Portraits / Tour du Monde en 80 Hommes. En Inde, des milliers de paysans sortent de la pauvreté grâce à leurs innovations. Anil Gupta : les foyers secrets de l'invention en Inde. Anil Kumar Gupta. Anil K Gupta at Medical College, Thiruvananthpuram Anil Kumar Gupta is a professor in the Centre for Management in Agriculture at Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.[1] He is also the founder of Honey Bee Network and a fellow of the World Academy of Art and Science.[2] Besides, he holds the Executive Vice Chair of the National Innovation Foundation.[3] Education[edit] After finishing his B.Sc(Hons) in Agriculture, he went on to complete his M.Sc(Biochemical Genetics) from Haryana Agricultural University in 1974.
In 1986, he earned a Ph.D in Management from Kurukshetra University. Research and Interests[edit] His interests include ensuring recognition, respect and reward for grassroots inventors and innovators at a local, national and global level and protection of their Intellectual Property rights. Professional Experience[edit] Dr. Awards and honours[edit] References[edit] External links[edit] National Innovation Foundation - India. NIF conducts a biennial national competition [1] for grassroots green technologies developed by farmers, mechanics, artisans and others through their own genius without any recourse to professional help.
NIF validates these innovations with the help of experts, and, ascertains the novelty in these innovations by doing prior art search. If the innovation is deemed novel, NIF files a patent on behalf of the innovator. NIF also funds value addition initiatives in these innovations to upscale them and make them more useful for a larger segment of people. To determine the feasibility of the commercializing of technology, NIF conducts market research and test marketing. Those technologies which are found to be commercially viable are licensed to willing entrepreneurs. IGNITE [3] is an annual competition for student’s ideas and innovations conducted by NIF in partnership with the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE).
Genesis of National Innovation Foundation[edit] Honey Bee Network. Inde : Innovation low-cost - #ElementTerre. ÉLÉMENT TERRE - Inde : l'innovation low-cost. 12th Class Indian Student Invents Shoes To Charge Your Mobile. Rajesh Adhikari is a 12th class student in the sleepy little hill-town of Nainital in Uttrakhand.
Few months back, it snowed heavily in the town, and the community was left powerless as all the electricity transmission was disrupted. He couldn’t use his phone, and he was very angry on this. But unlike everyone who cursed the weather and went to sleep, Rajesh started inventing a tool which can charge your mobile phone even when there is no electricity; and thereby he invented this gem of a thing which can solve this problem once for all. [Via ANI] He has invented a waterproof shoes, which can charge your mobile. [Source: ANI] Explaining how it works, he said, “When we raise our feet, the spring gets released and the dynamo starts revolving, which generates current. As per the preliminary reports, this shoe cum charger can light a bulb by placing a battery in the shoes. Here is Rajesh speaking about his invention: