is India's national initiative to strengthen the grassroots technological innovations and outstanding traditional knowledge. Its mission is to help India become a creative and knowledge-based society by expanding policy and institutional space for grassroots technological innovators.
NIF scouts, supports and spawns' grassroots innovations developed by individuals and local communities in any technological field, helping in human survival without any help from formal sector. It also tries to ensure that such innovations diffuse widely through commercial and/or non-commercial channels, generating material or non-material incentives for them and others involved in the value chain... Read more
Grassroots innovators supported by NIF depicted their technologies at #AdvantageVidarbha 2025! Hon’ble Minister @nitin_gadkari interacted with them, appreciating their impact. Thousands explored #Innovation for #Agriculture & #Industry. @IndiaDST @ranade_arvind pic.twitter.com/tbEjbo15oP
— NIF - India (@nifindia) February 11, 2025
NIF-India is conducting a 15-day "Shodhcamp" in Nandurbar, Maharashtra, covering 15 villages to scout & document grassroots innovations. In collaboration with YOJAK & REEDS, it is also exploring local social & cultural needs.#Innovation #Grassroots @IndiaDST @ranade_arvind pic.twitter.com/X95c3H1lyU
— NIF - India (@nifindia) February 10, 2025
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