site Flipkart.

18 Sep 2020

India makes random sampling of imported Chinese LED products mandatory

In yet another setback for China, the Government of India has made the random sampling of all imported light-emitting diodes (LED) and control gears for LED products mandatory. According to a new notification issued by the Director-General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), now all LED products being imported from other countries will be subjected to stringent quality tests. The government wants to discourage imports from China and the latest move is being seen as a step in that direction.

03 Oct 2019

Tap water in Delhi not drinkable, doesn't meet BIS standard: Ram Vilas Paswan

The Union Minister chaired a meeting with officials of BIS, Delhi Jal Board (DJB), officials from Ministry of Jal Shakti and Department of Consumer Affairs and FSSAI where it was discussed that the Standards for Drinking Water which are being set by BIS must be made mandatory which are currently voluntary in nature and only then can they be enforced.

Bank for International Settlements

06 Dec 2015

Key bank warns against `uneasy calm` in global markets

The BIS -- known as the central bank of central banks -- made the call in its quarterly report which is closely watched by investors.

04 Nov 2015

12 arrested in London as students rally against tuition fees

The "Free Education" march came to a stop outside the Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) in the city.

PM Modi's Bangladesh Visit

07 Jun 2015

Bangladesh offers 2 SEZs to Indian companies

India will develop the economic zone near the government-sponsored one in Mongla, which is now under construction, Paban Chowdhury, executive chairman of Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority, told The Daily Star.

Consumers Protection Act

22 May 2015

Cabinet may approve BIS, Consumer Protection Acts amendments

The Cabinet is likely to approve the amendments to the Consumers Protection Act and the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) Act, a top government official said Friday.

08 Feb 2015

Oil price fall exacerbated by hedging, energy firms' debt: BIS

Hedging and energy firms' high debt level play a part in oil's dramatic fall since mid-2014.

14 Sep 2014

Growing foreign fund influence a risk for emerging markets: BIS

The global fund management industry is a potential source of risk for emerging markets because of its vast size and herd-like investor behaviour that can exacerbate asset price fluctuations, a BIS report said on Sunday.

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