On April 30, 2025, the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) issued a notification regarding the establishment and withdrawal of various Indian Standards related to leather and traditional medicine.
🆕 Newly Established Standards (Effective April 28, 2025)
The following standards have been established:
| IS No. & Title | Established Date | Withdrawn Standard (if any) | Withdrawal Date |
| IS 5868 (Part 1): 2025 ISO 2588:2014 Leather — Methods of Sampling Part 1 Number of Items for a Gross Sample (Second Revision) | 28 April 2025 | IS 5868 – 1983 Method of Sampling for Leather (First Revision) | 28 October 2025 |
| IS 5868 (Part 2): 2025 ISO 2418:2023 Leather — Methods of Sampling Part 2 Position and Preparation of Specimens for Testing for Chemical, Physical, Mechanical and Fastness Tests (Second Revision) | 28 April 2025 | IS 5868 – 1983 Method of Sampling for Leather (First Revision) | 28 October 2025 |
| IS 5914 (Part 10): 2025 ISO 17186:2011 Methods of Physical Testing of Leather Part 10 Determination of Surface Coating Thickness | 28 April 2025 | IS 12659: 1989 Leather — Measurement of Thickness of Surface Coating on Leather — Method of Test | 28 October 2025 |
| IS 6191 (Part 8): 2025 ISO 17228:2015 Methods of Micro-Biological, Colour Fastness and Microscopical Tests for Leather Part 8 Change in Colour with Accelerated Ageing | 28 April 2025 | NA | NA |
| IS 15309:2025 ISO 8518:2022 Workplace Air — Determination of Particulate Lead and Lead Compounds — Flame or Electrothermal Atomic Absorption Spectrometric Method (First Revision) | 28 April 2025 | IS 15309: 2003 ISO 8518:2001 Workplace Air — Determination of Particulate Lead and Lead Compounds — Flame or Electrothermal Atomic Absorption Spectrometric Method | 28 October 2025 |
| IS 19239:2025 Biranj Sathī (Oryza sativa L.) — Dried fruit for Use in Traditional Medicine — Specification | 28 April 2025 | NA | NA |
| IS 19240:2025 Kachnāl (Bauhinia racemosa Lamk.) Floral Bud for Use in Traditional Medicine — Specification | 28 April 2025 | NA | NA |
| IS 19241:2025 Post-i-Khayārshambar (Cassia fistula L.) Dried Stem Bark for Use in Traditional Medicine — Specification | 28 April 2025 | NA | NA |
| IS 19243:2025 Utangan (Blepharis persica (Burm.f.) O. Kuntze.) — Dried Seed for Use in Traditional Medicine — Specification | 28 April 2025 | NA | NA |
| IS 19245:2025 ISO 27917:2017 Carbon Dioxide Capture, Transportation and Geological Storage — Vocabulary — Cross Cutting Terms | 28 April 2025 | NA | NA |
| IS 19246:2025 ISO/TR 27921:2020 Carbon Dioxide Capture, Transportation and Geological Storage — Cross Cutting Issues — CO2 Stream Composition | 28 April 2025 | NA | NA |
| IS 19247 (Part 1): 2025 ISO 27919-1:2018 Carbon Dioxide Capture Part 1 Performance Evaluation Methods for Post-Combustion CO2 Capture Integrated with a Power Plant | 28 April 2025 | NA | NA |
| IS 19250:2025 ISO 27916:2019 Carbon Dioxide Capture, Transportation and Geological Storage — Carbon Dioxide Storage using Enhanced Oil Recovery (CO2 – EOR) | 28 April 2025 | NA | NA |
| IS 19252:2025 ISO 27914:2017 Carbon Dioxide Capture, Transportation and Geological Storage — Geological Storage | 28 April 2025 | NA | NA |
| IS 19254:2025 ISO/TR 27915:2017 Carbon Dioxide Capture, Transportation and Geological Storage — Quantification and Verification | 28 April 2025 | NA | NA |
| IS 19255:2025 ISO/TR 27923:2022 Carbon Dioxide Capture, Transportation and Geological Storage — Injection Operations, Infrastructure and Monitoring | 28 April 2025 | NA | NA |
| IS 19256:2025 ISO/TR 27912:2016 Carbon Dioxide Capture — Carbon Dioxide Capture Systems, Technologies and Processes | 28 April 2025 | NA | NA |
❌ Standards to be Withdrawn (Effective October 28, 2025)
The following standards will be withdrawn:
- IS 5868:1983 – Method of Sampling for Leather (First Revision)
- IS 12659:1989 – Leather — Measurement of Thickness of Surface Coating on Leather — Method of Test
- IS 15309:2003 – ISO 8518:2001 Workplace Air — Determination of Particulate Lead and Lead Compounds — Flame or Electrothermal Atomic Absorption Spectrometric Method
These updates aim to align Indian standards with international practices and ensure the quality and safety of leather products and traditional medicines.
