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: Amid a huge demand for potable water to quench thirst in the hot summer, the water purification and bottled water supply units are mushrooming in AP without observing the rules for ensuring water quality. The legal metrology department recently carried out a state-wide raid on such water plants and booked 108 cases citing rule violations. Legal metrology joint controller …
