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World Creativity and Innovation Day (WCID) observed on 21 April

The United Nations (UN) has officially declared April 21 as the World Creativity and Innovation Day (WCID) to encourage people to use creativity in problem-solving. The first official...

April 23, 2018

India ranked 10th in latest Commonwealth Innovation Index

India has been ranked 10th in the latest Commonwealth Innovation Index (CII- 2018). The index was launched as part of a new Commonwealth Innovation Hub on the sidelines...

April 20, 2018

Atal Innovation Mission ink SOI with SAP Global to foster innovation

NITI Aayog’s Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) has signed Statement of Intent (SOI) with German tech company SAP to promote culture of innovation and entrepreneurship across 100 Atal Tinkering...

March 28, 2018

HRD Ministry allocates Rs.1000 crore for research in S&T under IMPRINT-II

The Ministry of Human Resource Development has sanctioned Rs. 1000 crore for phase II of Impacting Research Innovation and Technology (IMPRINT) India programme to boost research and innovation...

March 7, 2018

India ranked 44th out of 50 countries in 6th edition of Intellectual Property Index

India has been ranked 44th out of 50 countries in the 6th edition of Intellectual Property Index (IPI-2018), which is released by U.S. Chamber of Commerce Global Innovation...

February 9, 2018

PM Narendra Modi, Benjamin Netanyahu inaugurate iCREATE facility

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu inaugurated iCREATE facility at Deo Dholera Village in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. iCreate aims to develop an ecosystem in India...

January 18, 2018

What is Competency Mapping?

Competency Mapping is a process which helps to identify strengths and weaknesses of an individual with the aim to enable the person to understand oneself to the point...

January 14, 2018

Defence Innovation Centre (DIC) to be set up in Coimbatore

According to Union Defence Minister Nirmala Seetharaman, the Defence Innovation Centre (DIC) will be set up in Coimbatore to assist small industries in manufacturing components for the defence...

January 8, 2018

1500 more schools selected to establish Atal Tinkering Labs

NITI Aayog’s flagship Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) scheme has selected additional 1,500 schools across country to establish Atal Tinkering Labs (ATLs) programme that encourages innovation thinking among young...

December 30, 2017

Cabinet approves MoU on India-Israel Industrial R&D and Technological Innovation Fund

The Union Cabinet approved Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to set up US $40 million India-Israel Industrial R&D and Technological Innovation Fund (I4F). The MoU was signed in July,...

August 30, 2017

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