On World Metrology Day 2026, observed under the theme “Metrology: Building Trust in Policy Making”, the Union Government highlighted the ongoing expansion of India’s legal metrology and measurement science ecosystem. Anchored by the Legal Metrology Act, 2009, the framework governs the accuracy, calibration, and verification of commercial measuring instruments, packaged commodities, and national measurement standards across the economy. The government outlined a broader transi

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

The Detection of Crime Branch, Ahmedabad, has busted an inter-state gang allegedly involved in defrauding scrap dealers and industrial units by tampering with weighbridge systems, and has arrested seven persons and seized specialised electronic devices used in the scam. Acting on specific intelligence inputs and following technical surveillance coupled with human intelligence, Crime Branch officials uncovered a sophisticated modus operandi in which the accused manipulated ele

Delivering a significant ruling in favour of ITC Ltd, the Supreme Court quashed seizure and compounding notices issued by Karnataka...

Acting swiftly on the directions of Controller Legal Metrology Department, Rajinder Singh Tara, the teams of Legal Metrology Department...

Jammu and Kashmir’s Legal Metrology Department has initiated major action against fuel pump owners selling petrol and diesel in violation...