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National Innovation Stars Award
On May 4th, 2012, ‘Honey Bee, SRISTI, GIAN and the Network of the National Innovation Foundation’ won the ‘National Innovation Stars’ award by a jury chaired by Shri Arun Maira along with Padma Bhushan Shri N. Vittal, Chairman of the Organizing Committee in New Delhi and Dr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission was the Chief Guest. Innovator Kapuriben received the award on the Network’s behalf.
Prix Hermès de l’Innovation
On 10th May 2012, The Honey Bee Network was honoured with the Prix Hermès de l’innovation (The Hermès Innovation Award). Amrutbhai Agrawat, one of the seniormost members and a collaborator of the Honey Bee Network received the Hermes Innovation Award
on the Network’s behalf in Paris. The Hermès de l’Innovation is a series of excellence awards conducted by the European Institute for Creative Strategies and Innovation which supports advancement in the areas of human condition, human relations, future of the city, and sustainable human development.
The Sixth National Biennial Awards for Grassroots Innovations and Outstanding Traditional Knowledge
The creative people at the grassroots got recognition at the highest level yet again, when the Honourable President of India Smt Pratibha Devisingh Patil gave away the Sixth National Biennial Awards to outstanding innovators and traditional knowledge holders from the informal sector on March 9, 2012 at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi. The President also hosted an exhibition of grassroots innovations at the same venue. It was perhaps the first such occasion when a head of the state honoured grassroots innovators in a function at the President’s House.
Over 36000 submissions were received and put through rigorous screening processes at different levels. After seeking the advice of Research Advisory Committees comprising experts from formal and informal sectors, a total of 47 innovators and 3 communities for 46 awards were shortlisted for recognition during the Sixth award function. The awards were given in seven categories viz. the Lifetime Achievement Award (1) the National Award (15 ), the State Award (7), consolation awards (18 ), the Diffusion Award (1), the Idea Award (1), appreciation awards (2) and student awards (1). Many special guests including Shri Jairam Ramesh, Union Minister for Rural Development, representatives from different embassies and consulates, secretaries of various government departments, directors of institutes, vice chancellors, scientists among others graced the occasion.
The function started with the unveiling of the first print of the India Innovates book by the President. Dr. R. A. Mashelkar, the Chairperson of NIF, in his welcome address, acknowledged the tremendous encouragement received from the President for endorsing the grassroots innovations movement and championing it at appropriate fora. He particularly mentioned the declaration by the President to celebrate the current decade (2011-20) as the Indian decade of Innovation. He also announced the Gandhian Inclusive Innovation Awards of NIF and posed before the innovators’ three challenges concerning the drudgery of women viz. a manual paddy transplanter, device for tea leaf plucking and a biomass based highly efficient cooking stove with minimum emissions. Three awards in each category worth 10 lakhs, 5 lakhs and 2.5 lakhs were announced.
Later, the President gave away the awards to the innovators. Dr. T. Ramasami, Secretary, Department of Science and Technology, GOI, delivered the Vote of Thanks. He mentioned that innovation is, in fact, a flow of inspiration where the mind is expressing itself. Reflecting on the response NIF received during the recently concluded African Science and Technology Ministers’ Meeting, he said that the initiatives of NIF are going to connect India to the rest of the world.
Thereafter, the President inaugurated the ‘Innovations Exhibition‘, which showcased many useful grassroots technologies awarded in the 6th
round and some others. The exhibition continued at the same venue from 9th to 15th March and was visited by thousands of visitors including
school students, housewives, teachers, journalists, diplomats and others.
In the second session of the award function, Dr. R. A. Mashelkar gave away seven State Awards, eighteen consolation awards, two appreciation awards and one each under idea, diffusion and student category. This was followed by the conferment of three Media Awards, five Partnership Awards and four Scout Awards to the awardees by Dr Mashelkar and Dr Ramasami. The Honey Bee Network understands and appreciates the contribution of different people and institutions at different stages of the value chain.
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Honey Bee 23(2) 17, 2012 |
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