• Over 2,000 experts from more than 100 countries are participating to deliberate on international electrotechnical standards.
• Pralhad Joshi, Minister of Food and Consumer Affairs, will inaugurate the opening ceremony at Bharat Mandapam.
• Piyush Goyal, Commerce and Industry Minister, will unveil the IEC GM Exhibition.
• This is the fourth time India is hosting the meet, after 1960, 1997, and 2013.
• The event is organized by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS).