Commissioner Secretary, Food Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA), Saurabh Bhagat, today conducted a comprehensive inspection of the Legal Metrology Department’s laboratories and infrastructure at Transport Nagar, Narwal, Jammu. He reviewed laboratory functioning and ongoing reforms aimed at strengthening consumer protection mechanisms across the Union Territory. Saurabh Bhagat inspecting Legal Metrology labs in Jammu on Sunday. During the inspection, the Commissioner S

Trucks have been flowing smoothly through Cargill’s Illinois River grain terminal near Meredosia since installing CompuWeigh’s SmartTruck automated truck processing system in May 2025. According to Regional Manager Ben Miller, who manages Meredosia and seven other facilities in Cargill’s Area 3, “We wanted to add a CompuWeigh system here to improve efficiency and customer service.” Miller tells Grain Journal he’s enjoyed that employees have been freed up to do other tasks bec

Jaipur: With a view to overhaul the process for measuring mined material and bring transparency, efficiency to the existing system, the mines department is set to introduce a computerised weighbridge module. A trial run is scheduled to be held from Dec 1-7 at two select mining sites, each in Jaipur and Udaipur. Principal secretary of mines, T Ravikanth said that following the pilot phase, the system will be rolled out in a phased manner, with a target to be fully operational

When tradition and precision meet, solutions with a special character are created. Together with Kilomatic Wiegetechnische GmbH, Minebea Intec has modernized a track scale from the 1960s with the latest load cells and associated electronics. The result: maximum accuracy with complete preservation of the historic steel body. Track scales were once standard equipment on many industrial and works railways. They provided reliable service for decades - robustly constructed, mechan

The government’s digital platform for consumers to air grievances on hit high momentum this year for not only local complaints, but also those filed by non-resident Indians (NRIs) living in the US, Britain and the UAE. As per data released by the Consumer Affairs Ministry on Sunday, the e-Jagriti portal processed 1,27,058 cases since January this year until November 13, and has more than 2,00,000 users registered on it, including NRIs. “e-Jagriti is a cornerstone of our commi

AS EVR Cargo is the national railway company of Estonia and provides rolling stock repair at their Muuga and Tapa depots. AS EVR Cargo primarily carry out major assembly and maintenance work on freight wagons and locomotives to extend their service life. Our PTW 500-VB3X can allow AS EVR cargo the ability to weigh their six-axle locomotives instantaneously but also provide the portability to weigh their four-axle freight wagons. The reason for full train weighing The advantag

Congress chief and former Shillong MP Vincent H Pala has lashed out at the state government and the Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC) for allegedly erecting multiple checkpoints, dubbing them “ATMs” that extort money from truckers and the public. Pala claimed that the number of checkpoints has increased since the Voice of the People Party (VPP) came to power in KHADC, with at least 10 new gates added to the existing 24-25, resulting in unchecked corruption and h

LMS - Load Monitoring Systems - a division of German chain and lifting equipment group Pewag, is adding new calibration centres for tension type load cells in Norway, the Netherlands and Singapore. One of the new calibration machines As part of the programme the company has installed a number of high precision Calibration Machines that can deliver fast, accurate results for cells up to 55 tonnes. Pewag UK general manager Richard Smart said: "Calibration isn't just about compl

The Department of Consumer Affairs has proposed an amendment to make it mandatory for e-commerce platforms to provide searchable and sortable filters based on the ‘Country of Origin’ for packaged commodities sold online. The Draft Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) (Second) Amendment Rules, 2025, issued on Monday, aim to enhance consumer empowerment and transparency in online shopping. The proposed change will enable consumers to identify the origin of products easily and

An awareness programme under the theme “Legal Metrology & Consumer Protection: The Journey Towards Viksit Bharat 2047”, was held on November 7, at Indoor Stadium, St. Joseph’s College (SJC), Jakhama. The programme was organised by department of Commerce SJC in collaboration with department of Legal Metrology & Consumer Protection, Nagaland, with the aim at educating students on consumer rights, legal metrology, and importance of informed consumerism for a progressive India. A

Micro Weighing Solutions (MWS), the leading independent UK manufacturer of industrial weighing equipment and calibration services, has relocated its North East regional office to a new, larger facility in County Durham. The new site, situated just outside Durham with excellent access to the A1, provides improved links to Middlesbrough, Teesside, and the wider North East region. At 60% larger than the previous premises, the upgraded facility offers enhanced office space and

The Hynniewtrep National Youth Front (HNYF) has alleged plying of overloaded trucks through Umpung bridge in Mawsynram region in East Khasi Hills and demanded for installation of a weighbridge to check the illegal overloading. The bridge, capacity of which is 9 tonne, is facing damage due to the overloaded trucks, said the HNYF Southern Border Area unit in a letter submitted to deputy commissioner of East Khasi Hills on Tuesday. It said the overloaded trucks pay no heed to a

PORTLAND, Ore. – Leanpath , a food waste management company, announced the launch of its new, fully touchless AI floor scale tracker for high-volume kitchens. Data from this new tracker integrates with Leanpath's existing AI-powered platform, which automatically analyzes food waste and delivers recommended operational changes to address a kitchen's unique challenges, said Leanpath. The Floor Scale AI uses embedded machine vision to instantly recognize food waste items. The

Tiruchi Corporation has initiated the installation of Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled devices across its Micro Compost Centres (MCCs) to enhance operational efficiency and streamline waste management practices. GPS tracker devices to be installed in garbage collection vehicles in Tiruchi. At present, the weighing of waste and recording the login and logout time of trucks are handled manually at the MCCs. With the new IoT-enabled system, these functions will be automated and

The Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Amendment Rules, 2025 quietly unplugged every medical-device package from the empire of tape-measures, type-heights and width-to-height ratios that have governed ordinary consumer packs for the past fourteen years. The one-page notification brings to an end a regulatory tug-of-war that manufacturers, importers and even field inspectors had faced ever since the Medical Devices Rules, 2017 came into force under the Drugs and Cosmetics

In a major step towards enhancing transparency and efficiency in Public Distribution System, the Department of Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA) today rolled out first-ever digital weighbridge in Jammu and Kashmir at Food Storage Depot (FSD), Lethpora here. The weighbridge was inaugurated by Minister for FCS&CA, Transport, Information Technology, Youth Services & Sports, Satish Sharma, in presence of MLA Pampore, Justice (Retd) Hasnain Masoodi. Senior officers

New Delhi, October 24, 2025: The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution has issued a Gazette Notification (G.S.R. 779(E)) introducing significant amendments to the Legal Metrology (Government Approved Test Centre) Rules, 2013. The updated framework, called the Legal Metrology (Government Approved Test Centre) Amendment Rules, 2025, aims to streamline the verification and testing process for weights and measures across India, ensuring higher accuracy and un

Department of Consumer Affairs warned consumers against 'Dark Pattern Drip Pricing' on E-commerce platforms on Thursday via a post on social media platform 'X'. 'Drip pricing' refers to hidden costs that accumulate in the end to cause a spike in the check out amount. Authorities highlighted that customers can also check for the hidden price and the National Consumer Helpline offers a service to raise a complaint against platforms for these practices. The drip pricing inflates

PD Ports has successfully introduced fully automated weighbridge systems at Teesport and Hartlepool, increasing capacity to handle up to 7,000 tonnes of bulk cargo per weighbridge per day while improving safety and reducing turnaround times for customers. Traditional weighbridge operations relied heavily on manual processes, creating the risk of bottlenecks, slower turnaround times and greater safety challenges. With demand for bulk handling continuing to grow, PD Ports ident

"No person can be charged for an offence relating to weight or measure falling under Chapter XIII of IPC in view of the provisions of the Legal Metrology Act" – Allahabad High Court clarifying the legal interplay between the Indian Penal Code and the Legal Metrology Act, 2009. In an application filed under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code seeking quashing of the charge sheet and summoning order in a fuel dispensing fraud case, the High Court partly allowed the appli