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Wikipedia Gains Massive Traffic Thanks To Vernacular Languages
by Prasad Krishna — published Aug 01, 2013 — last modified Aug 19, 2013 04:18 AM — filed under: , , ,
The blog post was published in Before It's News on August 1, 2013. T. Vishnu Vardhan is quoted.
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A Feature on Wikipedia and Telugu Wikipedians on HMTV
by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 17, 2013 — last modified Aug 21, 2013 04:46 AM — filed under: , , ,
Based on the Telugu Wiki Mahotsavam, HMTV (one of the leading Telugu News channels in Andhra Pradesh) has produced a half an hour feature on Wikipedia and Telugu Wikipedians.
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Blog Entry SVG translation workshop Kannada
by Gopala Krishna — published Jun 29, 2019 — last modified Jun 29, 2019 07:21 AM — filed under: ,
The Centre for Internet & Access to Knowledge (CIS-A2K) organized a SVG translation workshop for Kannada Wiki community on 23-24 February 2019 in Bengaluru. The workshop was a part of SVG Translation Campaign 2019 in India. Total 10 Wikipedians participated in the workshop and contributed to Wikimedia Commons.
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Blog Entry Wikimedia Education SAARC Conference 2019
by Subodh Kulkarni — published Jun 22, 2019 — last modified Jul 04, 2019 02:48 AM — filed under: , , ,
Christ University in association with the Centre for Internet & Society's Access to Knowledge team (CIS-A2K) organized a conference, from 20 - 22 June 2019, at Christ University, Bengaluru. Forty-nine Wikimedians from four countries (Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, and India) participated in the event.
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Blog Entry Christ University Wikipedia Education Program Internship
by Manasa Rao and Ananth Subray — published Jul 05, 2017 — filed under: , , , , , , , ,
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Plagiarism is rampant in Indian food writing – but finally, bloggers have a way to fight it
by Prasad Krishna — published Jul 06, 2017 — filed under: , ,
“We have been cheated,” declared the headline of the blog post making the rounds of social media on April 25.
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Blog Entry How It Came To Be: Wiki Loves Uniformed Services
by Guest blogger: Krishna Chaitanya Velaga — published Jul 10, 2017 — filed under: , , ,
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Blog Entry Asian Athletics Championships 2017 Edit-a-thon
by Sailesh Patnaik & Jnanaranjan Sahu — published Jun 30, 2017 — last modified Aug 01, 2017 05:23 AM — filed under: , , , , , ,
Odia Wikipedians, in conjunction with Indian Athletics Federation and Sports and Youth Services collaborated to document the 2017 Asian Athletics Championships. Hundreds of photos were uploaded and new Wikipedia content added to inform the event’s fans.
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Blog Entry RCEP IP Chapter: A Serious Threat to Access to Knowledge/ Cultural Goods?
by Arul George Scaria and Anubha Sinha — published Aug 01, 2017 — filed under: ,
Negotiators from sixteen countries are currently meeting in Hyderabad for discussing a free trade agreement titled Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).
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Blog Entry Patent Working Requirements and Complex Products: An Empirical Assessment of India's Form 27 Practice and Compliance
by Rohini Lakshané — published Jul 17, 2017 — last modified Oct 13, 2017 04:32 AM — filed under: , ,
India requires every patentee to file an annual statement, also known as “Form 27”, describing the working of each of its issued Indian patents. If a patent is not locally worked within three years of its issuance, any person may request a compulsory license, and if the patent is not adequately worked within two years of the grant of such a compulsory license, it may be revoked. The research paper on Form 27 practices and compliance by patentees authored by Prof Jorge L. Contreras, University of Utah, and Rohini Lakshané, Centre for Internet and Society has been accepted for publication in the NYU Journal of Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law.
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