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certification
Commodities Tea Board launches certified tea tasting courses to boost skills and quality in India's tea industry
The Tea Board of India has launched certified tea tasting courses at its Kurseong research and development centre to build a professionally trained workforce for the tea industry. The programme, approved by NCVET and aligned with national education and skill frameworks, offers courses of 60 and 210 hours, with the inaugural batch underway at the Darjeeling Tea Research and Development Centre.
Trade India initiates sustainability certification framework for exports to meet EU, UK compliance norms
India is creating new sustainability certification standards for its export products to meet growing demands from developed nations, particularly the EU and UK. The commerce ministry is gathering data from export-oriented sectors to develop a credible framework that ensures global acceptance. This initiative aims to boost the competitiveness of Indian goods in international markets.
Trade India launches sustainability certification framework for exports to meet EU, UK norms
India's commerce ministry has begun developing a sustainability certification framework for exports, seeking input from export-oriented sectors to meet compliance norms in the EU and UK. The initiative aims to generate verifiable data and strengthen India's capacity to comply with trading partners' regulations, as Europe and North America account for about 40% of India's goods exports.
CRC-Screen: Certified DNA-Synthesis Hazard Screening Under Taxonomic Shift Published on arXiv
A new paper on arXiv presents CRC-Screen, a certified hazard screening method for DNA-synthesis orders. The approach fuses three signals under Conformal Risk Control to maintain a provable bound on expected false-negative rate even when hazardous sequences come from taxonomic families absent from the reference set. Empirical results show 0% test miss rate across folds and 0% false-flag rate on nine of ten taxonomic holdout folds.
Regulations & Compliance CMFRI Drafts National Marine Eco-labelling Framework to Boost Indian Seafood Exports
The ICAR-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) has published a draft discussion paper proposing a national framework for marine eco-labelling in India. The framework aims to regulate certification schemes, safeguard traditional fishing communities, and improve the global competitiveness of Indian seafood products.
Logistics STCW: Transforming Maritime Training with Graph Technology
The STCW convention, a cornerstone of maritime training, faces challenges due to its outdated format. By adopting graph technology, the maritime industry can enhance training efficiency and workforce mobility.
Commodities Hindustan Zinc's Rampura Agucha Mine Achieves Zinc Mark Certification
Hindustan Zinc's Rampura Agucha Mine has been awarded the Zinc Mark certification, marking a significant achievement in responsible zinc production. This certification underscores the company's commitment to ESG standards and responsible sourcing.