BIS Act Comes Into Force From October 12: Government

New Delhi: The much-awaited Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) Act has come into effect from October 12 with a provision to bring more services and products like jewellery under the mandatory standard regime. Parliament had in March 2016 passed the law to replace the BIS Act of 1986. The consumer affairs ministry finalised the rules for the new law only this week. "The new law will further help ease of doing business in the country,"...