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UAE Launches TM Market Place for Trademark Trading and Licensing

Nov 28, 2025

UAE Launches Digital Platform for Buying, Selling and Licensing Trademarks

The United Arab Emirates has taken a major step in strengthening its intellectual property ecosystem with the launch of TM Market Place — the region's first online marketplace dedicated to trademark trading. Developed by the Ministry of Economy and Tourism, the platform allows businesses and investors to buy, sell and license registered trademarks through a transparent, government-regulated digital process. Officials say the initiative will boost brand commercialisation, attract international investment and encourage wider trademark registration.

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EU Reviews Pakistan’s GSP+ Status Amid Election and Rights Concerns

Nov 28, 2025

EU Begins Fresh Review of Pakistan’s GSP+ Status Amid Governance and Rights Concerns

The European Union has initiated a formal assessment of Pakistan’s GSP+ trade status, raising questions over its future eligibility for duty-free market access. The review follows international concern over alleged electoral irregularities and reports of human rights violations, particularly relating to minority communities and conflict-affected regions in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Brussels has indicated that compliance with rights-based obligations will be central to determining whether Pakistan retains preferential trade access to the European market.

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Historian K. Gopalankutty Wins First MGS Narayanan Award

Nov 27, 2025

K. Gopalankutty Receives Inaugural MGS Narayanan Award for Contributions to Historiography

Renowned historian K. Gopalankutty, former Head of the Department of History at Calicut University, has been selected as the first recipient of the newly instituted MGS Narayanan Award, established by the Kerala History Conference. The award commemorates the scholarly legacy of the late historian M.G.S. Narayanan, one of India’s most respected authorities on Kerala’s past, cultural patterns and medieval polity.

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Coimbatore Launches 154 kW Floating Solar Plant at Periyakulam Lake

Nov 27, 2025

154 kW Floating Solar Project Launched Under Namakku Naame Scheme

The Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation has operationalised a 154 kW floating solar power plant on Periyakulam (Ukkadam Big Tank), marking a significant push towards renewable energy within urban water bodies. The project, completed in October last year and under trial operation for several months, has now begun full-scale functioning.

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Coimbatore Government Museum to Relocate to Semmozhi Poonga

Nov 27, 2025

Government Museum in Coimbatore to Shift from Nehru Stadium to Semmozhi Poonga

In a major development for heritage preservation and public access, the Government Museum in Coimbatore will soon be relocated from the Nehru Stadium commercial complex to Semmozhi Poonga, a newly-developed cultural and recreational space in the city. The shift is expected to boost footfall, improve visitor engagement and enable better exhibition capacity.

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