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Atal New India Challenge 2.0

2022 MAY 2

Preliminary   > Science and Technology   >   National initiatives and institutions   >   Innovation and New technologies

Why in news?

  • Atal Innovation Mission launched the phase 1 of the 2nd edition of the Atal New India Challenge (ANIC 2.0).
  • ANIC 1.0 was launched in 2018 for the clarion call to bring innovations and technologies relevant to the people.

About Atal New India Challenge:

  • Atal New India Challenge is a flagship program of Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog.
  • The program aims to seek, select, support and nurture technology-based innovations that solve sectoral challenges of national importance and societal relevance.
  • ANIC solicits innovations in the prototype stage and supports the selected start-ups through to the commercialization stage over a course of 12 – 18 months.

Objectives:

  • To incentivize innovations in areas critical to India’s development and growth
  • To address the Commercialization Valley of Death (Gap between the research and commercialization) - supporting innovators scale over the risks associated with access to resources for testing, piloting and market creation.

NB: To know about Atal Innovation Mission click here

PRACTICE QUESTION:

Atal Innovation Mission is set up under the:

(a) Department of Science and Technology

(b) Ministry of Labour and Employment

(c) NITI Aayog

(d) Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship

Answer