UPSC Articles
Bureau of Indian Standard (BIS)
Part of: GS Prelims and GS-II- Health
In News:
- BIS is working to incorporate maximum permissible limit of Uranium as 0.03 mg/l (as per WHO provisional guidelines) in all drinking water standards
- Elevated uranium level in drinking water may be associated with kidney toxicity
- BIS is the National Standard Body of India established under the BIS Act 2016 for the harmonious development of the activities of standardization, marking and quality certification of goods
