{"id":362669,"date":"2026-05-12T15:31:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T10:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=362669"},"modified":"2026-05-12T15:31:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T10:01:51","slug":"international-organisation-for-standardisation-iso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/international-organisation-for-standardisation-iso\/","title":{"rendered":"International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-box-green\"><strong>News:<\/strong> Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), the National Standards Body of India, organised the 35<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0Plenary and Working Groups meetings of the ISO TC 20 \/ SC 14 \u2018Space Systems and Operations\u2019 subcommittee of International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) at New Delhi.<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"leftbox-black\"><strong>About International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 226px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/e\/e3\/ISO_Logo_%28Red_square%29.svg\" alt=\"International Organization for Standardization \" width=\"226\" height=\"209\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: ISO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"leftbox-default\"><strong>Introduction<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>The International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) is an<strong> independent non-governmental international organisations<\/strong> that develops and publishes standards across industries <strong>to ensure safety, efficiency, and quality of products, services, and systems around the world.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Founding year:<\/strong> It was founded in <strong>1946.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Headquarters:<\/strong> It is headquartered in<strong> Geneva.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Members:<\/strong> It has over 172 member countries.\n<ul>\n<li><strong>India is a member of ISO, represented by Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>It has over<strong> 25,000 standards<\/strong> and<strong> brings experts from around the world together<\/strong> to agree on the best ways of making products and managing processes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Scope:<\/strong> It set standards <strong>to enhance quality of life by promoting ease, safety, and improvement<\/strong> across various sectors.\n<ul>\n<li>Their standardisations for compliance serve as <strong>benchmarks for best practices, helping organisations meet industry-specific requirements and international regulations.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"leftbox-default\"><strong>Activities of ISO<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>It <strong>develops and publishes international standards<\/strong> for products, materials, and processes.<\/li>\n<li>It<strong> creates standards for many fields<\/strong> such as healthcare, technology, agriculture, and engineering.<\/li>\n<li>It<strong> publishes technical reports, technical specifications, and guides.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It helps <strong>improve the quality, safety, and efficiency of products<\/strong> and services.<\/li>\n<li>Its standards are <strong>used worldwide to ensure consistency and reliability.\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 class=\"leftbox-default\"><strong>About ISO\/TC 20\/SC 14<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>It is a <strong>subcommittee of the ISO<\/strong>. It develops international standard<strong>s for the entire lifecycle of space systems <\/strong>from design and production to launch, operations, and space-based services, ensuring safety, interoperability, and sustainability in global space activities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: solid;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<h2 class=\"leftbox-black\"><strong>About Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Established: <\/strong>It is the <strong>national standard body of India<\/strong> established under the <strong>BIS Act 2016.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Objective:<\/strong> Its objective is<strong> to ensure harmonious development of the activities of standardization, marking and quality certification of goods.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Concerned ministry: <\/strong>Ministry of <strong>Consumer Affairs, Food &amp; Public Distribution<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Headquarters- New Delhi<\/strong>, and its <strong>5 regional Offices (ROs)<\/strong> are at Kolkata (Eastern), Chennai (Southern), Mumbai (Western), Chandigarh (Northern) and Delhi (Central).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), the National Standards Body of India, organised the 35th\u00a0Plenary and Working Groups meetings of the ISO TC 20 \/ SC 14 \u2018Space Systems and Operations\u2019 subcommittee of International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) at New Delhi. 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