{"id":6044,"date":"2026-05-18T12:33:04","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T07:03:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=6044"},"modified":"2026-05-18T16:36:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T11:06:36","slug":"national-testing-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/national-testing-house\/","title":{"rendered":"National Test House"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>National Test House Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the National Test House (NTH) of Northern Region in Ghaziabad, under the Department of Consumer Affairs, has established a state-of-the-art Shoe Testing Laboratory.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About National Test House<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>premier scientific organization<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the Government of India.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was <\/span><b>established in 1912<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> under the then Railway Board.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is India\u2019s largest <\/span><b>multi-location multidisciplinary<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> industrial central government\u2019s testing laboratory dealing with almost all sorts of testing, calibration and quality evaluation related to industry, commerce, trade etc. as per international and national standards.<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Functions<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It offers technical consultancy, testing, calibration, and quality evaluation across various sectors, <\/span><b>adhering to both national and international standards.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also actively involved in supporting the <\/span><b>National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (NABL) and <\/span><b>BIS<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by providing technical assistance in the accreditation and standard formation activities, respectively.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the pioneering governmental <\/span><b>entity in India for drone certification.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its branches are established at Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai, Ghaziabad, Jaipur, Guwahati, and Varanasi.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Nodal Ministry:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is functioning under the <\/span><b>administrative control of the Department of Consumer Affairs<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food &amp; Public Distribution.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsonair.gov.in\/national-test-house-establishes-advanced-shoe-testing-laboratory-in-ghaziabad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">News On Air<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National Test House is a premier scientific organization of the Government of India. 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