Tamil Nadu Minister for Food and Civil Supplies P. Venkataramanan on Tuesday met Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Pralhad Joshi at New Delhi and held discussions on key issues concerning the State. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Tamil Nadu Minister for Food and Civil Supplies P. Venkataramanan on Tuesday met Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Pralhad Joshi at New Delhi and urged him to increase the State’s r

The Bhopal Branch Office of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Government of India, successfully organized a special two-day residential Training of Trainers (ToT) programme from July 10–11, 2026. This training was conducted for Self-Help Groups (SHGs) under BIS's new initiative, ‘SHINE – (Standards Help Inform Nurture Empower Women) for Empowering Women through Standards Campaign’. The primary objective of the ca

National Test House (NTH), under the Department of Consumer Affairs, Government of India, today marked a significant milestone in strengthening the nation's quality assurance and testing infrastructure with the visit of Shri Pralhad Joshi, Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution and New & Renewable Energy, to the NTH Western Region campus at Mumbai. The programme commenced with the Minister's arrival at NTH Mumbai, followed by the Bhoomi Pujan and layin

The consumer affairs ministry has revised legal metrology regulations to permit government-approved testing centres to verify dispensers for hydrogen, LPG, LNG, and CNG fuels, widening India’s measurement and compliance framework amid the growing adoption of cleaner energy alternatives. The Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution amended the Legal Metrology (Government Approved Test Centre) Rules, 2013, increasing the number of instrument categories eligibl

Nitiraj Engineers Limited has secured approval from the Government of India as a Government Approved Test Centre (GATC) under Section 24 of the Legal Metrology Act, 2009. The approval was granted by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, Department of Consumer Affairs, Legal Metrology Division, and was communicated to the National Stock Exchange of India Limited on 07th May 2026. GATC Approval: Key Details The certificate authorizes Nitiraj Engineers' C

New Delhi, September 24, 2025 – The Department of Consumer Affairs (DoCA), Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution,...