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Festival of innovation and entrepreneurship (FINE), 2019 |
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"The Hon’ ble President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, inaugurated the Festival of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (FINE), 2019 held at the National Innovation Foundation (NIF), Grambharti, Gandhinagar, Gujarat on the March 15, 2019. The inauguration of the FINE, 2019, marks the beginning of the celebration of creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship. The festival provides the people of the country a platform to exhibit their work and form meaningful connections with other stakeholders in the value chain. It is organized jointly by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India and NIF– India, under the aegis of Rashtrapati Bhavan. The initiative is a unique effort in the sense that it promotes science, technology, and innovation to bring about a cultural shift amongst citizens vis-à-vis the spirit of entrepreneurship. The FINE henceforth will be organised in different parts of the country beginning with Gujarat.
Visit of Hon’ble President of India to the Innovation Exhibition
The Hon’ble President of India encour- aged the innovators while visiting the Innovation Exhibition. The products and prototypes of more than 140 grassroots innovators and creative children from various parts of the country cutting across all domains, such as engineering, agriculture, and veterinary sciences, were recognized during the 10th Biennial Grassroots Innovation awards and INSPIRE Awards–MANAK 2018-19.
In his inaugural address, the President said an innovative idea in itself is not enough. It’s important to ensure that a creative idea gets the support it needs for its maturation, diffusion and delivery on the ground. Innovation is only the first of two key drivers of growth to ensure that innovation becomes actionable. The second key driver is entrepreneurship, which needs to supplement innovation to deliver benefits to society. We need to build an ecosystem for transforming innovations into enterprises. This requires the backing of start-ups and incubators by providing policy, mentorship and financial support.
10th Biennial National Grassroots Innovation Awards
The Hon’ble President also gave away the 10th Biennial National Grassroots Innovation Awards on the occasion. During the address, he observed, ""This festival is a celebration of creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Unlike in the previous years, where the awards function was hosted at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, it was decided to host it, for the first time, close to the people. Earlier people used to come to the Festival, this year the Festival has come to you... And indeed, I am glad that this Festival is being organized here in Gujarat for two reasons. Firstly, Gujarat is known as the land of innovation and entrepreneurship. And secondly, this festival is being held here during the year in which we are celebrating the 150th birth anniversary of perhaps the greatest Gujarati of all time, the Father of our Nation, Mahatma Gandhi. Gandhiji strongly advocated for finding local solutions to local problems. This thought was inherent in his idea of Gram Swaraj."" The Hon’ble President further appreciated the efforts of NIF, and the support extended to the grassroots innovators. As a result, three innovators who were incubated by NIF were selected for the award of Padma Shri this year. He added that they’d received the Biennial National Grassroots Innovation Award in the past and NIF’s award was the first recognition for their innovations. These innovators were Shri Jagdish Prasad Parikh who had developed a new variety of cauliflower; Shri Uddhab Kumar Bharali who had developed a Pomegranate De-seeder, Arecanut peeler, and a Bamboo splitting machine; and Shri Vallabhbhai Vasrambhai Marvaniya who had developed a different carrot variety. Their innovations had benefitted thousands of farmers and citizens.
Hon’ble Governor of Gujarat, Shri O P Kohli released the 10th Biennial National Award book and presented its first copy to the Hon’ble President of India. He said, “it was heartening to see the students’ meticulous efforts in building prototypes and moving closer to realizing their products. This reflects their commitment towards the society which is a healthy sign for the country”.
Other dignitaries present on the occasion included Prof. Ashutosh Sharma, Secretary, Department of Science and Technology, Dr. P S Goel, Chairperson, NIF and Dr. Vipin Kumar, Director, NIF were also present on the occasion.
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Honey Bee, 30(2) ,13, 2019 |
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