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Fifth Biennial Award Function of National Innovation Foundation Award Book

Press Release

Press Release (18-11-2009) at 12.00 Noon

National Innovation Foundation announces the results of Fifth National Competition for grassroots innovations.

Speech by her excellency The President Of India, Shrimati Pratibha Devisingh Patil

I am really very glad to be here at this function where the work of grassroots innovators, young creative children and traditional knowledge holders has been recognized. I congratulate them for winning the awards.

Speech by Dr. R. A. Mashelkar

What a wonderful day this has been. May I request you to start with applause for innovative India! You know I have always said the “I” in “India” should not stand for inhibition. The “I” in “India” should not stand for imitation. The �

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5th Award Function

Fifth National Biennial Award Function for Grassroots Technological Innovations and Outstanding Traditional Knowledge
IARI, Pusa, New Delhi - 110018 November 18-19, 2009
NIF's 5 th campaign, which ended on 31 st January 2007, got the overwhelming response from different parts of the country. It took around 2 years to NIF to evaluate the entries (covering innovations, ideas and traditional knowledge) with the help of scientific institutions and eminent experts. The entire exercise resulted in declaration of the 5 th award winners after proper benchmarking, due diligence, prior art and patent searches. more

Awardees Profiles


Pandharinath Sarjerao More	Uddhab Bharali	Bachubhai Savjibhai Thesia	B. Mohan Lal	Kanak Gogoi	Rai Singh Dahiya
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