Metrication in India Metrication in India Metrication or metrification is the process of converting to the metric system based on the International System of Units (SI). India's conversion to the metric system occurred in stages between 1955 and 1962. The metric system in weights and measures was adopted by the Indian Parliament in December 1956 with the "Standards of Weights and Measures Act", which took effect beginning 1 October 1958. The "Indian Coinage Act" was passed in 1955 by the Government of India to introduce decimal coinage in the country. The new system of coins became legal tender on April 1957, where the
India–Netherlands relations talks, Modi and the Dutch PM reaffirmed their commitment to climate change accord and strengthen cooperation in developing renewable energy. Modi thanked the key European nation for backing India’s Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) membership. "Ties between India and the Netherlands are very old. Our bilateral relations are very strong," he said. He said that relations between India and the Netherlands are century old and the two countries will keep on moving towards stronger ties. Modi said the Netherlands is the 5th largest investment partner globally and in the last three years it has emerged as the 3rd largest source