Bureau of Indian Standards holds convention for partnering institutions in Puducherry
The Hindu
Bureau of Indian Standards hosts convention with 30 delegates from 15 institutions to promote collaboration in standardisation.
The Bureau of Indian Standards organised a two-day convention for its partnering institutions in Puducherry. It was attended by 30 delegates from 15 institutions with which the BIS had entered into Memoranda of Understanding for fostering collaboration in standardisation.
According to a release here, Director General of BIS Pramod Kumar Tiwari, Deputy Director General (Standardisation) Rajeev Sharma and Deputy Director General (Southern Region) Praveen Khanna attended the inaugural.
In his address, the Director General said the BIS was collaborating at present with around 100 institutions in the country. The initiative represents a collective national mission to cultivate a culture of quality and standardisation with academia, the release noted.
He stressed on the need to develop more synergies with academic institutions to make Indian standards a global benchmark as envisaged by the Prime Minister.
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