Question: Consider the following statements about National Metrology Conclave :
a) It is inaugurated by PM Narendra Modi on 4th of January.
b) It is being organised by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-National Physical Laboratory (CSIR-NPL), New Delhi.
c) The theme of the conclave is ‘Metrology for the Inclusive Growth of the Nation’.
Which of the above statements are correct?
i) a,b
ii)b,c
iii) a,b,c
iv) none of the above
Answer: iii
Context
- The Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to deliver an inaugural address at the National Metrology Conclave on January 4, 2021.
Facts
- The conclave is being organised by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-National Physical Laboratory (CSIR-NPL), New Delhi.
- CSIR-NPL is celebrating its 75th foundation day and hence the conclave is being organised.
- The theme of the conclave is ‘Metrology for the Inclusive Growth of the Nation’.
Key Events at the Conclave
- The National Atomic Time Scale is to be dedicated to the nation.
- Bhartiya Nirdeshak Dravya is to be dedicated to the nation.
- Foundation stone of National Environmental Standards Labs to be laid.
National Atomic Time Scale
- National Atomic Timescale will provide Indian Standard Time with an accuracy of 2.8 nanoseconds. National Physical lab has a primary mandate as the keeper of Measurement Standards for the nation. The time scale is maintained with the help of five cesium atomic clocks. Time scale is the time standard.
Bhartiya Nirdeshak Dravya
- It is Indian Reference Materials. Reference materials (RM) play pivotal role in maintaining the quality infrastructure of any economy through testing and calibration with precise measurements traceable to SI units. NPLI has recently released two very important certified RMs as Bharatiya Nirdeshak Dravyas (BNDs) i.e BND®-4201 for 4N purity gold and BND®-5101A for Bituminous coal.
National Environmental Standards lab
- It is a state of art national lab being set up by CSIR-NPL for the purpose of standardisation and certification of accuracy for the locally manufactured air quality monitoring equipment.
- The Ministry of Environment, forest & Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has designated the CSIR – National Physical Laboratory (CSIR-NPL) as verification and certification agency for emission and ambient air pollution monitoring equipment in India through a gazette notification. To meet this requirement CSIR-NPL has developed a CSIR-NPL India Certificate Scheme (NPLI CS) to provide certification of performance evaluation of air pollution monitoring equipment.
National Metrology Conclave aims to strengthen the role of Precision measurement in various segments that has direct implication in the economic growth of India.
By kameshwar shukla