On February 12, 2026, India’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry, through the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), issued three notifications (S.O. 775(E), 776(E) and 777(E)) introducing conditional...
Read MoreThe Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), through the Organic Chemicals, Alcohols and Allied Products Sectional Committee (PCD 9), has released a wide circulation draft of a new Indian Standard titled Purified Isophthalic Acid (PIA) – Specification (PCD...
Read MoreFeb-24-2026
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...
Read MoreOn 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...
Read MoreOn 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...
Read MoreThe 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...
Read MoreOn 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,...
Read MoreThe 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...
Read MoreDec-19-2025
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,...
Read MoreThe Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers has officially withdrawn six Quality Control Orders (QCOs) covering the following key industrial chemicals: p-xylene, toluene, methyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate, vinyl acetate monomer,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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