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India to set strict restrictions on non-essential imports from China
Ministry of Commerce and industry has announced that 371 items from China will get strict restriction from March 2020. The move aims at curbing imports of non-essential items such as plastic goods, toys, furniture, sports. Highlights The rules are to ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Special Winter Grade Fuel launched for Ladakh Region
Indian Oil Corporation on 17th November, 2019, launched special winter grade diesel that will remain unfrozen even at -33 degree Celsius. This will help to provide continuous and year-round access to the snow-covered regions. Highlights The fuel meets BIS specification ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
BIS: Water Quality Report for state Capitals and New Delhi released
The Water Quality Report was released by the Union Minister of Consumer Affairs Shri Ram Vilas Paswan. The report is in line with the Jal Jeevan Mission that was launched to provide clean and safe drinking water to all by ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
BIS celebrates World Standards Day
The members of IEC, ITU and ISO celebrated the World Standards Day on October 14. The day is celebrated to pay tribute to the experts all over the world who develop voluntary technical agreements that are published as International Standards ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2019
BIS and IIT-Delhi to Collaborate on Standardisation and Conformity Assessment
The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) and the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate in the field of standardisation and conformity assessment. Key Features of the MoU BIS and IIT-Delhi will ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2019
Siddharth Tiwari appointed as new Chief Representative for Asia and Pacific by Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has appointed Siddharth Tiwari as the Chief Representative for Asia and the Pacific. He succeeded Eli Remolona. At BIS, he will work to strengthen the connection between BIS and the central banks in the ..
RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan appointed as Vice Chairman of BIS
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan has been appointed as vice chairman of the board of directors of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS). With this, he became the first Indian to be appointed to this position in ..