Question: What is KAPILA initiative of Government of India?
a) Milk production increase initiative
b) Fodder development scheme for animals
c) IP Literacy and patent awareness campaign
d) None of the above
Answer: c)
Context
- On 4th February 2021, Union Minister for Education Ministry, Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ has told Rajya Sabha in a written reply about IP Literacy and patent awareness campaign.
Facts
- The Government has launched a campaign namely Kalam Program for Intellectual Property Literacy and Awareness Campaign (KAPILA) for Intellectual Property Literacy and creating patent awareness on 15th October, 2020.
Objective of KAPILA are as follows:-
- Creating awareness regarding Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs).
- Enabling of IP protection of inventions originating from faculty and students of HEIs.
- Development of Credit Course on IPR.
- Training program on IPR for faculty and students of HEIs and sensitization and development of vibrant IP filing system.
BY KAMESHWAR SHUKLA