New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution and New & Renewable Energy Pralhad Joshi commissioned a White Rabbit Technology‑based Indian Standard Time dissemination demonstration network at the Regional Reference Standard Laboratory in Bengaluru, an official statement said on Saturday.The Demonstration Network enables secure dissemination of UTC (NPLI)-traceable Indian Standard Time using Precision Time Protocol (PTP)-based White Rabbit tec…
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Bengaluru, July 17 (IANS) Union Minister for Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs Pralhad Joshi has praised the significant contribution of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research–National Physical Laboratory (CSIR-NPL) in advancing the Centre’s ambitious “One Nation, One Time” initiative. Speaking during his visit to ISRO in Bengaluru on Thursday, Union Minister Joshi said the premier space agency continues to symbolise Ind…
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) The Department of Consumer Affairs has amended the Legal Metrology (General) Rules, 2011 to reduce the mandatory standard‑weight requirement for verification of high-capacity weighing instruments by introducing a scientific, repeatability-based verification approach, an official statement said on Monday.The move will cut compliance burden for industries, warehouses, logistics operators and weighbridge owners as well as lower transportation and handling costs to move la…
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the e-Jagriti platform addresses multiple challenges by digitising the entire lifecycle of a consumer complaint.In a post on X, PM Modi shared an article written by Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on the e-Jagriti platform of the Department of Consumer Affairs.“He notes that, following extensive consultations with stakeholders, e-Jagriti has been refined, placing consumer justice among the sectors undergoing structural digital…
New Delhi, June 29 (IANS) The Department of Consumer Affairs has introduced an ‘Improvement Notice’ mechanism under the Legal Metrology Act, 2009, allowing businesses to rectify specified first-time procedural or regulatory non-compliances before penal proceedings are initiated, according to an official statement on Monday.The reform has been brought into effect through the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026 to promote ease of doing business (EoDB), encouraging voluntary compliance …
Mumbai, June 19 (IANS) A robust testing and certification infrastructure is essential for protecting consumer interests, improving product reliability and facilitating ease of doing business, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi said on Friday.Laying the foundation stone for the expansion of testing facilities at the National Test House (NTH) campus in Mumbai, the Minister said a strong quality assurance ecosystem plays a vital role in ensuring product reliability and supporting ease of doing business.H…
New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) The e-Jagriti platform of the Department of Consumer Affairs has won the Silver Award under “Category I-Government Process Re-engineering by Use of Technology for Digital Transformation” at the prestigious National Awards for e-Governance (NAeG) 2026, presented by the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, according to an official statement issued on Sunday. Launched on January 1, 2025, e-Jagriti has unified four legacy applications OCMS, e-Daakhil, …
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) The government on Saturday said it has amended the standard operating procedure for determination of net quantity and standard pack sizes of edible oils and fats under the Legal Metrology framework, towards enhancing consumer transparency and promoting fair trade practices.The Department of Consumer Affairs said the decision was taken after extensive consultations with major edible oil industry associations, representing nearly 90 per cent of the country’s edible oil sec…
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) The country has comfortable foodgrain stocks, and the availability of edible oils remains adequate, supported by regular imports, domestic production, and existing stocks, the government said on Monday, adding that fertiliser security also remains strong and stable, with availability consistently exceeding requirements across all major fertilisers. As of May 28, wheat stock in the Central Pool stood at 513 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) against the prescribed buffer norm of 27…
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) The Centre’s Department of Consumer Affairs held a meeting with the northern states of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, and the Union Territories (UTs) of Chandigarh, Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh to review the implementation of reforms introduced under the Legal Metrology Act, according to an official statement issued on Sunday. The Department reviewed the implementation of the newly introduced “Improvement Notice” mechanism under the Jan V…