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Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said on Friday that entry into India would be allowed only after compulsory quality checks of imported toys from September 1. The government is in the process of mandating quality standards for 371 tariff lines, from steel, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and electrical machinery to furniture, to examine the shipment of levelless and non-essential goods from other countries, including China.

The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) is the principal agency of the government that prepares quality standards in coordination with the concerned ministries. Paswan told reporters, ‘The mandatory quality control standard for toys (QCS-Quality Control Standard) will be implemented from September 1. BIS staff will be deployed at major ports to take samples from import consignments and conduct quality checks. He said that apart from toys, steel, chemicals, electronic goods, and heavy machinery as well as foods such as packaged water and milk products are in the process of becoming QCS.

According to BIS Director-General Pramod Kumar Tiwari, the implementation of QCS for each product is being done by the Ministry concerned. For example, the mandatory standard for gold will come into effect from June 2021. He said that till now 268 standards are mandatory in the country and many are in the pipeline. Tiwari said that BIS staff would be deployed at major ports to take samples and test the product at the port, which would sample and test the goods at the ports itself. The cargo vessel will not be stopped.

News Source: IndianExpress

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Oppn seeks probe into Adani charges in US: ‘Obvious protection of PM Modi’

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Oppn seeks probe into Adani charges in US: ‘Obvious protection of PM Modi’

Following US SEC charges of bribery against Gautam Adani, opposition parties criticise PM Narendra Modi and call for a JPC investigation.

As billionaire Gautam Adani faces charges in the US for alleged bribery and fraud, the Opposition on Thursday intensified its attack on the Centre over its alleged links with the Adani Group.

Gautam Adani has been charged in the US with allegedly paying $250 million in bribes to Indian officials between 2020 and 2024 to secure favourable terms for solar energy contracts. The scheme, prosecutors said, could have earned Adani’s group over $25 billion in profits.

Congress demands JPC probe

Reacting to the charges, the Congress called for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into alleged scams involving Adani’s conglomerate. The party also demanded the appointment of a “new and credible” Sebi chief to investigate Adani’s financial dealings and compliance with securities laws.

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Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) actions highlight the failure of Indian institutions to investigate the group. “The indictment vindicates Congress’s demand since January 2023 for a JPC into the Modani scams,” Ramesh wrote on X.

He accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of shielding Adani and claimed Congress’s “Hum Adani Ke Hain Kaun” (HAHK) series had exposed the businessman’s alleged fraud and his ties with the PM.

The fact that it has taken a foreign jurisdiction to properly investigate Adani only shows how Indian institutions have been captured by the BJP, and how decades of institutional development have been undone by greedy and power hungry leaders, the Congress leader said in another post.

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“All of this is consistent with a long record of fraud and criminality carried out with impunity with the obvious protection of the Prime Minister,” Ramesh charged.

Other Oppn leaders join attack

Other opposition leaders joined the attack. Trinamool Congress MP Saket Gokhale questioned the BJP’s involvement in Adani’s dealings and demanded an independent judicial probe.

Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh accused PM Modi of allowing Adani to tarnish India’s global reputation.

ALSO READ- Adani Group shares plunge after US SEC charges, Adani Green down 16%

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The allegations rattled markets, with Adani Group stocks plunging. Adani Enterprises fell 20 per cent in pre-open trade, while shares of Adani Ports, Adani Green, Adani Power, and others dropped between 7 per cent and 18 per cent.

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