Representatives of a gas agency demonstrating safety measures and proper handling of LPG equipment during the World Consumer Rights Day 2026 programme in Kalaburagi on Friday. | Photo Credit: ARUN KULKARNI Consumer awareness is essential to building an exploitation-free society, said Malati Reshmi, in-charge president of the Kalaburagi District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, on Friday, urging people to assert their rights and question injustice. She was addressing a

Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) is the National Standards body of India working under the aegis of Department of Consumer Affairs, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Government of India. BIS is serving the industries and consumers of India since its inception in 1947 when it was known as Indian Standards Institution (ISI) through its Conformity Assessment, Laboratory Services, Hallmarking and other schemes. The ISI mark has become synonymous with the