Quality Assurance

Govt expands quality compliance requirements for over 150 products

The government has expanded quality compliance requirements by mandating Quality Control Orders (QCOs) for over 150 products, ranging from household appliances to industrial materials, in a move aimed at ensuring stricter safety and performance standards. The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) said it has listed out 150-odd products in advance for better awareness purpose. The scope of these mandatory standards is extended to various sectors with varied enforcement dates for different sectors. The BIS will oversee the implementation of these orders, and the list covers a diverse range of products including vacuum cleaners, stainless steel utensils, and massage appliances. For electrical appliances operating on 250V single-phase or 415V three-phase power, the compliance deadline is set for March 20. In the furniture industry, manufacturers must comply with quality norms for products such as block boards, plywood, and wooden flush doors. The steel sector faces regulations for items ..

Industry accepts quality norms on plywood, MDF after initial resistance

After initial resistance, the plywood and MDF board industry has agreed to implement the mandatory quality control norms as they have recognised the long-term benefits of adhering to high-quality standards, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has said. He said India is introducing modern standards that are often harmonised with prevailing standards in other parts of the world, particularly the developed countries. India's continuous focus on quality is now recoginsed and appreciated within the country and internationally as well, the minister said. The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) had introduced quality control orders (QCO) for plywood, MDF boards, and other wooden products to boost domestic manufacturing and cut imports of sub-standard goods. Due to the opposition of the domestic industry, the implementation of the QCO was extended. These mandatory norms will be for domestic and foreign players. "Initially a lot of resistance was there f

Focus on quality, export competitiveness won't come from subsidies: Goyal

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday asked the industry to focus on making high quality products to tap global markets as export competitiveness will not come from government subsidies or support. He also said that the government is putting its effort to nudge industry to get into the manufacturing of high quality products as it is a "tough" task to get industry to accept that they should be making quality goods. Initially, the government faced a huge amount of opposition from the industry on quality control orders. "Our export competitiveness is not going to come from subsidies or government support. It is not going to come from our closing the doors to the rest of the world. If we are looking at self-reliant India, it can only happen when India will be self-confident and that confidence will only come when we all decide that quality is not our job, it is our duty," the minister said. He added that if the Indian industry is not competitive in any product, that

Indian techie jailed in Singapore for hacking ex-employer's server

Kandula Nagaraju, a former employee of NCS, was found guilty of executing a cyber-attack on the company's quality assurance system after being fired

Centre aims to improve quality of health services in CGHS hospitals

The partnership will also focus on expanding the network of qualified healthcare providers and laboratories empanelled under CGHS

Meesho delists 200,000 products; to reduce visibility of low-rated items

Softbank-backed Meesho on Tuesday said it has delisted nearly 2 lakh products from its e-commerce platform in the last quarter after quality check and plans to reduce visibility of low-rated items by 20 per cent within six months. The company said that quality evaluation was conducted through a comprehensive analysis of customer reviews, ratings and feedback. "Post evaluation, Meesho delisted nearly 2 lakh products in the last quarter alone. Meesho has further invested in the power of artificial intelligence to fortify quality checks while continuously working to improve key word databases and detection capabilities on the platform," the company said. The company further said that it determines quality through customer reviews, ratings and feedback as well as through any reported issues or returns related to the product's condition, functionality, or overall satisfaction. The e-commerce firm largely focuses on small sellers that mostly sell unbranded products on the platform. "Ove

Ministry sanctions new quality control orders on potable water bottle

Bureau of Indian Standards and DPIIT have initiated the development of 64 new quality control orders to cover 317 product standards including portable water bottles and flame-producing lighter

115 QCOs covering 493 products notified for compulsory BIS certification

A total of 115 quality control orders (QCOs) covering 493 products have been notified for compulsory Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) certification by the respective line ministries

After toys, govt looks to curb China electric fan, smart meter imports

Since the quality control order 3 years ago, toy import down 70 per cent

Quality will define India in time to come, says Union Minister Piyush Goyal

Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal asked the Quality Council of India to strive to bring about a convergence of all the various quality and standards organizations in the country

TUV SUD elevates Niranjan Nadkarni to lead business of newly formed region

He will be responsible for the strategic growth of South & SE Asia, Middle East & Africa region