{"id":131656,"date":"2024-09-12T19:36:21","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T14:06:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/?post_type=current-affairs&#038;p=131656"},"modified":"2025-03-03T12:07:31","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T06:37:31","slug":"national-testing-house","status":"publish","type":"current-affairs","link":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/current-affairs\/national-testing-house","title":{"rendered":"National Testing House"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>The National Test House (Northern Region,Ghaziabad) <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">has been provisionally <\/span><b>approved by the Quality Council of India as the certification body <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">for type certification of drones.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>National Testing House Leads India&#8217;s First Drone Certification Under Drone Rules 2021<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-131636 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/125-66e2efc372c26.webp\" alt=\"National Testing House \" width=\"302\" height=\"344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/125-66e2efc372c26.webp 470w, https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/125-66e2efc372c26-263x300.webp 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 302px) 100vw, 302px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The move is a<\/span><b> part of the Certification Scheme for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and aligns with the Government\u2019s objective to <\/span><b>foster a robust and globally competitive drone ecosystem under Drone Rules 2021<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Type certification under Drone Rules 2021 is mandatory<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to operate in India<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Objective: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The NTH is tasked with e<\/span><b>valuating drone models to ensure compliance with applicable national and international standards.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The National Testing House is the<\/span><b> only government agency authorised by the DGCA to\u00a0 certify drone models<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which were the prerogative of multinational companies earlier.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>NTH First Drone Certification Case: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first stage of c<\/span><b>ertification process of Krishiraj drone is already completed <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with the second stage audit to be held shortly and a report will be forwarded to the DGCA.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"vc_button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pw.live\/batches\/upsc\/pw-only-ias?utm_source=seo+upsc+batch&#038;utm_medium=seo+upsc&#038;utm_campaign=seo&#038;utm_id=upsc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Enroll now for UPSC Online Classes<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>About The National Testing House<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The National Testing House is a <\/span><b>multidisciplinary industrial central government&#8217;s testing laboratory which <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">provides testing, calibration and quality evaluation functions to\u00a0 industry, commerce, trade etc. as per international and national standards.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Establishment: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was established in <\/span><b>1912, in the light of the Industrial Revolution.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The journey started from the<\/span><b> centre located in the south of Kolkata-Alipore, named as \u201cThe Government Test House\u201d.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Regional Houses: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NTH has its branches established at<\/span><b> Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai, Ghaziabad, Jaipur, Guwahati, and Varanasi .<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Nodal Ministry: NTH operates under the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food &#038; Public Distribution.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Focus Areas:\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Testing &#038; Evaluation: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It tests and evaluates materials, products, equipments, modules, system and sub-system in practically all branches of Science &#038; technology.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Calibration:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> On-site testing and calibration at the premises of the customer.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"width: 100%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: rgba(184, 165, 217, 0.53); text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 16pt; color: #000000;\"><b>Quality Council of India<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">QCI is a<\/span><b> National body for Accreditation,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> set up through the<\/span><b> PPP model<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as an independent autonomous organisation<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Collaboration: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Government of India and the Indian Industry <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">represented by,<\/span><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (ASSOCHAM)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(FICCI)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Establishment: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It came into being through a Cabinet decision in <\/span><b>1996 on the recommendations of the Expert Mission of the EU<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> after consultations in the Inter-ministerial Task Force.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Registered:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> QCI is a <\/span><b>non-profit organization registered under the Societies Registration Act XXI of 1860.\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Nodal Agency:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The<\/span><b> Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ministry of Commerce and Industry\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Objective: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To create a mechanism for independent<\/span><b> third party assessment of products, services and processes in sectors like education, healthcare, environment <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">protection, governance, infrastructure etc.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Product Development Assistance: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Assist industries in developing indigenous products for export promotion and import substitution besides their quality assurance programme.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>R&#038;D Testing Technology: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Assist industries and users&#8217; organization with R &#038; D work in Test Engineering<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Training and Consultancy:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It provides Training to the Scientists, Technologists and Technicians of various industries, users organizations and professional Institutions in the areas of technology\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Standardization: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0NTH partners in standardization and the <\/span><b>formulation of National Standards, and by supporting the Bureau of Indian Standards<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (formerly Indian Standards Institution).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Accreditation:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> NTH provides <\/span><b>assistance to the National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL) <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in accrediting testing and calibration laboratories across the country.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"vc_button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/store.pw.live\/govt-entrance-exams\/upsc-books\/upsc-textbooks?utm_source=SEO&#038;utm_medium=PW+Live&#038;utm_campaign=UPSC+Textbooks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check Out UPSC NCERT Textbooks From PW Store<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 99.9996%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000;\">\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 16pt;\"><b>Certification Scheme for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (CSUAS)<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Legal Provision:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The Type Certification rule for Drones were <\/span><b>established under \u201cThe Drones Rules 2021\u201d by the\u00a0 Ministry of Civil Aviation, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Government of India<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Agencies: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">formalized this initiative by signing a Memorandum of Understanding with the<\/span><b> Quality Council of India (QCI),<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> an autonomous body established by the Government of India<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Objective: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To create a global accredited certification framework for drones so as to responsibly expand the commercial applications of diverse drone technologies while ensuring necessary safeguards.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Standards: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CSUAS is structured in <\/span><b>accordance with the ISO\/IEC 17065 product certification requirements.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Significance:\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Certified drones can now <\/span><b>operate for various commercial purposes <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">as well within the specified regulatory framework.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Foster Competitiveness:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Indian drone manufacturers will now not only meet domestic requirements but also compete on a global scale and promote Make in India.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Conformity Assessment Framework: T<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">he Scheme will emphasize the importance of a conformity assessment framework that prioritizes <\/span><b>parameters such as quality, reliability, and safety of drones<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Digital Platform: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The entire certification procedure has been streamlined into a digital format and the Type Certification process is<\/span><b> initiated by submitting Form D1 through the Digital Sky Platform<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, managed by DGCA.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"2\"><b>The Digital Sky Platform serves as a comprehensive solution for all drone-related activities in India.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Criteria:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The CSUAS <\/span><b>defines the ten clauses or criteria for certification a<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">long with drone category and classification as per The Drones Rules 2021. 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