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India ranked second last in GIPC's International Intellectual Property Index

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global Intellectual Property Center (GIPC) has released its third annual international intellectual property (IP) index list. In this list India is placed at...

February 5, 2015

Ajay Shukla takes charge as new Member (Traffic) in Railway Board

Ajay Shukla has taken additional charge as the Member (Traffic) in the Railway Board. He will replace D P Pande who had retired from this post on 31 January...

February 5, 2015

Infosys appoints Roopa Kudva as independent member of board

India’s second largest software services firm, Infosys has appointed Roopa Kudva as an independent member on its board of directors. At present, she is managing director (MD) and chief executive...

February 5, 2015

Micromax overtakes Samsung in India's smartphone market: Canalys Report

According to market research firm Canalys report, India’s Micromax Mobile has overtaken Korean tech giant Samsung as the largest seller of smartphones in India for the first time....

February 5, 2015

Bihar Government to provide free education till PG to SC/ST and girl students

Bihar government has decided to provide free education to Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST) and girl students till Post Graduation (PG) level in the state. This decision...

February 4, 2015

Maharashtra government planning to revamp Jeevan Amrut Yojana

Maharashtra Government is planning to revamp the Jeevan Amrut Yojana (blood-on-call) scheme to make it more beneficial to people. State government is seeking to strengthen the network of...

February 4, 2015

Dr. Zakir A. Naik wins 2015 King Faisal International Prize

India’s Dr. Zakir A. Naik has won the prestigious 2015 King Faisal International Prize (KFIP) in category of Service to Islam. It was announced by Makkah Governor Prince...

February 4, 2015

Haryana government launches e-registration of properties

Haryana government has launched e-registration of properties in all tehsils and sub-tehsils of the state. It was launched by Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar to mark the...

February 4, 2015

Hindol Sengupta’s book shortlisted for prestigious Hayek Prize

Indian Journalist-writer Hindol Sengupta’s book Recasting India: How Entrepreneurship is Revolutionizing the World’s Largest Democracy, has been shortlisted for the U.S.’ prestigious Hayek Prize, 2015. His book on...

February 4, 2015

MP’s in UK vote to legalise three-person babies using Mitochondrial Donation Technique

Members of Parliament (MPs) in United Kingdom (UK) have voted to legalise law for creation of three-parent IVF designer babies using Mitochondrial Donation Technique. In this regard, MPs...

February 4, 2015

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