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Published on: September 21 2021
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· India has slipped two places to 46th position in the Global Innovation Index 2021 ranking by the World Intellectual Property Organization.
· India has risen from 81st in 2015 to 46th in 2021 in the Global Innovation Index over the past several years.
Important facts
About Global Innovation Index
v The Global Innovation Index (GII) project was launched by Professor Soumitra Dutta in 2007 during his tenure at INSEAD.
v WIPO began its association with GII in 2011 and co-published GII in 2012.
v In 2013, Cornell University joined as co-publisher, with Professor Dutta representing GII at Cornell University and Bruno Lanvin at INSEAD.
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