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2022

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following IITs has been conferred the ‘National Intellectual Property Awards 2021 and 2022’ by the Government of India?
A
IIT Madras
B
IIT Delhi
C
IIT Guwahati
D
IIT Kanpur
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) has been conferred the ‘National Intellectual Property Awards 2021 and 2022’ by the Government of India for being the top Indian Academic Institution for patents filing, grants and commercialisation.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hon. Piyush Goyal – Union Minister for Commerce & Industry, Govt of India, presented both the awards to TCS during National IP Conference 2022, an event organized by Indian Intellectual Property Office, Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade and Capacity Building Commission in New Delhi.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Wharton-QS Reimagine Education Awards, also known as “the Oscars of Education,” gave significant recognition to the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IIT-M).

Detailed explanation-4: -Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) researchers have developed a new generation touchscreen display technology that lets users feel the texture of the images on their smartphone with the swipe of a finger.

Detailed explanation-5: -28,391 patents granted in 2020-21 as compared to 4,227 grants during 2013-14 .

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