It is Mineral Water, or Packaged Drinking Water, What is it exactly ?

Conversation at a Stall near Railway Station

"Ek Bisleri dijiye" ... a shout at the stall. "Please Give me a Bisleri "

"Are Bhai Bisleri nahi, Mineral Water Kaho Yaar" ... a Moderation "Say Mineral Water man, not Bisleri"
" Abey ye to Packaged Drinking Water Hota Hai, Mineral Water to Bahut Mehenga Hai" Another Edit "Dear, this is Packaged Drinking Water, Mineral Water is very expensive"

People call it different ways ...

For masses, when they buy Sealed, Bottled Water at a stall or shop, they believe they are buying better water, safe water. The trend in India as started by Bisleri, hence they have earned a repute of a brand. But it is not what the BIS (Bureau o Indian Standards) call it. 

BIS recognizes just 2 types

On called as Packaged Drinking Water (Like the 20 Rs Bisleri) and Packaged Natural Mineral Water (Like the 65 Rs. Qua). I have discussed about this through many QnA on Quora + also a special article on What is Mineral Water exactly

Recording of an earlier Webinar on this subject

Whenever you are buying a Bottle ..

• Check the ISI mark on the Bottle (Usually on the Label)
• Also Check the Date of MFG ( On the Bottle Neck)
• fssai Mark

Check the Video :-

If the Bottle doesn't have that, is it fake ?

Not necessarily. Sometimes, many companies produce Vitamin Water like the TATA Water Plus. Or Smartwater by Pepsico. These are approved by the fssai, but not come under BIS premise. These companies use Packaged Drinking Water as the base,raw water, and then prepare their Final product by adding permitted ingradients into the same. Usually this process is carried out at a BIS approved Packaged Drinking Plant itself. See an article on Tata Water Plus.

We also take this subject in details at the Training Sessions. Here is a small glimpse of the same, recorded during one of the training sessions : Recorded Audio