BIS organises stakeholders conclave for industry representatives, researchers in Vellore

The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), Chennai, organised a stakeholders conclave connected the taxable “Shared Vision for a Better World: Partnerships for the Goals” successful Vellore connected Wednesday.

According to a property release, the conclave was inaugurated by Collector V.R. Subbulaxmi successful the beingness of S.D. Dayanand, Senior Director and Head, BIS (Chennai) and B.J. Gowtham, Joint Director, BIS (Chennai).

In his address, Arun Pucchakayala, Director, BIS (Chennai), underlined the relation of BIS successful formulating nationalist standards and encouraging their adoption crossed sectors. He emphasized the value of world institutions and manufacture successful the mission, noting that equipping researchers with cognition astir prime and standards prepares them to go aboriginal contributors to the nation’s prime ecosystem. The sessions covered topics similar standardization, certification, testing, training, and world outreach.

BIS is simply a statutory assemblage nether the Union Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution. It operates assorted schemes, including Product Certification (ISI mark), Management Systems Certification, Hallmarking of Gold and Silver Jewellery/Artefacts, and Laboratory Services, for the payment of the industry, aiming astatine user protection, the merchandise said.