Current Science

Anasua Mukherjee Das ¹

Affiliations
1 1320 Purvanchal Complex, Jawaharlal Nehru University Campus, New Delhi 110 067, IN

Abstract

On 1 June 2016, the Indian government released its National Disaster Management Plan (NDMP), 2016 (ref. 1). The plan is produced by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), which is an apex body for co-ordination and governance of nation-wide disaster management activities in India. NDMP aims to make India disaster resilient and reduce the loss of lives both from the natural hazards and the human-induced disasters. It covers all phases of disaster management, namely, prevention, mitigation, response and recovery.

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Anasua Mukherjee Das ¹

Affiliations
1 1320 Purvanchal Complex, JNU Campus, New Delhi 110 067, IN

Abstract

On 12 May 2016, the Indian government approved its first ever National Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Policy. This National Policy was drafted by an independent IPR Think Tank that consisted of six members, chaired by Justice (retired) Prabha Sridevan. A draft policy was prepared after consultation with IP experts, IP lawyers, academics, scientists, activists and user groups, which was released on 19 December 2014 for public comments. After gathering critical comments and inputs on the draft document at the national level, the policy got a final shape by the IPR Think Tank. The Union Cabinet finally approved the National Policy in May 2016.

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