CII Communique - December, 2010

knowledge & innovation initiatives
sessions would address the important issue of leveraging
Intellectual Property for knowledge-based development
and national wealth creation. Mr. K.R.K Prasad, Deputy
Director, MSME, Goa added that the workshops provide
a forum to MSME entrepreneurs, industry associations
and other stakeholders of the MSME sector to share
knowledge ,experience and create mass awareness on
various aspects of IPR.
Mr. Arun Naik, President, Goa Pharmaceutical
Manufacturer's Association, lauded the role of SMEs in
the Indian economy. SMEs use and create a great deal
of IP and therefore should systematically consider the
steps required for protecting, managing and enforcing
it, so as to get the best possible commercial results
from its ownership, he said.
Andhra Pradesh Technology Development &
Promotion Centre
Success Stories from CII APTDC – Cheriyal
Paintings and Pembarthi Metal Crafts
The CII-Andhra Pradesh Technology
Development Centre (APTDC) in
Collaboration with the Andhra Pradesh
Handicrafts Development Corporation
facilitated the registration of Geographical
Indications of Cheriyal paintings and
Pembarthi Metal Crafts. GMS Law Associates from
Chennai provided legal support for the activity.
Cheriyal paintings with Application No. 190 and Pembarthi
Metal crafts with application No. 194 were granted GI
Registration on 6 October.
A Cheriyal Painting running into several meters
Cheriyal Paintings are painted on khadi or cotton
cloth with a background of red. These paintings were
initially done only on scrolls running into many meters
(10-30) in length.
Now they are done
on small pieces
of khadi or cotton
cloth or even on
cardboard. Through
rich colour schemes,
they express in a
narrative format,
themes of Hindu
epics. The painting
style is used for a
variety of goods
such as masks,
m a r r i a g e g i f t s ,
jewellery boxes,
Pembarthi Metal Statue
brass paintings, and
greeting cards, among others.
Another ancient craft is the metal art of Pembarthi,
a picturesque village in Warangal District of Andhra
Pradesh. Pembarthi Metal Craft, one of the finest
and most ancient crafts of India, dating back more
than 5000 years. Pembarthi village in particular, has a
history of superb workmanship of metal workmen called
Vishwakarmas.
Life Science
Clinical Trials Industry to be Promoted
“The Government of India is determined to boost the
clinical trials industry to attract foreign investment and
projects with measures like improving
regulation, speeding up procedural
process in clinical trials and creating
institutions to increase the talent pool.
But these have to be done by keeping
the well being of human being in
mind,” said Dr. R. Ramakrishna,
Deputy Drugs Controller (I), Central
Dr G J Samathanam,
Advisor, Dept Drug Standards Control Organization
of Science and
at the International Conference on
Technology
Clinical Trials organized by CII in
association with Department of Science
and Technology, Quality Council of
India and Association of Contract
Research Organisations (ACRO) from
19-20 November, Mumbai.
Dr R Ramakrishna,
Deputy Drugs
Controller(I), Central
Drug Standards
Control Organisation
Dr G J Samathanam, Advisor,
Department of Science and Technology,
shared his ideas on the ways in which
the Government of India would boost
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