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Friday, November 14, 2025
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Topic: BIS

Why MSME reps are resisting govt QCOs, calling them ‘protectionist’ rather than quality control tool

Quality Control Orders (QCOs), governed by Bureau of Indian Standards, are meant to enhance quality of domestic products and restrict substandard imports.

Packaged, mineral drinking water is now ‘high-risk’ food. What it means

FSSAI's decision follows removal of mandatory Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) certification for certain products, including packaged drinking water, in October.

BIS creates new department for environmental standards

The Bureau aims to protect the environment, promote sustainable development.

Tap water quality best in Mumbai, most unsafe in Delhi, finds Bureau of Indian Standards

Mumbai tops the ranking for tap water quality while Delhi is at the bottom, with 11 out of 11 samples failing on 19 parameters.

India’s drug regulator warns Amazon against selling adulterated cosmetics

Raids by Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) inspectors found unlicenced goods were beng sold on e-commerce websites including Amazon. 

On Camera

Virat, Anushka, Bumrah selling sarias & cement, dentists, vets, Bihar walls painted in ‘rurbanisation’

Over generations, Bihar’s bane has been its utter lack of urbanisation. But now, even Bihar is urbanising. Or let’s say, rurbanising. Two decades under Nitish Kumar have created a new elite in its cities.

Wealth nears $99 trillion, still Asia’s rich don’t have succession plans

Much of this wealth is tied to founder-led businesses that employ millions and help anchor regional economies.

Turkey blocks transport of Apache choppers to India through its airspace, new route being worked out

Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.