Avinash K. Srivastava, Secretary, Department of Consumer Affairs along with D.K. Aswal and Dr. T.D. Senguttuvan represented India in the meeting. Photo Credit: Press Information Bureau. New Delhi: ...

The 26th meeting of the General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) was held from November 13-16, 2018 at Palais des Congrés, Versailles, France. The CGPM is the highest international body of ...

The kilogram — anywhere in the world, for any purpose — is based on the exact weight of a golf-ball-sized chunk of platinum and iridium stored under three glass bell jars in a vault in an ornate ...

In addition to Ampere, Kelvin, Mol and others, the kilogram is now defined by a natural constant. In concrete terms, this means that the original kilogram, which has been the measure of all things for ...

We review the proposal of the International Committee for Weights and Measures (Comité International des Poids et Mesures, CIPM), currently being considered by the General Conference on Weights and ...

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In addition to other scientific units, the kilogram also is now defined by a natural constant. This is made possible by single crystals grown from highly enriched silicon-28. In addition to Ampere, ...