CIPET gets accreditation by NABL to test PPE kits
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- Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering and Technology, CIPET an apex level premium institute under the Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers has been accredited by National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories NABL for Testing and Certification of PPE Kit.
- CIPET has been taking up the Research and Development initiatives in the areas of Health Care as per WHO and ISO guidelines.
- CIPET has also expanded its capacity to test foodgrain and fertilizer packaging in order to support the essential services during Covid pandemic.
Source: AIR
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Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
- The Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers in India is the federal ministry with administrative purview over three departments namely:- Department of Chemicals and Petrochemicals, Department of Fertilisers, Department of Pharmaceuticals.
- Headquarters: New Delhi
- Founded: 1942
- Jurisdiction: India
- Annual budget: ₹71,897 crore (US$10 billion) (2020-21 est.)
- Minister: DV Sadananda Gowda
World Health Organization
- The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health.
- It is part of the U.N. Sustainable Development Group.
- Director-General: Tedros Adhanom
- Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland
- Founded: 7 April 1948
- Founders: India, United States, Turkey, Iran, Australia, Brazil, Mexico, Etc
- Subsidiary: Pan American Health Organization
International Organization for Standardization
- The International Organization for Standardization is an independent, non-governmental organization, the members of which are the standards organizations of the 164 member countries.
- It is the world's largest developer of voluntary international standards and it facilitates world trade by providing common standards among nations.
- More than twenty thousand standards have been set, covering everything from manufactured products and technology to food safety, agriculture, and healthcare.
- Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland
- Membership: 164 members; (40 correspondent and; 4 subscriber)
- Founded: 23 February 1947, London, United Kingdom
- Purpose: International standardization
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