India recently conducted a survey aimed at standardizing Indian body sizes. This initiative seeks to allow local manufacturers to create products tailored to the population, rather than relying on U.S. and E.U. sizing standards. The effort addresses the question of whether a 'standard' Indian body type can be defined for industrial purposes.

India recently published a survey to 'standardize' the Indian body sizes, so its manufacturers don't have to use the U.S. and E.U. sizes for a billion people. But is there a 'standard' Indian body? <p>India recently published a survey to 'standardize' the Indian body sizes, so its manufacturers don't have to use the U.S. and E.U. sizes for a billion people. But is there a 'standard' Indian body?</p><img src="https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5734003" />