{"id":125969,"date":"2022-11-26T13:03:28","date_gmt":"2022-11-26T07:33:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=125969"},"modified":"2022-11-26T13:03:29","modified_gmt":"2022-11-26T07:33:29","slug":"india-wins-vice-presidency-of-international-electrotechnical-commission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/india-wins-vice-presidency-of-international-electrotechnical-commission\/","title":{"rendered":"India Wins Vice Presidency of International Electrotechnical Commission"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

India Wins Vice Presidency of International Electrotechnical Commission:<\/strong> India wins the\u00a0International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)\u00a0Vice Presidency and Strategic Management Board (SMB) Chair\u00a0for the 2023-25 term.\u00a0Shri Vimal Mahendru\u00a0will be the IEC Vice President representing India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

November 2022 Current Affairs Quiz<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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By securing over 90% of the votes cast by full members of International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) during its General Meeting held recently in San Francisco, USA, India\u2019s representative, a member of the Indian National Committee of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and various technical committees of Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS-India), was elected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Significance Of this:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Representation of BIS (India) in policy and governance bodies of International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and IEC ensures that Indian viewpoints on the important strategic and policy matters are put forth and it also provides opportunities to align the national standardization priorities with International best practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BIS Increasing Importance:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

BIS is constantly increasing its foreign footprints by adhering to the growth ethos set forth by Shri Piyush Goyal, Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, and Textiles. Currently, BIS (India) is represented in various policy and governance bodies of International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and IEC such as ISO Council, ISO Technical Management Board (TMB), IEC SMB, IEC Market Strategy Board (MSB), IEC Business Advisory Committee (BAC), etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) is an international standard setting body that publishes international Standards for all electrical, electronic and related technologies.  Standardization Management Board (SMB) is an apex governance body of IEC responsible for technical policy matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS):<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n