The protection of geographical indications (GIs) has emerged as one of the most vital intellectual property right issues under the World Trade Organisation (WTO) regime. The GIs are signs used on ...

Today’s challenging economic climate has had a substantial impact on fire services across the country, forcing many communities to slash budgets, and forcing even the most fiscally minded fire ...

Mapping technology helps identify state-owned land, track property ownership changes, and streamline planning and revenue collection. For South African municipalities struggling to overcome service ...

Property registrations in Karnataka have long been marked by irregularities, with false information often furnished in ...

Hyderabad: To ensure effective recovery of property, water and other taxes and better tracking of defaulters, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has decided to roll out a GIS-based ...

Property buyers can now fetch exact locations of Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA)-registered projects on the Maharashtra RERA website. A Geographical Information System (GIS) will be available ...

The Centre will soon issue a set of instructions to states for a major overhaul of India’s urban property registration system, replacing rough, hand-drawn sketches attached to deeds with precise ...

Mumbai: In a significant move that could open up a new source of revenue for the BMC, the civic authorities have launched an ambitious project to map and measure properties for which proper records ...