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Thursday, December 4, 2025
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Topic: BIS

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

Udit Bubna -
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

Sumi Sukanya Dutta -
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

ThePrint Team -
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

ANI -
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

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

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Opinion

What is the beauty tyranny at play when a Panipat mother murders kids

Stela Dey -
India is horrified by Poonam’s actions. But it should also do what it rarely does — examine the mirror it keeps holding up to its women.

Why Bihar migrates has a 500-year old answer — from Mughal taxpayers to peasant warriors

Sanchar Saathi U-turn shows India’s cybersecurity strategy is broken

Economy

To make space for solar energy, India may tell coal plants to run at lower loads

Bloomberg News -
The additional costs would trickle down to consumers, in what could be a calculated trade off to help the country make the most of its solar capacity.

Defence

From nuclear cooperation to defence, trade to oil, what is expected from Putin’s two-day India visit

Snehesh Alex Philip -
New Delhi is interested in firming up bilateral agreements for increased trade, mobility, upgrade of Su-30 MKI fighters and the increased range of BrahMos supersonic missiles.

National Interest

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

Shekhar Gupta -
The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.

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