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
The Myth of the First Three Years bill of goods that is highly destructive because it overemphasizes infant and toddler nurturing to the detriment of long-term parental and educational responsibilities." The Myth of the First Three Years The Myth of the First Three Years: A New Understanding of Early Brain Development and Lifelong Learning (, 1999) is a book written by John Bruer. The book explains the exaggerations of basic critical period neuroscience research "resulting in a potentially disproportionate channeling of resources toward early childhood education." The book discusses the myths surrounding early childhood development, in particular, the myth that "the first three years of a baby's