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• The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) has developed an Indian Standard for a 'non-electric cooling cabinet made of clay'.
  • It is named as ‘Mitticool refrigerator’.
• It is a clay-made natural refrigerator
  • It is primarily used to store vegetables, fruits, milk, and cooling water.
  • It provides natural coolness to foodstuffs stored in it without requiring any electricity. Fruits, vegetables, and milk can be stored reasonably fresh without deteriorating their quality

Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)

• It is the National Standards Body under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution.
  • It is a statutory body established under the Bureau of Indian Standards Act, 2016.
  • BIS has more than 500 scientific officers working as Certification Officers.
• BIS was formerly known as the Indian Standards Institution (ISI).
  • ISI was set up in 1946.
  • The ISI was registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860.
• Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) headquarters are in New Delhi, with regional offices in Kolkata, Chennai, Mumbai, Chandigarh and Delhi^.

Significance of the step

• It is a clay-made natural refrigerator
  • Primarily used to store vegetables, fruits, milk, and cooling water.
  • Provides natural coolness to foodstuffs stored in it without requiring any electricity.
  • Fruits, vegetables, and milk can be stored without deteriorating their quality
• It is an eco-friendly technology.
• These cabinets can be used to store perishable foodstuff without the need for electricity.
• Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) recognition will encourage production and also provide market confidence.
• This will help India in fulfilling 6 out of 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) like;
  • No poverty
  • Zero hunger
  • Gender equality
  • Affordable and clean energy
  • Industrial innovation, and infrastructure
  • Responsible for consumption and production.
• It will play a significant role in promoting the pottery culture, tradition, and connecting people back to their roots in healthier ways.

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