Posted On: 08 MAY 2026 9:00PM by PIB Delhi CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun celebrated Rashtriya Boudhik Sampada Mahotsav (RBSM) 2026 on 8 th May 2026 to promote intellectual Property (IP) awareness in India. It is a part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav initiative and was first launched in July 2023. The programme started with the lamp lighting and Saraswati Vandana. The opening remarks were given by Dr. D V Naik, In-charge, IPMG, CSIR-IIP followed by brief address of Dr. Maity, Chairman PPC. This was followed by insightful talk on “Fuelling Innovation: The role of Intellectual Property in Technology and Industrial Advancement” by Dr. Kapil Arya from CSIR-Innovation Protection Unit, New Delhi. The Chief Guest of event, Dr Shikha Tejaswi, Patent Attorney and Founder of TEJASWI-IP Noida highlighted the importance of strategic drafting and claims during filing Indian patent applications. Thereafter, the winners of IP quiz competition conducted on 6 th May 2026 were felicitated. The event concluded with the vote of thanks by Shri Hemant Kulkarni, Chief Scientist. The program was compeered by Dr Jyoti Porwal, CSIR-IIP and was attended by research scholars and staff of CSIR-IIP. ******* NKR/AK/NM (Release ID: 2259255) Visitor Counter : 453 Read this release in: Urdu , हिन्दी Ministry of Science & Technology RASHTRIYA BOUDHIK SAMPADA MAHOTSAV-2026 AT CSIR-IIP, DEHRADUN Posted On: 08 MAY 2026 9:00PM by PIB Delhi CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun celebrated Rashtriya Boudhik Sampada Mahotsav (RBSM) 2026 on 8 th May 2026 to promote intellectual Property (IP) awareness in India. It is a part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav initiative and was first launched in July 2023. The programme started with the lamp lighting and Saraswati Vandana. The opening remarks were given by Dr. D V Naik, In-charge, IPMG, CSIR-IIP followed by brief address of Dr. Maity, Chairman PPC. This was followed by insightful talk on “Fuelling Innovation: The role of Intellectual Property in Technology and Industrial Advancement” by Dr. Kapil Arya from CSIR-Innovation Protection Unit, New Delhi. The Chief Guest of event, Dr Shikha Tejaswi, Patent Attorney and Founder of TEJASWI-IP Noida highlighted the importance of strategic drafting and claims during filing Indian patent applications. Thereafter, the winners of IP quiz competition conducted on 6 th May 2026 were felicitated. The event concluded with the vote of thanks by Shri Hemant Kulkarni, Chief Scientist. The program was compeered by Dr Jyoti Porwal, CSIR-IIP and was attended by research scholars and staff of CSIR-IIP. ******* NKR/AK/NM (Release ID: 2259255) <span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="background-color:white"><span style="color:black">CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehradun celebrated <strong>Rashtriya Boudhik Sampada Mahotsav (RBSM) 2026 </strong>on 8th May 2026 to promote intellectual Property (IP) awareness in India. It is a part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav initiative and was first launched in July 2023.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:black; font-family:"Times New Roman",Times,serif; font-size:16px">The programme started with the lamp lighting and Saraswati Vandana. The opening remarks were given by Dr. D V Naik, In-charge, IPMG, CSIR-IIP followed by brief address of Dr. Maity, Chairman PPC. This was followed by insightful talk on “Fuelling Innovation: The role of Intellectual Property in Technology and Industrial Advancement” by Dr. Kapil Arya from CSIR-Innovation Protection Unit, New Delhi. The Chief Guest of event, Dr Shikha Tejaswi, Patent Attorney and Founder of TEJASWI-IP Noida highlighted the importance of strategic drafting and claims during filing Indian patent applications. </span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px"><span style="background-color:white"><span style="color:black">Thereafter, the winners of IP quiz competition conducted on 6th May 2026 were felicitated. The event concluded with the vote of thanks by Shri Hemant Kulkarni, Chief Scientist. The program was compeered by Dr Jyoti Porwal, CSIR-IIP and was attended by research scholars and staff of CSIR-IIP.</span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px"><img src="https://static.pib.gov.in/WriteReadData/userfiles/image/image001KMVG.jpg" style="height:416px; width:624px" /><img src="https://static.pib.gov.in/WriteReadData/userfiles/image/image002NUWM.jpg" style="height:416px; width:624px" /><img src="https://static.pib.gov.in/WriteReadData/userfiles/image/image003SRIF.jpg" style="height:416px; width:624px" /></span></span></p> <p style="text-align:center"> </p> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">******* </span></span></p> <p><strong><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">NKR/AK/NM</span></span></strong></p> " /> var mPlayer = document.getElementById("background_music"); 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