BIS formulates performance standards for Electric Vehicle Batteries.

Electric vehicles are vehicles that operate on electric motor and rechargeable batteries. Over the past decade, Electric vehicles have grown in terms of visibility and availability in the market. For safety of consumer, reliability and safety, Energy storage systems become critical part of any EV. Most of the EVs use Lithium-ion batteries because of its high power to weight ratio.

Inland Vessels (Registration and other technical issues) Rules 2022.

Every certificate of registration issued in respect of a mechanically propelled vessel under the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958, shall be valid and effective as a certificate of registration issued under the Act and the relevant provisions of the Act shall apply in relation to such vessel as they apply to an inland mechanically propelled vessel registered under these regulations and the Act.

Inland Vessels (Fire Fighting Appliances) Rules, 2022

The amendment provides that any particular piece of equipment or machinery that the inland vessels shall be provided with or carried onboard shall be in accordance with a national or international standard such as the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) or the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

Inland Vessels (Survey and Certification) Rules 2022

Issuance of certificate of survey shall be in Form No. 1 appended to the rules and the relevant details shall be
furnished in Form No. 7 appended to the rules. The certificate of survey shall specify that the inland vessel is fit for a particular Zone of operation.