{"id":81423,"date":"2026-01-07T12:57:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T07:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=81423"},"modified":"2026-01-07T15:08:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T09:38:18","slug":"shine-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/shine-scheme\/","title":{"rendered":"SHINE Scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>SHINE Scheme Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, at the 79th Bureau of Indian Standards Foundation Day union ministers launched the SHINE scheme in New Delhi.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About SHINE Scheme<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Standards Help Inform &amp; Nurture Empowered Women (SHINE<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">) is a new scheme of the <\/span><b>Bureau of Indian Standards.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>places women at<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the center of India\u2019s quality journey.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Through structured training, grassroots partnerships with NGOs and SHGs, and practical, locally delivered programmes,<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>empowers women with knowledge<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that protects families and strengthens livelihoods.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Through this BIS spreads awareness about <\/span><b>standards, safety, and quality<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> within households, self-help groups, and communities.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Key Facts about Bureau of Indian Standards<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the <\/span><b>National Standard Body<\/b> <b>of India<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> established under the <\/span><b>BIS Act 2016.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Objective:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It was established for the harmonious development of the activities of standardization, marking, and quality certification of goods and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the <\/span><b>successor of the Indian Standards Institution<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (ISI), which was created in 1947 to ensure quality control and competitive efficiency in the rapid industrialization era.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BIS represents India in <\/span><b>International Organization for Standardization<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (ISO) and <\/span><b>International Electrotechnical Commission<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (IEC).<\/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 administrative control of <\/span><b>the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Headquarter:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is <\/span><b>headquartered in New Delhi<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and maintains regional and branch offices throughout the country.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2211859&amp;reg=3&amp;lang=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SHINE Scheme is a new scheme of the Bureau of Indian Standards. 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