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awaited change in the society. languages easier. This can aid India’s innovation ecosystem and
Recently, during his 'Mann ki the National Education Policy ranks the States and the Union
Baat' episode, Prime Minister 2020 which advocates the use Territories on their innovation.
Narendra Modi mentioned about of the mother tongue as the The innovative spirit of India’s
one such initiative ‘IInvenTiv’, medium of instruction and youth and the efforts taken by
which was a mega Research promotes creativity and critical the Government of India has
and Development fair of 23 IITs. thinking to encourage logical started to show evident results.
It aimed to showcase indigenous decision-making and innovation. In a span of just seven years, the
research, development and The Government of India filing of patents in the country
innovations of IITs on a global has taken various initiatives to has increased by more than 50%.
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platform. The students and promote the culture of research Today, India stands at 40 rank
researchers came together from and innovation. Atal Innovation in the Global Innovation Index,
st
across the nation to display Mission’s Atal Tinkering Labs which is a huge jump from 81
75+ best innovations. The and Atal Incubation Centres rank in 2015. With these promising
Prime Minister highlighted the are playing an important role in developments, the vision of Prime
innovation by IIT Bhubaneswar, a promoting innovation from school Minister Narendra Modi to make
portable ventilator for new-born to industry. The Government is this decade the techade of India
babies which runs on battery and ensuring that internet connectivity is not a distant dream.
can be instrumental in saving in the form of an optical fiber As we enter the ‘Amrit Kaal’,
many lives in the remote areas of network reaches every village every citizen's will to nurture
the country. Several IITs are also of the country, so that every new possibilities in the field of
working together on a multilingual young innovator, even at the last innovation is making the nation
project to make learning local mile, can get a digital platform move ahead with confidence. day is not far when India will
to showcase his/her ideas to With Team India’s ever-growing become the hub of innovation
the whole world. With schemes spirit of scientific thinking, the and knowledge.
like Promoting Innovations in
Individuals, Start-ups and MSMEs
(PRISM), the Government aims to
support individual innovators to
achieve the agenda of inclusive
growth.
To build a healthy
competition in the field of
innovation and corroborate the
Government’s commitment
towards transforming India into
an innovation-led economy,
NITI Aayog in 2019 started
India Innovation Index. It is a
comprehensive tool for the
evaluation and development of

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