Standards
May 2026
· 8 min read
GS1 Sunrise
2027 — Every Barcode Needs to Work in 2D
From 2027, retail POS
globally must read 2D barcodes. What Indian manufacturers must do now, and how GS1 Digital Link makes the
transition an upgrade not a cost.
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Regulatory
April 2026
· 10 min read
CDSCO Track &
Trace 2026 — What Pharma Manufacturers Need to Know
The CDSCO mandate for
Schedule H medicines is enforced. What serialization, commissioning, and EPCIS submission look like in
practice — and the mistakes that trip up manufacturers at audit.
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Industry
March 2026
· 7 min read
GS1 India
Pricing 2026 — What You're Actually Paying For
GS1 India membership fees,
annual licence costs, and barcode generation pricing explained — plus an honest look at what alternatives
exist for Indian manufacturers.
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Intelligence
February 2026
· 9 min read
The Supply
Chain Blind Spot Costing Indian Brands ₹1L Crore
Grey market diversion is
systematic, invisible to most brands, and impossible to prove with standard supply chain tools. Here's
where it hides and how authenticated barcodes surface it.
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Intelligence
January 2026
· 8 min read
What a
Counterfeit Product Actually Costs Your Brand
Beyond the direct revenue
loss — warranty fraud, brand equity erosion, regulatory exposure, and the consumer safety liability that
standard barcodes cannot prevent.
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FMCG
December 2025
· 7 min read
Why FMCG
Brands Are Moving to Cryptographic Authentication
Holograms are copyable. QR
landing pages are clonable. ECDSA-signed barcodes are mathematically impossible to forge. Here's why
Indian FMCG brands are making the switch.
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