{"id":7447,"date":"2025-09-15T11:09:44","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T05:39:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=7447"},"modified":"2025-09-16T11:18:20","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T05:48:20","slug":"international-electrotechnical-commission-iec","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/international-electrotechnical-commission-iec\/","title":{"rendered":"International Electrotechnical Commission"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>International Electrotechnical Commission Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India will host the 89th General Meeting (GM) of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) from 15 to 19 September 2025 at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi. \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About International Electrotechnical Commission<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a nonprofit organization which was <\/span><b>established in 1906.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the organization that <\/span><b>prepares and publishes international Standards for all electrical<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, electronic and related technologies.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IEC\u2019s mission is to promote, through its members, international cooperation on all questions of electrotechnical standardization and related matters.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its standards are developed in a <\/span><b>consensus process by experts from the participating countries.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IEC Standards are often used as a basis to globally harmonize technical requirements in IEC <\/span><b>member and non-member countries.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IEC standards <\/span><b>reach over 150 countries.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Governance: Standardization Management Board<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (SMB) is an apex governance body of IEC responsible for technical policy matters.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The IEC works closely with the <\/span><b>International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Telecommunication Union<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (ITU).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the world\u2019s leading body for developing international standards for electrical, electronic and related technologies, with a network of 30,000 experts worldwide.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>is the fourth time India<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is hosting the prestigious IEC General Meeting, after 1960, 1997 and 2013.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is headquartered in <\/span><b>Geneva, Switzerland.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livemint.com\/companies\/news\/india-to-host-89th-general-meeting-of-international-electrotechnical-commission-11757832143947.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LM<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IEC publishes international Standards for all electrical, electronic and related technologies. 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