Imphal, Jan. 16 -- The limited number of NABL-accredited laboratories in Manipur emerged as a major concern during an Awareness Programme on NABL Accreditation and Its Benefits held at Manipur Technical University (MTU), Imphal, on Friday under the Gunvatta Yatra initiative of the Quality Council of India (QCI).

The programme was organised by the National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL), a constituent board of QCI under the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India. It was hosted by the Department of Civil Engineering, MTU, in collaboration with the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Cell of the university.

The awareness progr...