India near bottom of intellectual property index

India was ranked 37 out of 38 countries, with only Venezuela scoring lower, in the U.S. Chamber of Commerce-International Intellectual Property Index. The U.S. was ranked first, followed by the…

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Maharashtra tops Internet readiness index: report

Maharashtra has emerged as the top ranking state in terms of the overall Internet readiness index, followed by Karnataka, Gujarat, Telengana and Tamil Nadu. Among the smaller states, Delhi has…

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Obama launches cyber-security ‘action plan’

President Barack Obama unveiled a new cyber-security “national action plan” calling for an overhaul of aging government networks and a high-level commission to boost security awareness. The announcement responds to…

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Shri J P Nadda launches 2nd National Deworming initiative

Shri J P Nadda, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare launched the 2nd National Deworming Day, to cover the whole country, at a function in Hyderabad. National Deworming Day…

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Delhi’s air not worst in India: CPCB data

Country’s pollution watchdog, CPCB has published air quality indices (AQI) for 24 cities,report says Delhi  is not India’s most polluted city, perhaps not even the second worst. But Central Pollution…

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TRAI rules in favour of Net Neutrality

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI)  barred telecom service providers from charging differential rates for data services, effectively prohibiting Facebook’s Free Basics and Airtel Zero platform by Airtel in…

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Fifth UNESCO Medals for contributions to the development of nanoscience and nanotechnologies

8 eminent scientists received the UNESCO Medals for contributions to the development of nanoscience and nanotechnologies during a ceremony held at UNESCO headquarters, Paris. The medal is awarded each year…

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RBI buys Rs 10,000 crore via OMOs

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) bought Rs 10,000 crore of bonds through its open market operations (OMOs). This is the third OMO purchase this financial year and fourth overall….

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Lack of ‘suitable’ jobs holding back women employment

A new paper by World Bank economists blames a “jobs deficit” for the decline in female labour force participation over the past decade. The study says a scarcity of “suitable…

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Project Sunrise

Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare J.P. Nadda has launched Project Sunrise for prevention of AIDS in the eight North-Eastern states. The Centre is working towards bringing the people living with HIV/AIDS…

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