Webinar On Indian Standards For Glass And Glazing Jointly Organized By BIS, GSI, IITM, CSIR-CGCRI
Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), Glazing Society of India (GSI), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras and CSIR – Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute (CGCRI) successfully organised the second webinar on Indian Standards for Glass and Glazing on the 26th of February 2021.
Dr. Suman Kumari Mishra, Director CSIR-CGCRI, delivered the inaugural address in the webinar and said that India should be self-sufficient in terms of standards, policies and testing capacities for all types of glass, including the speciality glasses. She also invited the Industry to work with CSIR – CGCRI and GSI on the research, testing and standards for glass and its related products.
J R Chowdhury, Deputy Director-General, BIS, delivered the keynote address and emphasised the importance of Indian standards and their need for the country. A R Unnikrishnan, Chairman, GSI, in his welcome address, briefed on the importance of having the knowledge and execution of the standards. He also said that India has the complete manufacturing capacities, technology and resources for the supply of all types of glass for India and all other global countries. Dr K. Annapurna, Senior Principal Scientist, CSIR-CGCRI, briefed on the Objective for the webinar. Mr Ajay K Lal, Head, Chemical Department, BIS, in his special address, updated on the various Indian Standards available for Glass and assured that BIS will come out with Standards for all types of glasses in India. Mr G N Gohul Deepak, Executive Director, GSI, delivered the Vote of Thanks.
The Technical Session had 5 expert speakers including Dr. K Annapurna, Senior Principal Scientist, CSIR-CGCRI; Mr. Tariq Kachwala, Member, GSI; Mr. Mohit Garg, Member Secretary, CHD 10, BIS; Mr. Gyan Prakash, Scientist ‘B’, Central Marks Department -II, BIS; and Ms. Ankita Srivastav, Scientist ‘C’ ITS Department, BIS making presentation on various topics on Glass and Glazing.
The webinar was attended by over 885 participants comprising architects, civil engineers, builders, developers, consultants, contractors, glass processors, manufacturers, government officials, academia and other professionals. There was an interactive question and answer session between speakers and the attendees at the end of the session, and the webinar was well-appreciated by the participants.
