Consumer Affairs Secretary Nidhi Khare on Tuesday asked FMCG, food and retail industries to strengthen their consumer grievance redressal system to ensure quality products and services, as she expressed concern over rising complaints. Addressing a conference organised by FICCI, she asserted the need to enhance testing infrastructure in the country and the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and robotics to boost the capacity to test samples of products on quality standards. K

CAMIGUIN (PIA) — The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Camiguin Provincial Office conducted a two-day calibration training on weighing scales and test weights earlier in December to provide accurate and standards-compliant services in the province. Ronald Pangan and Nazrodin Saripada from the DOST Regional Standards and Testing Laboratories–Northern Mindanao led the December 10–11, 2025 training. They conducted hands-on demonstrations and technical discussions on pr