INDIA: memorandum Of Understanding (MoU) Signed Between BIS And SOSMT

Today, July 28 2015, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) and the Slovak Office of Standards, Metrology and Testing (SOSMT) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). It will allow both agencies to work together searching the objectives to cooperate and share information. The exchange of information and procedures of certification activities, management system certification and […]

INDIA: Bureau Of Indian Standards (BIS) Signed A Memorandum Of Understanding With IEEE-SA

BIS, India’s national standards body, signed this past week a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with IEEE-SA, a worldwide recognized standards-setting body. This agrement  allows BIS to use all the IEEE-SA standards in India’s market, modifying and adapting them to the natural, regulatory and technical environment of India. The decision was adopted because stakeholders asked BIS […]

INDIA: August 13 Is The Deadline For The BIS Requirements On New Products Like Mobile Phones And Adaptors

India’s Department of Electronics and Information Technology (Deity) has announced they were postponing the April 15, 2015 implementation date of the BIS requirement for the new products until August 13, 2015.  Some of the new products subjected to BIS compulsory registration, are the following: Power adaptors for IT equipment Power adaptors for audio, video and similar electronic […]

INDIA: Govt To Establish Testing Centre, Make Testing In India Compulsory

The government is looking to establish a pilot laboratory at the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore to develop standards, procedures and tools for testing telecom equipment. The lab will become a testing and security certification centre from 1 April 2015, an unnamed government source was quoted as saying. In a related development, the government […]