With the incoming Trump administration’s new Department of Government Efficiency under Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy in the US, the issue of government efficacy is in focus. One such area in need of process reforms are India’s labelling regulations. These include the Food Safety and Standards Regulations, 2020; Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940; Cosmetic Rules, 2020; Legal Metrology Rules, 2011; …
The department of consumer affairs is finalising new rules to regulate radar equipment used for measuring vehicle speeds, a move that aims to improve road safety. These rules, to be implemented under the Legal Metrology Rules, 2011, will ensure radar equipment used in traffic speed measurements is accurate, reliable, and compliant with international standards, ultimately contributing to safer roads, said …
VIJAYAWADA: Andhra Pradesh government has initiated measures to ensure that there are no malpractices in delivery of fuel, essential commodities and precious metals like gold. Sources say fuel station owners tamper display and keypads of their dispensing units to dupe vehicle owners through short delivery of 30–40 ml of fuel per litre. Manufacturers of fuel dispensing units have thus been …
The Delhi High Court directed the Centre on Wednesday to find out and inform it whether e-commerce entities, like Flipkart, Amazon and Snapdeal, are complying with the requirement of displaying ‘country of origin’ on products sold on their platforms. A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan directed the central government to file a fresh affidavit …
In order to ensure ease of doing business in India and to foster an investor friendly climate in the country, the Legal Metrology Division of the Department of Consumer Affairs has invited comments on the proposal to decriminalize certain provisions of the Legal Metrology Act, 2009. The Central Government proposes to decriminalize 'minor offences' under the Act and to substitute …