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National Physical Laboratory plays a crucial role in strengthening India’s quality and measurement ecosystem through the inauguration of two apex calibration facilities. These include the Solar Cell Calibration Facility, which enables highly accurate photovoltaic testing and supports solar manufacturing and exports, and the Environmental Standard Laboratory, which allows domestic calibration of air-quality monitoring instruments. As India’s premier measurement standards institution under CSIR, the laboratory ensures precision, reliability, and global comparability of measurements. Such initiatives reduce dependence on foreign calibration services, improve industrial competitiveness, and enhance environmental monitoring capabilities across the country.