Bureau Of Indian Standards News
IIT Roorkee inks MoU with Bureau of Indian Standards
Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee has signed an MoU with the Bureau of Indian Standards for collaboration in the areas of standardisation and conformity assessment based on equality and reciprocity
1 min read20 Aug 2020Government to come up with Water Quality Rankings for preventing water borne diseases
Waterborne diseases are caused by drinking contaminated water which can cause diseases such as diarrhea, Cholera, Typhoid and Dysentery According to the latest union health ministry data available, at least 10,738 deaths were caused due to water-borne diseases over five years to 2017
1 min read14 Oct 2019Save yourself from a loss when you buy gold. Just ask #MarkKidharHai?
Four stamps of hallmark are symbolic of the quality of the gold that you are purchasing.
4 min read30 Sep 2019Steel import curbs seen halting auto manufacturing in India
Last month, the government had extended the deadline for automobile makers to use Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) certified locally produced high grade steel till February.
1 min read14 Jan 2019Govt prohibits imports of unregistered, non-complaint electronics and IT goods
Under the Electronics and IT Goods (Requirement of Compulsory Registration) order 2012, imports of these goods is allowed through the registration with the BIS or on specific exemption letter from the ministry of IT and electronics (MeitY).
1 min read9 Jan 2019Gold hallmarking likely to be made mandatory soon
Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan said the govt is planning to make hallmarking mandatory for gold jewellery. He, however, did not specify the date of implementation of the new norm
1 min read15 Nov 2018BIS bans use of toluene in printing food packets
BIS has decided to restrict use of toluene, titanium acetylacetonate and phthalates in printing of packaging materials used for food products
1 min read30 Jul 2018Why looking at the hallmark is important when buying gold jewellery
A hallmark consists of carat, stamp of BIS, hallmarking centre's mark, year of mark and jeweller's identification mark
1 min read18 Oct 2017Govt exempts imported PoS machines from BIS labelling
The ministry of electronics and IT has given nod to a finance ministry proposal 'to allow the import of non-labelled BIS registered Point of Sales terminals' complying to certain conditions
1 min read22 Dec 2016BIS unveils simpler procedure for ISI-mark certification
BIS's new procedure for ISI-mark certification reduces the time taken for granting licence and improves the ease of doing business
1 min read19 Jul 2016Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared