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India has climbed four spots. It has been
ranked 48th in the Global Innovation Index Government bans 118 Apps
2020 rankings. In midst of the COVID-19
pandemic, it comes as a great news for the
country, which is a testament to its robust
R&D ecosystem.
India was at the 52nd position in 2019
and was ranked 81st in 2015. It is a feat
to be in the league of highly innovative
developed nations. The WIPO also
acknowledged India as one of the leading
innovation achievers of 2019 in the central
and southern Asian region. Ministry of Electronics and Information
Consistent improvement in the Global Technology has decided to block 118
Innovation Index rankings is due to the mobile Apps as they were engaged in
immense knowledge capital, vibrant activities which are prejudicial to the
startup ecosystem, and amazing work sovereignty and integrity of the country.
done by the public and private research
organizations in the country. The decision was taken after the Ministry
received many complaints from various
Moreover, the National Education Policy, sources including several reports about
2020 is a step towards enhancing the misuse of some mobile Apps available on
spirit of innovation among the children Android and iOS platforms for stealing and
and youth of the country. The India surreptitiously transmitting users’ data in
Innovation Index, which was released last an unauthorized manner to servers which
year by the NITI Aayog, has been widely have locations outside India.
accepted as the major step in the direction
of decentralization of innovation across Some of these banned Apps included:
all the States of India. The country is now PUS Launcher Pro-Theme, Live Wallpapers,
more than ready to double its efforts in Smart, APUS Launcher-Theme, Call
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to be in the top 25 countries in the next FaceU-Inspire Your Beauty, ShareSave by
rankings. It has been a glorious journey so Xiaomi: Latest Gadgets, Amazing Deals,
far in the last six years. As per the 2020 CamCard-Business Card Reader, WeChat
reports of the GII, with around 50,000 Reading, Cyber Hunter, Ludo World-Ludo
startups, India is today the third-largest Superstar, Dank Tanks and PUBG MOBILE
startup economy, after the US and the UK.
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52nd position in 2019, improving its ranking
from the 57th position in 2018. According
to StartupBlink, a Zurich-based global start-
up ecosystem map and research center, up ecosystem, having moved up 20 notches
India is ranked 17th among 100 countries from the 37th rank in 2018. The GII ranking is
in 2019, based on the strength of its start- based on a set of 80 indicators.
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