The Union Minister for Science & Technology Dr. Harsh Vardhan on January 14, 2021 dedicated an Innovation Portal, developed by National Innovation Foundation (NIF) to the nation.
- The National Innovation Foundation (NIF) is an autonomous body of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India.
- 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.