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Amid soaring aluminium imports, India brings in new QCO

New Delhi, March 15 -- New Delhi: India has issued a new quality control order (QCO) for aluminium and aluminium alloy products, mandating compliance of Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) norms by domes... Read More


India gems and jewellery exports flat in Apr-Feb, diamonds drag

New Delhi, March 13 -- India's gems and jewellery exports remained largely flat in the first 11 months of FY26, as the strong growth in segments such as silver and platinum jewellery was offset by dec... Read More


For authenticity badge, India's handloom textiles to carry a special tag

New Delhi, March 13 -- Looking to build globally recognizable brands around India's traditional textiles, the government has proposed a new regulatory framework that would make it mandatory for all pr... Read More


Centre reviews workplace accountability standards after new labour codes

New Delhi, March 12 -- The government has initiated a study to review and revise India's workplace social accountability standard, a move that could shape how companies structure compliance and govern... Read More


India should aim to be the world's largest agri and processed food exporter: Goyal

New Delhi, March 10 -- India should aim to become the global leader in agricultural and processed food exports, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said on Tuesday, urging deeper collaboration... Read More


CAG to roll out risk-control scorecard to enhance governance at varsities

New Delhi, March 9 -- New Delhi: Taking a leaf from the governance practices of leading global universities, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India will roll out a new governance and risk-... Read More


Over 11 mn trained, 2.4 million placed under flagship skilling plan, says govt

New Delhi, March 9 -- New Delhi: More than 11.1 million candidates were certified under a skill training programme in the seven years up to FY23 and over 2.4 million people have been reported placed f... Read More


Centre expands mandatory gold hallmarking to 380 districts to strengthen consumer protection

NEW DELHI, March 5 -- With gold prices surging and purchases forming a major component of household savings, the government has expanded mandatory hallmarking to 380 districts, aiming to safeguard con... Read More


India pushes WTO to formalise technology transfer commitments ahead of 14th Ministerial Conference

New Delhi, March 4 -- New Delhi: India has sought to formalise and strengthen commitments on the transfer of relevant and advanced technologies to developing and least developed countries ahead of the... Read More


In a first, India notifies cloud, data centre and AI ethics standards

NEW DELHI, March 3 -- India has, for the first time, notified standards for cloud computing, data centre performance and the ethical deployment of artificial intelligence (AI), aligning its digital in... Read More