Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), in pursuance of its objectives, plans to bring out ‘Guidance Documents’ on 100 Products under Indian Standards established in the different areas such various Civil Engineering, Electrotechnical, Textiles, Mechanical, Medical Devices, Services, etc. The objective of the Guidance Document is to provide information on applicable requirements for products or services to the stakeholders of BIS, especially the industry, and provide necessary practical guidance to ensure that the products or services so produced comply with relevant Indian Standards and related regulatory requirements.

The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has published a guide on Quality Control Orders (QCOs) in India. This guidance document provides for easy comprehension of Quality Control Orders (QCOs) and explains various requirements specified in QCOs for better understanding towards implementation by the stakeholders.

The Union Cabinet has approved the signing of an MoU between the Permanent Mission of India to the WTO (PMI), Centre for Trade and Investment Law (CTIL) of the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, and Centre for Trade and Economic Integration (CTEI) within The Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva. The MoU will provide valuable academic and research opportunities to the employees of CTIL and the Department of Commerce in the field of international trade and investment law.

The Commerce and Industry Ministry is set to introduce further reforms in the patent filing process to expedite the application, examination, and approval of all intellectual property rights, according to sources. The focus remains on patent filings, which has been pushed by the government over the past three years.

The India Urban Data Exchange (IUDX), an open-source data exchange platform for Indian Smart Cities, announced the adoption of the Indian standards for Unified Data Exchange specified by Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), the national standards body of India. In doing so, IUDX has become the first software platform in the country to fully adhere to the Architecture and API Specifications set by the standards’ body for data exchange platforms. The Unified Data Exchange standard – IS 18003, is part of a series of 10 indigenous standards developed by BIS Smart Infrastructural Sectional Committee (LITD 28) for Indian Smart Cities to ensure a secure and sustainable digital infrastructure and to facilitate the implementation of various smart city projects. The foundational standard for this series is IS18000 Unified Digital Infrastructure – ICT Reference Architecture (UDI-ICTRA).

The Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) has indigenously developed charger for electric vehicles considering the need to boost up the charging mechanism of electric vehicles in the country announced, Director, ARAI during a press conference. He said that to promote EV, infrastructure for charging is important and since the mobility chargers are imported, the focus of ARAI is to develop chargers indigenously, which will be cost-effective and boost the local economy. The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has already set a common standard specification for EV chargers. The charging points will be set up by Bharat Electronics and parts for EV charger systems will be manufactured locally.

Top trade and technology bodies from the US and UK have told the Indian government to adopt the 5G standards that have been recommended by the 3GPP. India is currently in confusion about which 5G standard it should go with - 5Gi developed by Telecommunications Standards Development Society, India (TSDSI) or the 3GPP developed 5G standard. The top international trade bodies have urged the Indian government to go ahead with 3GPP standards which will give a much-needed push to electronic manufacturing in India as companies will be encouraged to set up their operations in India.  “By using globally harmonized standards such as those from 3GPP, companies can set up manufacturing operations in India with the confidence that they can easily serve both the Indian market and export to global markets,” the bodies said in a joint submission letter to the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and the Telecommunications Engineering Centre (TEC). 

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