Hand tools QCO: wrenches and pliers bind 1 April 2027
S.O. 5561(E) puts nine wrench, spanner and pliers standards under a BIS Scheme-I licence from 1 April 2027, with later dates for small and micro units.
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Aluminium QCO: wrought products bind from 1 December 2026
Ten wrought aluminium entries in the 2026 Quality Control Order bind on 1 December 2026, with 1 March 2027 for small units and 1 June 2027 for micro.
Stainless steel QCO exemption ended on 26 October
A Ministry of Steel order of 28 October exempts IS 6911, IS 5522 and IS 15997 stainless steel till 31 March 2027, after the April bill of lading window closed.
Jyoti CNC gets ECMS approval for ₹1,020.65 crore in Rajkot
Jyoti CNC Automation told BSE and NSE that MeitY approved ₹1,020.65 crore of Rajkot capex under the Electronics Components Manufacturing Scheme.
Transition Facilitation Order: Scheme II for ten QCOs
S.O. 3417(E) lets goods under ten Quality Control Orders take the BIS Scheme II route instead of Scheme I, but only via a permission DPIIT grants to a company.
BIS mark now due on 90 electrical appliances — small and micro by 2027
The 90 classes of electrical appliance have needed the BIS mark since 1 October under IS 302 (Part 1): 2024. Small units get 1 January 2027, micro 1 April 2027.
Woven-sack QCOs deferred to 6 November and 6 January
The woven-sack Quality Control Orders did not start on 6 October 2026. BIS now lists valve sacks at 6 November 2026, cement and mail sacks at 6 January 2027.
Semicon 2.0: the Machines and Materials thresholds
What Semicon 2.0 asks of a semiconductor equipment or materials maker: ₹50 crore to ₹300 crore of capital investment, for 30% of capital expenditure back.
India withdrew its omnibus machinery safety order
The Machinery and Electrical Equipment Safety (Omnibus Technical Regulation) Order, 2024 was rescinded on 14 January 2026, before it took effect.
Battery plants could add 2 million jobs by FY30, Adecco says
Adecco India puts battery-industry hiring at 1.5 to 2 million jobs by FY30, a quarter of them direct, with Gujarat second only to Karnataka in hiring share.
