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 Recently, India and a group of 4 European countries- Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland (EFTA) signed a Trade Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA) on a variety of trade related issues, including intellectual property rights. Significantly, the agreement requires India to make substantive changes to its provision obligating a patent applicant to furnish information about their foreign applications corresponding to their application in India.   Weakening Section 8 risks patent quality, discourages accurate disclosure of information about the relevant foreign ap ..read more

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Indian Government has taken several policy measures to boost patenting by resident Indians including faculty researchers, scientists working in public funded research institutes and independent innovators. The results are encouraging and lays the ground for next level of journey. This paper gives few examples of `Gobal Innovators of Indian Origin’ and `Resident Indian Innovators’ to explain the pathway to global excellence. Paper:  https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4754395 ..read more

 SCIENTISTS Dr Ravi Prakash Singh, alumnus of GPB, (Genetics and Plant Breeding), Institute of Agricultural Sciences BHU has been awarded with the prestigious Padma Shri award for his outstanding contributions to Science & Engineering. As an eminent *Wheat Scientist*, Ravi Prakash Singh has pioneered high-yield wheat varieties, positively impacting millions across the globe. Dr. Narayan Chakraborty, the 2024 Padma Shri awardee, is a name synonymous with groundbreaking research in arsenic toxicity.As a Visiting Professor in the Post-Graduate Department of Zoology at Maulana Azad Coll ..read more

(Source: https://youtu.be/djDF4AkTw4I?si=SdIvP6RZ6VLgumNy) The guidelines were prepared as a response to issues related to the private coaching centers more so in the context of rising student suicide cases, fire incidents, lack of facilities as well as methodologies of teaching have been engaging the attention of the Government from time to time. The controversy is guidelines state that coaching centers shall not enroll students below 16 years of age or that student enrolment should be only after the secondary school examination. Most of the students are enrolled in class to prepare for com ..read more

Since 2018, the WHO recommends the development and implementation of National Essential Diagnostics List (NEDL) to facilitate availability of In-Vitro Diagnostics (IVDs) across the various tiers of the healthcare pyramid, facilities with or without a laboratory onsite. The Indian Council of Medical Research released the first National Essential Diagnostics List (NEDL) in 2019 to make the availability of diagnostics an essential component of the health care system. Since considerable time has elapsed following the release of the first NEDL in 2019, ICMR invites suggestions for revision of the e ..read more

Why $30b in business innovation support is not working? This is addressed in the report.  Recommendations and policy considerations  Demand-side drivers and the need to innovate  1. Effectively identify businesses with the need to innovate and focus interventions on the barriers specific to that sector. Actions could include:  1.1 Selectively support businesses with the need and risk appetite to innovate to deliver novel products and/or services for growing domestic and international markets.  1.2 Design incentive programs that target businesses and industries critic ..read more

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  The yearbook has profiles of innovators, technology trends, innovation merits, patent position, and commercialization status. https://notionpress.com/read/top-100-indian-innovations-2023 https://www.flipkart.com/top-100-indian-innovations-2023/p/itm95b97050b9c55 https://www.amazon.in/dp/B0CLTN58N7?&tag=notionpcom-21 ..read more