<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">India is hosting the 44th edition of the coveted annual consumer policy forum – ISO COPOLCO Plenary from tomorrow to 26 May in New Delhi. Union Minister of Consumer Affairs Piyush Goyal will inaugurate the event. The plenary is based on the themes of Challenges and Good Practices for Consumer Engagement, Empowering Consumers for a Sustainable Future, Consumer Protection, and Legal Frameworks.</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"> </p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">The Ministry of Consumer Affairs highlighted that the four-day event will mark the distinguished presence of the leaders from Government and business sectors and an international delegation of eminent global stakeholders. The Ministry said that this year's plenary is particularly important for India and the international community.</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"> </p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;">The Ministry further said that the conference will also feature workshops and addresses by several high-level speakers, including ministers and persons of eminence from around the world. It said, the ISO COPOLCO Plenary is an event that has a significant impact on the global economy, and subsequently, on the lives of people. The International Standards Organisation (ISO), an international body with 168 countries as members, develops standards for the world impacting a diverse range of business and social sectors.</p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"> </p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222;">AIR correspondent reports that ISO COPOLCO, or the Committee on Consumer Policy, is a committee of the ISO responsible for promoting consumer interests in the standardization process and for ensuring that standards are developed with the needs of consumers in mind.</span></p>''<p style="margin: 0px; text-align: justify;"><br />''</p>