-CivilSocietyOnline.com Day one of India’s first professional dog count began in Delhi’s Paharganj neighbourhood on Thursday, 12th May when researchers set out with North Delhi Municipal Corporation staff to identify stray dogs and photograph them. Civil Society went along to see how this census would be more humane and effective than previous efforts to get stray dogs off the streets. Mr. Rishi Dev, archirect and urban planner and the man behind this innovative...
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National IPR policy favours tax breaks, loan guarantee to promote patents creation -Surabhi
-The Hindu Business Line Retains Section 3(d), which checks ‘evergreening’, despite US pressure New Delhi: The national Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) policy approved by the Union Cabinet has proposed tax breaks to promote research and development, a loan guarantee scheme to cover risk of failure of IPRs, and a dedicated cell to promote the creation and commercialisation of IP assets. The policy also suggests the establishment of a mechanism for implementation, monitoring and...
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-The Hindu Business Line The recently launched e-NAM (National Agriculture Market) is targeted to be rolled out in 200 mandis across the nation on September 30, 2016. In recent years, the country has seen rising efforts by the government and private companies to unify agricultural markets. It is expected that participants across the nation will trade on the e-NAM platform and that the prices of agricultural produce will be determined based on...
More »Ensure food security for all in drought hit areas: Supreme Court -Priyanka Mittal and Sayantan Bera
-Livemint.com No household in a drought affected area shall be denied grains even if they do not possess a ration card, says Supreme Court New Delhi: Coming down heavily on the centre and states for a delayed implementation of the National Food Security Act despite a protracted drought, the Supreme Court on Friday ordered that all households in drought-hit areas be supplied with highly subsidised foodgrains. No household in a drought affected...
More »Niti Aayog asked to chalk out drought mitigation strategy -Yogima Sharma
-The Economic Times NEW DELHI: Hit by severe drought in at least 11 states across the country, the BJP-led NDA government has tasked its premier think-tank Niti Aayog to outline a drought mitigation strategy for the country. The report, which is likely to propose short-term, mediumterm and long-term measures, is expected in a fortnight following which the Aayog will get into a mission mode to get the task done so that the...
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