{"id":102781,"date":"2026-05-10T16:38:56","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T11:08:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=102781"},"modified":"2026-05-11T16:39:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T11:09:13","slug":"international-organisation-for-standardisation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/international-organisation-for-standardisation\/","title":{"rendered":"International Organisation for Standardisation"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>International Organisation for Standardisation Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) organised the 35th Plenary and Working Groups meetings of the subcommittee of International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) \u2018Space Systems and Operations\u2019 (ISO TC 20 \/ SC 14) at New Delhi.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About International Organisation for Standardisation<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is an <\/span><b>international nongovernmental organization<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> established in 1947 and made up of national standards bodies.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is made up of members from the national <\/span><b>standards bodies of 177 countries.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Headquarters:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Geneva, Switzerland.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Functions of ISO<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ISO plays a role in facilitating world trade by providing <\/span><b>common standards of safety, reliability, and quality.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>develops and publishes standards<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for a vast range of products, materials, and processes.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>publishes technical reports<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, technical specifications, publicly available specifications, technical corrigenda, and guides.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Governance of International Organisation for Standardisation<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>General Assembly: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is the overarching organ and ultimate authority of the organization.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>ISO Council:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is the <\/span><b>core governance body<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the organization and reports to the General Assembly. It <\/span><b>meets three times<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a year and is made up <\/span><b>of 21 member bodies<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Technical Management Board : <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The management of the technical work is taken care of by the Technical Management Board, which reports to Council.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2259005&amp;reg=3&amp;lang=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>International Organisation for Standardisation is an international nongovernmental organization established in 1947 and made up of national standards bodies. 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