Sanjay Garg Takes Charge as BIS Director General

04 Nov 2025 CW Team

Sanjay Garg, a senior civil servant from the 1994 IAS batch (Kerala cadre), has taken charge as the Director General of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), India’s National Standards Body, with effect from 1 November 2025.

Garg brings with him over three decades of diverse administrative experience, covering strategic planning, policy formulation, and implementation across multiple sectors — including agriculture, food logistics, industrial development, defence manufacturing, finance, and various social initiatives at both the State and National levels.

Before joining BIS, Garg served as Additional Secretary in the Department of Agriculture, Research and Education (DARE) and as Secretary, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). During his tenure, he led the digital transformation of agricultural research management and administration through the application of IT solutions. He also played a key role in expanding the Kisan Sarathi portal, which directly connects farmers with agricultural scientists, enhancing access to real-time expertise and knowledge.

His previous roles include managing World Bank–funded projects in India, overseeing policy reforms and deregulation in the defence industry sector, and driving industrial promotion initiatives, including the development of the leather industry.

As Director General of BIS, Garg will also serve as President of India’s National Committee in the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), representing India in the formulation of global standards.

With his extensive background in governance, reform, and digital transformation, Garg is expected to strengthen BIS’s role in enhancing the quality ecosystem, promoting innovation-driven standardisation, and aligning India’s standards framework with global benchmarks.

Equipment

29 Nov 2025

Powering India’s Infra Future

Excon 2025, South Asia’s largest construction equipment exhibition, is set to return in a grand 13th edition from 9-13 December 2025 at the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre (BIEC), Bengaluru. Organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and supported by the Indian Construction Equipment Manufacturers’ Association (ICEMA), the mega event is expected to reinforce its position as the premier marketplace for construction technologies, equipment and infrastructure solutions. The event will host over 1,250 exhibitors, including 160+ international participants, and attract mor..

India will be a strategic part of our growth to 2028

Smiley Monroe is strengthening its footprint in India as a key growth market for its conveyor belts and engineered components business. In this interaction, Prabhu Gopinath, Operations Director, outlines the company’s expansion roadmap, quality focus, and sustainability commitments driving future scale.Can you share Smiley Monroe's journey and its core mission?Smiley Monroe was started in Northern Ireland in 1979, supplying conveyor belts to local quarries. Since then, the company has grown to become a global leader in the supply of endless belts and CNC-cut rubber and plastic part..

Infra Engineers India Pvt Ltd Accelerates Hybrid Excavation

Infra Engineers India Pvt Ltd (IEPL), headquartered in Chennai, has emerged as a trusted name in the used construction equipment business for nearly a decade. What sets IEPL apart is its commitment to research and development, consistently pushing the boundaries of innovation to deliver cutting-edge solutions to the industry.A first-of-its-kind hybrid excavatorAmong IEPL’s most significant achievements is the development of the pioneering Dual Electric & Diesel Hybrid Excavator—the first of its kind in the construction equipment industry, a breakthrough that even major OEMs have yet to..