Gem export up by 15%
Exports of polished diamonds during 2000 have continued its blazing trend and jumped almost 14.68% to $6.826 billion, from $5.952 billion in 1999.

Ensure quality, food sector told
Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr CP Thakur called upon the food processing industry to ensure essential norms like GMP and HACCP.

BIS adopts new quality norms
The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has adopted quality norms, as set in the new ISO 9000 standards.


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