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Hallmarking of Gold Jewellery & Artefacts

 Hallmarking of Gold Jewellery & Artefacts Since ancient times gold is considered a storehouse of value in India. In villages, people invest in gold to keep them secured against inflation and to be able to raise loans by mortgaging it in a time of need. Gold is too soft to withstand wear, therefore, for jewellery making, gold is always alloyed with some other metal. The need for alloying of gold also makes the public extremely vulnerable to excessive adulteration. Detection of adulteration in gold is difficult without performing...

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Three Phase Induction Motors- Performance and Safety

Electric motors are the most important type of electric load in every industry. An electrical motor is an electromechanical device which converts electrical energy into mechanical energy. In other words, the devices which produce rotational force are known as the motor. The working principle of the electric motor mainly depends on the interaction of magnetic and electric fields. The electric motor is mainly classified into two types: the AC motor and the DC motor. The AC motor takes alternating current as an input, whereas the DC motor...

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हिंदी पखवाडा-2022 “भाषा और संस्‍कृति”

 संस्‍कृति को विशिष्‍टता प्रदान करने वाले कारकों में एक प्रमुख पहलू भाषा का है। संस्‍कृति व्‍यक्ति या समाज के चिंतन का प्रतिफल होती है। जिस भाषा में आप चिंतन करते हैं उसकी प्रतिछाया आपकी संस्‍कृति में भी...

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WATER HEATERS− SAFETY STANDARDS

 WATER HEATERS− SAFETY STANDARDS We cannot imagine the world today without electrical appliances. A large variety of electrical appliances are available for the consumer to accomplish various tasks. One such widely used appliance in India is the water heater. In India, water heaters drive a workforce-oriented industry. To encourage small-scale industries Government of India has reserved the manufacturing section for this sector. Small-scale industries have limitations specific to measures such as technological inputs, testing...

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Ayush Systems

Introduction: ‘Ayush’ connotes the traditional Indian systems of medicine comprising of Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, Sowa-rigpa and Homoeopathy. Ayurveda –‘the science of life’ is one of the oldest medical systems which integrally incorporates the concepts of health and disease and aims at achieving homeostasis of the body, mind, and spirit- referred to as the holistic approach. The objectives of Ayurveda are – to maintain the health of the healthy; and to treat the ailing mankind. Yoga is an art and...

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Standards on Air Filters for General Ventilation

Preface Studies have shown a consequential association between human exposure to particulate matter (PM) and health risks. It has been established that fine dust can be a serious health hazard, contributing to or even causing respiratory and cardiovascular diseases. Until recently, most standards for heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) have been primarily concerned with the design and performance of HVAC systems. However, attention also needs to be paid to the increasingly important fields of air filtrations where issues of...

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BIS CARE app

Bureau of Indian Standards (Bhartiya Manak Bureau) provides an interface to consumers to lodge any complaint or grievance, through a complaint portal on our website or through e-mail. However, considering the fact that mobile phones have become an easy mode to access internet and communicate, a mobile app based on Android platform has been developed, which would provide the same facilities accessible through mobile phone. The Android based mobile application provides consumers the facility to access the complete Complaint Management System....

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Information Technology & Information Technology enabled Services (IT and IT enabled Services)

The IT and IT enabled services has been one of the key driving forces fueling the world’s economic growth. India is the topmost offshoring destination for IT companies across the world. Having proven its capabilities in delivering both on-shore and off-shore services to the clients and with the intervention of emerging technologies, an entire new gamut of opportunities for top IT firms in India is offered. With the availability of highly skilled human resources, good quality of work and various initiatives taken by the Government of India...

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Indian Standard, IS 17482:2020 on Piped Drinking Water Supply Services

Introduction Clean water is a basic necessity and an important resource for sustaining life. Potable Water constitutes a worldwide challenge for the 21st century, in terms of both the management of available water resources and the provision of access to drinking water. Clean and regular supply of water to every household is utmost priority for every government, however, the provision to provide clean and adequate drinking water to the burgeoning Indian population is a major challenge. In order to set minimum requirements for water quality...

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Indian Standards On Smart Cities – Triggering Standards-based Technology Adoption In Smart Cities

The Government of India started its smart cities mission in June 2015 to develop 100 Smart Cities across the country with an objective to provide a decent quality of life to its citizens using smart solutions. The mission focuses on harnessing technology, especially technology that leads to Smart outcomes and the creation of cities that are properly connected, adaptive, efficient, and resilient. Standards based technology adoption in Smart Cities can create a level playing field for a diverse set of solution providers to offer world-class...

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Needle prick is indeed painful; BIS ensures that it is safe

Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) is the National Standard Body of India and is trusted for its active role in the areas of standardisation, marking and quality certification of various goods and related matters. The acceptance of the BIS mark bears testimony to the organisation’s commitment towards quality assurance. The robust quality of medicine administration devices such as syringes is of paramount importance in the management of patients in emergency situations like the COVID – 19 pandemic. Syringes are invariably used both in...

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BIS Standardization efforts for Smart Cities Digital Infrastructure

A smart city is one that can effectively leverage technology, infrastructure, public policy, government and citizen engagement to create an urban environment that fosters economic growth & productivity, innovation, social mobility, inclusiveness, and sustainability. Cities are complex entities having Diverse Stakeholders, Diverse Geographical Entities, Diverse Services and Business Processes, and Diverse ICT Technologies. While it is almost impossible to engineer a smart city from scratch, it will be possible to adopt the right...

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