Correct Answer : 40th Rank
India has climbed to the 40th rank in the Global Innovation Index of World Intellectual Property Organization. This is a huge leap of 41 places in 7 years.
In a tweet, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said innovation is the buzzword across India. He expressed pride at country's innovators saying India has come a long way and there are even newer heights to scale.
Union Commerce and Textiles Minister "Piyush Goyal" in a tweet said, India is innovating Like Never Before. He said, the steady rise testifies that India under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi is rapidly emerging as a global innovation hub.
The World Intellectual Property Organization 29th Sep 2022 released the
Global Innovation Index 2022 in which
Switzerland has emerged as the world's most innovative economy for the
12th consecutive year.
Switzerland remains the world’s leader in innovation for the
12th consecutive year. It leads globally in innovation outputs, and specifically in patents by origin, software spending, high-tech manufacturing, production, and export complexity.
The second position was secured by the
US followed by
Sweden, the
UK, and the
Netherlands..
Source : News on Air