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India, Rwanda sign MoUs in innovation, aviation and visa requirements
India and Rwanda have inked three agreements in the fields of innovation, aviation and visa requirements to boost bilateral relations. These agreements were signed in Kigali in the presence of Vice President Mohammed Hamid Ansari and Rwandan Prime Minister Anastase ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2017
Union Cabinet apprised of MoU between India and France in S&T and Innovation
The Union Cabinet has been apprised of the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) of Cooperation in the field of Science and Technology and innovation. The MoU was signed between India’s Technology Development Board (TDB), Department of Science & ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2017
NITI Aayog launches India Innovation Index
The National Institution for Transforming India (NITI) Aayog and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) jointly launched India Innovation Index. Besides country’s first innovation index portal was also launched. The index has been jointly developed by NITI Aayog, DIPP and CII ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2017
India Innovation Index to measure performance of Indian states
The World Economic Forum (WEF), NITI Aayog, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and Cornell University will work to develop an India Innovation Index to provide impetus to states to drive innovative spirit. Based on the WIPO’s GII (Global Innovation Index), ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2017
Cabinet gives nod to BRICS MoU for cooperation in Science, Technology and innovation
The Union Cabinet has apprised signing of BRICS Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on cooperation in the fields of Science, Technology and innovation (STI). The MoU seeks to promote of cooperation in the field of STI among BRICS countries by means ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2016
Global Competitiveness Index 2015
The 2015 Global Competitiveness Index of the economic talk shop World Economic Forum has placed India on 55th place among 140 economies. This report defines competitiveness as ‘set of institutions, policies and factors’ that determine the level of productivity in ..
Indian American Karl Mehta among Presidential Innovation Fellows
Indian-American entrepreneur Karl Mehta was one among the 18 Presidential Innovation Fellows who would work on five high-impact projects in the US capital Washington DC. These Fellows would work for 6 months in Washington DC on 5 high-impact projects targeted at assisting entrepreneurs, small businesses ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2012
U.S. to establish National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute (NAMII) to prevent jobs drain to India
The US administration has decided to establish institute for manufacturing innovations to help prevent jobs going to India and China. It plans to set up National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute (NAMII), in Ohio, through public-private partnership and has received $70 ..