Bis

Gold jewellery hallmarking made mandatory from next year; here's all you need to know

Jewellers have been given one year time to register with the BIS and implement the mandatory hallmarking of gold jewellery to ensure purity of the precious metal, Paswan said.

As hard as it is to believe, it’s apparently OK to drink water straight from Mumbai’s taps: BIS survey

The supply of drinking water through all piped municipal lines in Indian cities is a norm, and one that only Mumbai is currently complying with.

Bank of International Settlements will set up 'green bond' funds for central banks

An advisory committee drawn from a global group of central banks had been set up to support the fund.

Centre plans to make Essential Commodities Act simpler, may replace jail term with penalty, fine; seeks suggestions from states

The proposed amendment in the Essential Commodities Act is being done in consultation with the NITI Aayog with an aim to boost investment and ease of doing business without compromising on consumer protection.

Govt prohibits imports of unregistered, non-compliant second-hand electronics, IT goods

Without BIS labelling, the imported goods will be re-exported by the importer, otherwise the customs authorities will dispose of them as scrap

New steel policy with with focus on quality has helped save Rs 5,000 cr, says minister; per capita consumption has gone up

The country's steel production target is 300 million tonnes by 2030 and it has already reached 84 million tonnes which is 5.5% more in the first nine months

Czech security service says Russian players were behind cyber attacks on ministry

BIS said two separate attacks on the Czech ministry were partly the work of the APT28 hacking group.

Piyush Goyal dismisses Congress' claims of increasing Indian deposits in Swiss banks, says it has dropped by 34% since 2014

Piyush Goyal said that contrary to Congress President Rahul Gandhi's assertion that deposits by Indian nationals in Swiss Banks had increased by 50 percent, the actual Indian deposits had gone down by 34 percent

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