News: The 79th Bureau of Indian Standards(BIS) Foundation Day was celebrated in New Delhi with the launch of SHINE and other key initiatives.
About SHINE Scheme
- Full Form: SHINE, meaning Standards Help Inform and Nurture Empowered Women, is a new scheme that focuses on women-led quality awareness.
- Launched by: It has been launched by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).
- Objective: To empower women with knowledge about safety, quality, and standards so they can act as “change agents” in their households and communities.
- Implementation: The scheme uses structured training and partnerships with NGOs and Self-Help Groups (SHGs) to spread awareness about authentic vs. counterfeit products.
About Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)
- BIS: It came into existence in 1986 under BIS Act,1986 and was established as the National Standard Body of India under the BIS Act 2016.
- Earlier version: The organisation was formerly the Indian Standards Institution (ISI) set up under the Department of Industries and Supplies and was registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860.
- Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.
- Nodal agency: It functions as the nodal agency for standardization, marking, and quality certification of goods.
- Objective: Its objective is the harmonious development of standardization and quality certification activities.
- Headquarter : It is headquartered in New Delhi.
- It represents India in the International Organization for Standardization and the International Electrotechnical Commission.
