New Delhi: As on 26th April 2012, 1,23,255 patent applications, where requests for examination have been filed, are pending with the office of Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks. This information was given by the Minister of State for Commerce and Industry, Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.

Location wise pendency of patent application where requests for examination have been filed are Delhi: 47082, Kolkata: 23857, Mumbai: 14415, Chennai:37901.

New Delhi: India is expected to witness a huge business opportunities with the optical fibre network getting completed by the Government of India. While speaking at the inauguration of 3rd LTE India 2012 International Conference at New Delhi, Shri J.K. Roy, Member Technology, Ministry of Communications & IT said, "For an effective utilisation of the possibilities which can be offered by LTE (Long Term Evolution), back haul is one of the most important components.

New Delhi: Based on a survey carried out by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), it is estimated that 1.47 lakh Metric Tons (MT) of e-waste was generated in the country in the year 2005, which is expected to increase to about 8.00 lakh MT by 2012. The Minister of state (I/C) for Environment and Forests Smt. Jayanthi Natarajan stated this in Rajya Sabha today.

New Delhi: TRAI today issued the Standards of Quality of Service of Basic Telephone Service (wireline) and Cellular Mobile Telephone Service (Amendment) Regulations, 2012,laying down the network related Quality of Service standards for the 3G Networks covering voice calls.

New Delhi: The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has notified the Hazardous Wastes (Management, Handling and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2008, for proper management and handling of hazardous wastes in the country.