Context: Innovation Portal developed by National Innovation Foundation (NIF).
It will act as an excellent resource for students, entrepreneurs, MSME’s, Technology Business Incubators (TBI’s) and common people engaged in a variety of occupations
The National Innovation Portal(NIP) is currently home to about 1.15 lakh innovations scouted from common people of the country, covering Engineering, Agriculture, Veterinary and Human Health.
In terms of domain areas, presently the innovations cover Energy, mechanical, automobile, electrical, electronics, household, chemical, civil, textiles, Farm / cultivation practice, storage practice, plant variety, plant protection, poultry, livestock management, nutraceuticals etc.
Growing importance of outstanding Traditional Knowledge, particularly herbal practices which stem from tribal areas, and is one of the key highlights of the Innovation Portal.
Innovation Portal will help institutionalise new ideas by common people towards finding solutions to local problems.
Innovation Portal will create an eco-system where the Institutions will stand behind all those who can convert their ideas and innovations into entrepreneurship.
National Innovation Foundation (NIF)
National Innovation Foundation (NIF) – India is an autonomous body of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India.
It is India's national initiative to strengthen the grassroots technological innovations and outstanding traditional knowledge.
NIF helps grassroots innovators and outstanding traditional knowledge holders get due recognition, respect and reward for their innovations.