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
Russel Metals businessman K. Rai Sahi, John Fraser and CEO John Pelton resigned, and the company narrowed its focus on metals under new CEO Bud Siegal. In 2007, Russel acquired JMS Metal Products, a US metals distributor, for $125 million. In 2009, the company experienced significant losses as part of the great recession, and laid off 500 of its 3000 employees. In 2012, the company acquired Apex Distribution, a Calgary-based metals distribution business focusing on the oil and gas industry. Russel Metals primarily operates metal distribution and service centres for customers in the oil and gas, manufacturing, and construction industries. It has