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CSIR-Tech Pvt. Ltd. has been involved in the work of technology commercialization for the last 3 years. Technology and intellectual property being developed at government funded institutions like CSIR, BARC, IITs, DST labs, DRDO is finding its way to touch common lives through CSIR-Tech Pvt Ltd. CSIR-Tech had does technology transfer to small and medium enterprises in India. It invests …
India’s nuclear politics was in the limelight again last week, and not for the best of reasons. More than five years after it signed the Convention on Supplementary Compensation (CSC), India ratified the insurance pooling agreement, which pertains to civil liability in the event of a nuclear accident in any of the acceding countries. Prima facie, this was a good …
The U.S. and India are in talks that could settle a long-running solar power trade dispute, delaying the announcement of a ruling by the World Trade Organization (WTO), an Obama administration official said. Washington filed the WTO challenge three years ago, claiming that India’s national solar power programme illegally discriminated against imported solar panels and related products through its domestic …
Amid growing outrage by farmer groups and green activists against commercialisation of the country’s first genetically modified (GM) food crop, mustard, the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) decided to put on hold any decision on it for now. The GEAC, the apex body to accord approval for large-scale use and commercial release of genetically modified organisms in India, discussed safety …
Australian companies presented their capabilities in different areas and highlighted the projects they are engaged in particularly Clean Coal Technologies (CCTs) viz Coal Bed Methane (CBM), Coal Mine Methane (CMM), Underground Coal Gasification (UCG), safety improvement, reclamation of mined out areas etc. In view of the proposed enhancement of coal production in the next five years India is focusing on …
The IPAB cleared the decks for issuing GI tag to Indian Basmati rice. A GI is a place name used to identify the origin and quality, reputation or other characteristics of products. Article 22 of TRIPS Agreement says unless a GI indication is protected in the country of its origin, there is no obligation under the Agreement for other countries …
On the basis of the report of the Bhuria Committee submitted in 1995, PESA was enacted in 1996 to extend Part IX of the Constitution with certain modifications and exceptions to Fifth Schedule areas in 108 districts in 10 States. Effective implementation of PESA will enhance people’s participation in decision making at local level as tribal population will feel more …
Ministry of Water Resources initiated Jal Kranti Abhiyan during 2015-16 for creating awareness on aspects of water security and water conservation. Under Jal Kranti Abhiyan two villages, preferably facing acute water scarcity, are being selected as “Jal Grams”. An integrated water security plan, water conservation, water management and allied activities are being planned for these villages by Panchayat level committees …
A Borehole Geophysics Research Laboratory (BGRL) is being established by the Ministry of Earth Sciences at Karad to address challenging seismological problems of societal relevance through drilling investigations. BGRL was conceptualized as part of the Ministry’s programme of Scientific Deep Drilling in the Koyna Intra-plate Seismic Zone for geological investigations and modelling, dedicated to earthquake research in the area. Reservoir …
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), or the mega-regional free trade pact led by the U.S. and including 11 other Asia-Pacific countries, is likely to indirectly impact India’s exports in several industrial sectors such as textiles, plastics, leather, clothing, cotton and yarn, besides the country’s regime on investment, labour standards, intellectual property rights (IPR), government procurement and State-owned enterprises (SOE). The TPP …
