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New Quality Standards for Solar Modules Will Help Consolidate Growth in the Indian Solar Sector

The government’s recently introduced Quality Control Order has received mixed reactions from domestic solar sector stakeholders. A plethora of project developers are unhappy with the timing of the order, though they think the order is well-intentioned. Mercom’s news team recently sat down with Peeyush Gupta, Director, sales and marketing, UL (Underwriters Laboratories), South Asia, at their… read more

The Smart Shield

With the country ambitiously gearing to evolve as a ‘Smarter and Digitally’ developed nation, the safety and security solutions industry pushes for a safer, secure and a smarter tomorrow. Have you ever noticed a day without a case of burglary being reported in your morning newspaper? Waking up to the crime reports of the morning… read more

Underwriters Labs bets on Indian renewables space

‘E-transactions, compliance consulting to spur expansion’ UL India, a safety consulting and certification company, is counting on new rules planned by the government for a third-party certification to grow in the country, along with a focus on renewable energy, electronic transactions and ensuring the safety of buildings, said Suresh Sugavanam, vice president and MD, South… read more

91% of BMTC passenger deaths happen while boarding, alighting bus

An astounding 91% of all passenger fatalities in accidents linked to BMTC buses happens while boarding and alighting. This is a key finding of a comprehensive study of safety in public bus fleets, conducted by global safety science firm Underwriters Laboratories and World Resources Institute. Launched in March 2015, the study tracked 1,964 fatal crash… read more

Quality Council of India and UL bring government and industry to accelerate standards development for multiple sectors

QCI and UL bring together government agencies and industry associations to accelerate the development of a robust quality ecosystem for building ‘Brand India’ Third edition of the Standards Roundtable provided industries with an unique platform to share feedback with the Government to enhance global and local competitiveness through consensus-based standardization in India New Delhi, March… read more

Consumers must demand safety, it’s the key to growth

Global safety science major UL (Underwriters Laboratories) has set up a state-of-the-art facility in Gurugram, its second such centre in India after Bangalore. UL conducts safety audits for companies across industries, testing, inspecting and certifying products to ensure they measure up to global safety standards. Suresh Sugavanam – V-P and MD, UL South Asia –… read more

Indian pharma cos bracing up to comply with European General Data Protection Regulation

With new European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) slated to be enforced from May 25, 2018 to strengthen data protection for all European origin individuals and businesses, the Indian pharmaceutical industry with operations in EU or having distribution partners, CROs, software vendors etc in Europe are rushing against time to comply with new data protection… read more

CORPORATE CORNER

UL Bangladesh Managing Director Sarbajit Mukharjee hands over a certificate to RR-Imperial Director and CEO Mahbub Hossaian Mirdha at a ceremony at UL Bangladesh office at Uttara in the capital on Sunday. UL (Underwriters Laboratories), the USA’s highest standardisation authority, handed over the certificate to RR KABEL, as the first ever any Bangladeshi cables manufacturer… read more

RR Imperial becomes the first wire and cable manufacturer to get UL Mark in Bangladesh

Certification will aid RR Imperial’s customers to demonstrate compliance with stringent regulatory requirements for fire and electrical hazards Dhaka, Feb. 23, 2018 — UL, an independent, global safety science company today announced that it has awarded Narayanganj based RR Imperial Electricals Limited with the much sought after UL Mark for the appliance wiring material (AWM)… read more

UL Consolidates North India Operations with 80,000-sq. ft. ‘Centre of Excellence’ in Gurugram

UL, an independent, global safety science company, inaugurated an 80,000-sq.ft. Laboratory in Gurugram, Haryana, to enhance access for their existing and potential customers in the North and East India markets. This cutting-edge facility is UL’s second ‘Centre of Excellence’ in India after Bengaluru and is in line with the company’s ambitious ‘In India, for India’… read more