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India has increased its score in the recent International Intellectual Property (IP) Index released by the US Chamber of Commerce, and it is ranked 44th in 50 countries.
• In the 5th edition of the index, India's total score has increased significantly from 25 percent (out of 35 to 8. 75), which is 30 percent (5 out of 40) in the 6th edition.
• The US tops with 37. 98 points, followed by United Kingdom (37. 97) and Sweden (37. 03).
Indian Express
, Dr. Jitendra Singh, Minister of State in the Ministry of State (Independent Charge), PMO, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Department of Atomic Energy and Space, New Delhi on February 10, 2018, in New Delhi, The conference will be inaugurated.
• This year is special for the Greek fraternity because this is the 150th birth anniversary of Hakim Ajmal Khan.
In view of this, Central Council (CCRUM) is organizing a two-day International Conference on Unani Medicine as part of celebrating Greek Day for research in Greek medicine, under the auspices of the Ayush Ministry.
• The theme of this conference is 'Integration of Unani Medical System in the Mainstream Health Service.'
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the cooperation of the Environmental Sanitation Institute and Tata Trust, the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation has developed a hygiene park which was inaugurated by the Union Minister of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Ms. Uma Bharti and Secretary, Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Mr. Parmeshwaran Iyer.
• This hygiene park has been developed in CGO Complex, New Delhi with the aim of creating awareness about various safe technical options.
• With a brief explanation of Park Technologies, the toilet demonstrates various options related to technologies and solid waste management techniques.
Press Information Bureau
Shri RK Singh, Minister of State for Power, New and Renewable Energy (Independent Charge), launched a web based monitoring system and fly ash mobile app ash track.
• This platform will be helpful in better management of ash produced by thermal power plants as it will work as a bridge between fly ash producers (thermal power plants) and potential users like road contractors, cement plants.
Press Information Bureau
The Ministry of Women and Child Development is considering establishing the National Women Entrepreneurship Council (NWEC).
• NWEC will promote entrepreneurship as it will be an umbrella organization for socio-economic gender equality, financial inclusion and economic empowerment of women in India.
• In response to a question in the Lok Sabha, this information was given by the Minister of State for Women and Child Development, Dr. Virendra Kumar.
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Policy Commission released a comprehensive health index report titled 'Healthy State, Progressive India' in New Delhi.
• In this report, states and Union Territories have been kept in different categories based on annual progress on health front and overall performance compared to each other.
• This report was released jointly by Amitabh Kant, Chief Executive Officer of the Policy Institute, Secretary Preeti Sudan in the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and on behalf of Junaida Ahmed, country director of the World Bank.
• The report states that States and Union Territories have been kept in three categories of big and minority territories so that it can easily be compared between the same States and Union Territories.
• In the report, Kerala, Punjab and Tamil Nadu have been given top position in terms of overall performance in major states, while Jharkhand, Jammu and Kashmir and Uttar Pradesh have been ranked in the top three states in terms of progress on annual level.
• In the case of overall performance, Mizoram has been ranked first in small states, while Manipur is in second place. In the case of progress at the annual level, Manipur was given first place and Goa was ranked second.
• With the overall performance in the health sector, Lakshadweep's performance in the best performance at the annual level in the state-run exhibition was the best.
Press Information Bureau
Muthoot Group added Amitabh Bachchan as brand ambassador to represent his national campaigns.
• Muthoot Group is known for its convenient values and confidence earned by the excellence of 131 years in the business.
Economic Times
Reliance Industries (RIL) has said that it has been awarded the Golden Peacock Award 2017 for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative.
• The award has been received in recognition of the work of the CSR Arm Reliance Foundation under the founder and chairman, Nita Ambani.
• Peacock Award, established in 1991 by the Institute of Directors (IOD) in India, is considered to be a benchmark for corporate excellence.
Business Standard In
Haryana In the inaugural edition of India School Games, with 38 gold medals, Haryana topped the position.
• Overall, Haryana won 102 medals, including 26 silver and 38 bronze medals. Maharashtra (110) remained second, while Delhi (94) remained third.
Hindustan Times
Great Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has launched a book on "Child Health Care" Even When There is a Doctor ".
• This book, written by Dr Yashwant Ambekar with Dr. Rajesh Chokhani and Krishnan Shivramakrishnan, describes the role of an individual or a parent to improve the health of the child.
Indian Express
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