BIS Invites Comments on Draft Revision of Ammonium Sulphate, Technical Specification

On 9 February 2026, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), through its Inorganic Chemicals Sectional Committee (CHD 1), issued a Wide Circulation Draft (CHD 1 (33341)) revising the Indian Standard titled “Specification for ammonium sulphate, technical”. Stakeholders and...

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India: BIS Consults on Revision of IS 15322 for Particle Filters Used in Respiratory Protective Equipment

On 9 February 2026, the Bureau of Indian Standards released a wide circulation draft prepared by the Occupational Safety and Health Technical Committee (CHD 8), titled Particle Filters used in Respiratory Protective Equipment – Specification...

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India Introduces Draft Specifications for Disposable Tampons

On 2 February, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) issued a Wide Circulation Draft of the Indian Standard titled “Medical Textiles — Disposable Tampon — Specifications” through its Technical Textiles for Medtech Applications, (TXD...

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India Opens Consultation on Revised Manganese Sulphate Standard

The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), through its Inorganic Chemicals Technical Committee (CHD 1), has issued a Wide Circulation Draft of the Indian Standard titled “Manganese Sulphate, Monohydrate — Specification (First...

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India Postpones BIS Compliance Deadline for Woven Sack QCOs

On 5 January 2026, India’s Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers issued three Gazette notifications amending the implementation timelines of existing Quality Control Orders (QCOs) under the Bureau of Indian Standards Act,...

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Draft Indian Standards Amendments Issued for Public Comments

The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has released a set of draft Indian Standards and amendments for wide circulation and invited stakeholders to comment on them. The drafts were issued on...

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Stakeholder Consultation Held on Mandatory BIS Standards for Camphor and Isoborneol

stakeholder consultation meeting on the proposal to make Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) specifications mandatory for camphor (CAS No. 76-22-2) and isoborneol (CAS No. 124-76-5) was held on 18 December 2025,...

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India Withdraws Six Chemical Quality Control Orders for Industrial Chemicals

The Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers has officially withdrawn six Quality Control Orders (QCOs) covering the following key industrial chemicals: p-xylene, toluene, methyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate, vinyl acetate monomer, ethylene dichloride,...

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India Initiates Major Reforms to the Quality Control Orders Framework

In its Second Report (October 2025), the High-Level Committee on Non-Financial Regulatory Reforms (HLC-NFRR) called for a major overhaul of India’s Quality Control Order (QCO) framework. The number of products covered...

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India Withdraws Six Chemical Quality Control Orders

On 20 November 2025, the Government of India’s Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers (Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals) rescinded six previously issued Quality Control Orders (QCOs). This decision was made after...

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