GI Website & Tutorial Video on IPR Launched

Union Minister for Commerce and Industries Suresh Prabhu has launched the tutorial video on Intellectual Property Rights and the GI website. Tutorial Video on IPR The tutorial video has been produced by the Cell for IPR Promotion and Management (CIPAM), Department ..

Month: Current Affairs - March, 2019

Startup India-WhatsApp Grand Challenge

The Facebook-owned messaging app WhatsApp has announced Startup India-WhatsApp Grand Challenge to encourage entrepreneurs and small businesses in India. About the challenge The challenge is being hosted in association with Invest India. The top 5 winners would receive a cash prize ..

Month: Current Affairs - February, 2019

The newly-named Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade to work under Ministry of Commerce and Industry

The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) has been renamed as the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade with a mandate to deal with matters related to start-ups, facilitating ease of doing business among others. The move ..

Renaming of Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP)

The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) has been renamed as the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade. Mandate for the Newly Named Department The newly named department will work under the Union Ministry of Commerce. The ..

Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019

Ramesh Abhishek to head panel of secretaries to look into issues raised on some proposals of draft e-commerce policy

The Government of India (GoI) has set up a group of secretaries to look into the issues raised on some proposals of the draft e-commerce policy. The group will be chaired by Ramesh Abhishek, the secretary in the Department of ..