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BIS has published 21,890 standards so far: Consumer Affairs Minister to RS

Ashwini Kumar Choubey says the standards also facilitate trade, provide investment confidence, foster innovation and support govt policies and regulations

Infra recognition key point in FBIL spat with regulators abroad: RBI Dy Guv

RBI in talks with ESMA, BoE on CCIL de-recognition, says will find resolution

Bureau of Indian Standards signs MoU with 6 engineering institutes

Institutes will set up 'BIS Standardisation Chair Professor' as part of agreement

Guidelines to check fake online reviews to kick in today: Details here

The Department of Consumer Affairs framed the guidelines after it received a slew of complaints about fake reviews of products being posted by several e-commerce companies on web portals

India saw third-highest crypto app downloads between 2015 and 2022: BIS

Experts attributed it to the bull run in the market, curiosity around the crypto technology and access to smartphones and better internet facilities in India

BIS inks pact with technical institutions for active engagement of academia

The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) on Monday said it has signed an agreement with the IIT Kanpur, IIT(ISM) Dhanbad and NIT Rourkela for establishment of 'BIS Standardization Chair Professor' at these institutes. This is an initiative towards institutionalising its engagement with the eminent institutes of the country for securing active participation of academia in standards formulation and making teaching of Indian standards an integral part of the curriculum, an official statement said. This will promote excellence and leadership in teaching, research and development in the field of science and various engineering disciplines. BIS Director General Pramod Kumar Tiwari said that the agreement would facilitate the research and development, teaching and training in the field of standardization and conformity assessment in the country in different areas. The association would also enhance the involvement of youngsters in standardisation, so as to make them future-ready professionals

BIS should help facilitate zero defect, zero effect policy: Piyush Goyal

Hopes bureau will emerge as a global player and pioneer in standardisation, says standards are the new patents and those who control them, control markets, prices, manufacturing and innovations

Godi India to bring out first domestic made lithium-ion cell by August

Signs public private partnership deal with CSIR-CECRI to run an advanced Lithium-ion cell manufacturing unit in Chennai; plans to invest $3 billion over next five years

Banking body BIS urges decisive wave of global rate hikes to stem inflation

Surging energy and food prices mean inflation in many places is now its hottest in decades

Want to get your old gold jewellery hallmarked? Check costs, other features

There are two ways in which you can get your ornaments hallmarked in order to make them marketable

BIS formulates standard for EV batteries following spate of fire incidents

The standard was formulated considering real-life scenarios such as EV parked vehicle (battery is not used for an extended period of time), battery running at high and low temperatures

Gold standard of hallmarking purity is now just a click away: Here's how

Download BIS Care app, use 'verify HUID' to check authenticity

BIS website, FAQs don't reflect key points on hallmarking: GJC to Goyal

This is causing confusion and disruption amongst jewellers, All India Gem and Jewellery Domestic Council (GJC) said on Saturday.

India's bank credit-to-GDP ratio inches up to 56% in 2020: BIS data

The country's credit-to-GDP ratio improved to 56.075 per cent in 2020 from a low of 52.7 per cent in 2019.

New BIS license: Govt announces 50% rebate for start-ups, others

The government on Tuesday slashed the annual marking fee to get a new BIS license and certification

Demand for BIS certified two-wheeler helmets to hit 100 mn with new norms

The helmet manufacturing industry expects the demand for BIS certified two-wheeler helmets to sky-rocket after the Centre implemented new norms

Paswan to release gold jewellery, artefact hallmarking notification on Wed

As on 31 December, 892 hallmarking centres have been approved by the BIS

Mandatory hallmarking of gold jewellery: Lack of awareness remains a hurdle

Estimates regarding the number of jewellers and ornaments being hallmarked at present are varied

Delhi water quality: BIS sticks to sample report amid controversy

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal rejected the report, saying the city's water quality cannot be declared as good or bad with just 11 samples.

Fix first, politicise later

Delhi's poor water quality needs urgent solutions