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THE RIGHT WAY TO PRICE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: AT THE END-PRODUCT LEVEL
Fp Studio •Markets price intellectual property on the basis of their value to users and consequently their willingness to pay.
India Innovation Index 2019: Naming and shaming of states through ranking would lead to growth, says NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant
Debobrat Ghose •Delhi has emerged as the best performer among the group of Union Territories and city states with a score of 42.98 – which is the best-performing state among all the Indian states taken as a whole.
South Korean lubes major GS Caltex to make India global R&D, manufacturing hub; to cater to domestic and overseas market
•GS Caltex India, which is focusing on premium auto and industrial lubricants, will also look at acquisitions to fuel its growth
Govt hikes research grants for PhD scholars: Why India needs to encourage more research and development, boost innovation
Fp Staff •According to the Economic Survey, India's spending on R&D has been stagnant at 0.6 to 0.7 percent in the past two decades and much lower than countries such as the US, China, South Korea and Israel
SAIL, RINL spent over Rs 1,000 cr on R&D in last 3 financial yrs; adoption of technology key for quality steel: Steel minister
•Steel companies in both private and public sectors are conducting research in iron and steel sector, Minister of Steel Chaudhary Birender Singh said.
Hero Electric raises Rs 160 cr from Alpha Capital; fund to be utilised for setting up new plant, tech acquisition
•With this investment, the Mumbai-based firm has become a "significant minority stakeholder" in Hero Electric.
Tata Motors, Mahindra top R&D spenders in auto industry; 25 automakers invested Rs 6,344 cr in 2016-17
•The five biggest spenders on R&D were Tata Motors, M&M, Maruti Suzuki India (MSI), Honda Cars India and Ashok Leyland
National Research Development Corporation to develop ASEAN technology data bank to help entrepreneurs
Jyoti Singh •DST will implement three major components under this project. First, there will be ASEAN-India Research and Training fellowship for researchers for six months.
BMW increases RnD spending to record high in bid to bring 25 electric models by 2025
•German carmaker BMW will increase research and development (R&D) spending to an all-time high of up to 7 billion euros ($8.6 billion) this year.
Indian scientists need to have a shared sense of purpose to succeed in the field of innovations says President Ram Nath Kovind
Ians •Fragmented, individual-driven approaches must move to building teams of the highest quality," Kovind said.