It is reported that the Food Safety And Security and Specification Authority of India (FSSAI) has announced that on Monday several modifications to the laws governing food safety and security were approved for doing eliminate Bureau of Indian Criteria (BIS) or Agmark accreditations in the field of food items. Based on the concept that follows “One […]
Ossian Smyth, the Irish Minister of State responsible for Communications and Circular Economy (Ossian), is expanding the Extended Producer Responsibilities (EPRs) scheme. The scheme will cover all categories of tyres listed in the Tyres Regulations, 8th Regulation. The EPR scheme currently manages the tyres from passenger cars, 4x4s and vans as well as motorcycles. It is
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As FM Nirmala Sitharaman stated in her Interim Budget Speech, the federal government will undoubtedly broaden and improve the EV eco-system by supporting production and charging facilities. She also mentioned that this support would create entrepreneurial opportunities for a variety of vendors who will be able to produce and supply these EV charger terminals.The finance minister
Two business establishments in Goa were issued a “show reason” notification by the Central Pollution Control Board for non-compliance with the Plastic Waste Management Rules 2016. The CPCB issued a notice to notice of show cause to 688 companies located in India and two of them were in Goa. The entities received notice of the steps
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In the MoU signed between GTU and BIS this week, GTU states that it will introduce standardization topics to academics. The Bureau will supply all inputs needed to create teaching modules on the concept of standardization and conformity assessment.A signed agreement with the Bureau of Indian Standards will see that the Gujarat Technological University (GTU), in
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Based on official statistics, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) revealed in December 2023 that approximately 7.7 percent of the drug samples it assessed were classified as being of inferior quality (NSQ). Nevertheless, no samples were identified as counterfeit or incorrectly labeled. As per the monthly drug alert from CDSCO, about 78 out of
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