Another First by NCB – Launch of Indian Certified Reference Materials (BNDs) National Council for Cement and Building Materials (NCB) is proud to launch 5 Bhartiya Nirdeshak Dravyas (BNDs), the Indian Certified Reference Materials (CRMs), developed by Centre for Quality Management, Standards and Calibration Services (CQC). These BNDs derive their traceability to SI units from CSIR-National Physical Laboratory (NPL), India, the custodian of national standards in India. First batch of 6 NCB BNDs was released by Honourable Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan at a glittering function on 16 August 2018 in CSIR-NPL auditorium in New Delhi, in the presence of Dr D K Aswal, Director-NPL, Shri Ashutosh Saxena, DG-NCB, Dr S K Breja, Centre Head, CQC and NCB team. Bhartiya Nirdeshak Dravya (BND) is an Indian Reference Material. NCB is the first organization in the country, outside (CSIR-NPL), to get BND marking for its reference materials. The availability SI traceable BNDs will give a boost to “Make in India” programme and harmonize the quality infrastructure of the country. Following BNDs are now commercially available & these are going to replace earlier CRMs. Sl. No. BND No. CRM No. Material Description 1 5001 1001A18 OPC–Blaine fineness 2 5003 1002C3 PSC–Blaine fineness 3 5004 1001FC9 Fly ash–Blaine fineness 4 5051 1012M OPC–Chemical 5 5052 1016D PPC–Chemical You can find more information from NCB website www.ncbindia.com.