Development of New System for Measurement of Weight
The prototype of one kilogram(NPK-57) is already available in India and placed at the National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi as per the provisions made under …
Archive by day December 14, 2019
Disposal of Cases by Consumer Courts
At present, National Commission, 35 State Commissions and 650 District Consumer Forums are operational. As per the CONFONET portal, during last 5 years …
Mandatory Hallmarking of Gold
Government is taking all necessary action for making of Hallmarking of Gold mandatory including stakeholders consultation, notifying Draft Quality Control …
Procurement of Paddy
Minimum Support Price (MSP) for paddy procurement for Kharif Marketing Season (KMS) 2019-20 was notified by the Government of India vide letter dated …
Quality of Tap Water Being Supplied in Metro Cities
BIS has formulated standard for the quality of tap water as per IS:10500:2012 (Specification for Drinking Water). Further, the Department of Consumer Affairs …
Timely Payment to Sugarcane Growers
As per information received from Government of Uttar Pradesh, total amount of cane dues outstanding and paid to sugarcane-growing farmers in Uttar Pradesh by …
Changes in DFIA Transferability Scheme
Under Duty Free Import Authorisation (DFIA) scheme, authorization is issued to allow duty free import of inputs. No change has been made regarding …
Predatory Pricing by e-COMMERCE Companies
Department for Promotion Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) vide Press Note 3 of 2016 containing Guidelines for FDI on e-commerce was issued on 29 March, …
Impact of Safta on Bicycle Industry
A Development Council for Bicycle has been set up by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, for vision planning in design, engineering …
Impact of Withdrawal Of GSP
The benefits under the GSP scheme were withdrawn for India by U.S. from 5th June 2019. In 2018, India exported goods worth of USD 6.3 billion (as per USTR …