New Delhi, May 22 -- The Central Revenues Control Laboratory and the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance India's customs operations and trade facilitation capabilities.

CRCL, which serves as the apex scientific institution under CBIC within the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, will leverage IIT Delhi's research ecosystem to enhance its analytical capabilities and regulatory efficiency.

Under the partnership framework, the two institutions will focus on developing enhanced scientific capabilities through the modernisation of CRCL's analytical infrastructure.

This includes implementing trace-level detection technologies and deploying high-end instrumentation sys...