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Looking for a low-cost alternative to pump water in the fields for the winter crops, Mohammad Mehtar Hussain (32) and his younger brother, Mushtaq (28) devised this simple windmill made up of bamboo and tin sheets. More

Shri Vilasrao Deshmukh, Hon'ble Minister of Science and Technology mentions about NIF at Indian Science Congress 2012: " In order to promote grass root innovation system and expand R&D base, the National Innovation Foundation (NIF), Ahmedabad, a grant in aid institution under Department of Science and Technology is making concerted effort to help India become an inventive and creative society and a global leader in sustainable technologies without social and economic handicaps affecting evolution and diffusion of green grassroots innovations.
The National Innovation Foundation has so far registered more than 160000 grassroots innovation practices of the country and developed a system for protecting the intellectual properties of the grassroots innovation system. New mechanisms for linking formal and informal systems are being developed by NIF. " More

National workshop on farmer led innovations : Dec 23-24, 2011 on the occasion of Kisan Divas Dr Choudhary Bhupendra singh Hudda, C M Haryana awarded Sundaram Verma, Jagdish Parikh, Mana ram Choudhary, Kallu Khan, Devaram Gadwal, Gangaram Kir, Ajaib Singh, Prakash Singh, Jai Prakash, Cheddilal Rajput, Dadaji Khobragade, Rajkumar Rathour, Dhirajlal Thumar.

Shri Biju Varghese, Kottayam, Kerala won the National Award of the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment for the Best Applied Research/ Innovation aimed at Improving the life of Persons with Disabilities. The awards were conferred by H.E. The President of India at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi on 3rd December, 2011. Shri Varghese earlier had won a National Award in NIF's Fourth National Award Function in 2007 for his lower limb disabled friendly retrofitting kit for cars.

Shri Ishwar Singh Kundu, an innovator from Kaithal, Haryana, features in India Book of Records 2012 for his herbal formulations for agricultural use.

NIF-India participated in 99th Indian Science Congress, Bhubaneswar,Odisha.   more...

Emerging auto innovations at the grassroots: Nasirbhai has created so many innovations and distinctions in auto service and design that we must create a 'Grassroots Academy of Auto Innovations' around him. Honey Bee Network will back him up and ensure that his dreams come true in service of auto companies, users and others engaged in the value chain. more...

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Events     
28th Shodh Yatra ( 9th Jan 2012 to 14th Jan 2012 ): The 28th shodhyatra took place in Sailam- Melriat, Aizawl District, Mizoram


Fifth National Biennial Award Function IGNITE 11
Speech by the President of India, at the presentation of the Fifth National Biennial Awards more... IGNITE 11 Award Function : Honorable Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam awarded the winners more..
Dr. A. P J Abdul Kalam Lecture Series more..

Dr R A Mashelkar's address during NIF Award Function Dr T Ramasami's address during NIF Award Function
“I” in “ India ” should not stand for inhibition. The “I” in “ India ” should not stand for imitation. more... Speech by Dr Ramasami, at the presentation of the Fifth National Biennial Awards more...

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