-The Hindu Maharashtra on Thursday launched an online portal for Right to Information (RTI) applications. The web portal (www.rtionline.maharashtra.gov.in) can be used by citizens of the State to file online applications as well as first appeals under the RTI. The portal, available in both English and Marathi, informs applicants about the status/progress of their pleas. The fee for the application can be paid via internet banking or debit/credit cards. On submission of...
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KVIC applies for registration of brand ‘Khadi’ in India
-The Hindu Business Line Move will be followed by registration at the international level In a first step to protect brand ‘Khadi', a symbol of India's struggle for Independence, the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) has applied for registration of the trademark in India before moving to claim the international trademark, the MSME Ministry said on Wednesday. The move follows reports of the ‘Khadi' trademark already being registered in Germany, Spain, Hungary...
More »Capital shame: Incest rapes on rise; fathers among offenders -Soibam Rocky Singh
-The Hindustan Timess New Delhi: Shocking figures submitted by the police to the Delhi high court have revealed that of the 1,704 cases of rape registered in the Capital in the first 10 months of this year, 215 were instances of incestuous rape. More disturbingly, in 43 of these cases it was the father who committed the crime and in 27 cases it was the brother. In one case the accused turn...
More »Key Rajasthan labour reforms get President’s approval -Prashant K Nanda
-Livemint Move will give firms more flexibility in hiring and firing of staff, make tougher the registration of labour unions New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday gave his assent to key labour reforms, including amendments to the Industrial Dispute Act, Contract Labour Act and Factories Act that the Vasundhara Raje-led Rajasthan government had forwarded to the Union government after they were passed in the state assembly two months ago, a central...
More »Trademark war: ‘Khadi’ registered in Germany, Spain -Sidhartha
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: The government's efforts to promote 'khadi' are facing a trademark hurdle with the brand having been registered abroad, in countries such as Germany, as well as in India. After haldi and basmati, this is the latest instance of infringement of intellectual property rights, which is essentially traditional knowledge. What makes the task more difficult for the government is that 'khaddar' and 'khadi' are common across the...
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