{"id":34244,"date":"2020-11-30T05:02:34","date_gmt":"2020-11-30T05:02:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=34244"},"modified":"2020-11-30T05:02:36","modified_gmt":"2020-11-30T05:02:36","slug":"road-transport-ministry-revises-bis-standards-for-two-wheeler-helmets-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/road-transport-ministry-revises-bis-standards-for-two-wheeler-helmets-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Road Transport Ministry Revises BIS Standards for Two-Wheeler Helmets in India"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued a press brief which says that the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has revised the safety standards for two-wheeler helmets in India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/current-affairs-quiz-2019-daily-gk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2020<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key-Points<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Now helmets in India will come under compulsory Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) certification and publication of Quality Control Order (QCO).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to a recent report, the new norms will see the 1.2 kg weight limit for helmets being done away with, which was implemented in 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The rule restricted the sale of imported helmets in India that did not carry the ISI mark and weighed considerably more than the weight cap under the BIS norms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the revised standard will allow the sale of imported helmets, though they will still need to comply with the Indian Standard (IS) norms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued a press brief which says that the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has revised the safety standards for two-wheeler helmets in India. 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