Five innovators from Nagaland attended the Festival of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (FINE) held at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi, that was organised by the Department of Science & Technology and National Innovation Foundation-India from 10-13 April 2023, DIPR informed.
These innovators included Temsujungla Jamir, Lanu L Jamir, Rev. I Sunep Lkr and Selichum Sangtam.
Temsujungla Jamir was one of the top 60 winners of INSPIRE Awards – MANAK 2022. A student of Mayangnokcha Govt Higher Secondary School, Mokokchung, she has appeared HSSLC examination. She received the honour from Union Science and Technology Minister Dr Jitendra Singh at the 9th National Level Exhibition and Project Competition (NLEPC) held in New Delhi in September 2022 for her innovation – a casava grinding machine. She is an aspiring young scientist in the making.
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Lanu L Jamir, 2019 National Innovation Foundation-India (NIF) Awardee and also the awardee of 2020 Millennium Alliance clean energy, FICCI New Delhi for ELC, Zip sound system and Electronic Load Controller. An innovator, Jamir has a wide range of exposure ranging from carpentry, software and hardware, sound systems, etc. He also participated in Indonesia and Malaysia on programs organised by Hydro empowerment network SE Asia in the capacity as an ELC technician.
NEPeD Nagaland Empowerment for energy development helped him to start up. His machine is patented, he has sold and installed his machine at Sakri village in Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya and the same machine was installed in Sikkim, Martin town before reaching Gangtok. He now resides in Aoyim village in Dimapur and is the proprietor of Zip Engineering & Innovation Centre.
Lanu L Jamir has given a free idea for Nagaland especially for the benefit of Kohima and Dimapur citizens to meet the water and electricity shortages. He quips that water and electricity problem will be solved if multiple micro hydrogers are installed at different locations and with the water tapped from Dzukou is brought down by gravity towards Kohima and Doyang water to Dimapur, it will bring much relief for water and generate enough electricity for the industries and domestic homes too.
He also made a short presentation in the meeting in the presence of the President of India.
Rev. I Sunep Lkr from Yaongyimsem village, an NIF- 2018 awardee, came up with an innovative machine – pineapple peeler, and aptly named it as small pineapple lathe machine. He is pastoring in Champa Baptist Church since 2006. He is of the opinion that real economic liberation will take place if churches come up with socio-economic projects. He received a memento and certificate from President of India, Droupadi Murmu.
Selichum Sangtam, a humble farmer with brilliant mind from Tuensang and an NIF- 2018 awardee, has been displaying three times in a row and is a member of Better Life Foundation, an NGO working for farmers. He developed tools to safely pluck cardamom capsules and also to prune the plant. These tools can be used effectively in cleaning and harvesting cardamom. He also received a memento and certificate from the President of India.
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According to DIPR, five round tables on different aspects of innovation were held as part of the Festival of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (FINE), organised by National Innovation Foundation, an autonomous institution of the Department of Science and Technology (DST) and inaugurated on 10 April 2023 by the President of India, Droupadi Murmu.
The roundtables themes were on: Scaling up and Commercialization of Innovations; Innovations for Wealth Creation and Employment; Inclusive and Sustainable Development; Healthcare Innovations; Energy and Environment.
The program brought together policymakers from the Government, sector-specific institutions, farmers, innovators, entrepreneurs, start-up founders, academicians, representatives from industry and incubators.
A roundtable titled “Innovations for wealth creation and employment” was organized on 11th April 2023 as a part of the ongoing Festival of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (FINE) 2023 at Rashtrapati Bhavan @IndiaDST @rashtrapatibhvn #fine2023 pic.twitter.com/45uyNxbIRQ
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Meanwhile, Nagaland State Council of Educational Research & Training (SCERT) has announced that it will be organizing training for schools heads for nomination of Children to INSPIRE-MANAK scheme soon. This is in view of the decline in nominations for INSPIRE-MANAK scheme in schools across Nagaland in the past years. SCERT also extended its appreciating for the continuous support and encouragement extended by the Department of Science & Technology, New Delhi and National Innovation Foundation-India, Gujarat.
