Atal Innovation Mission

Education ministry launches Viksit Bharat Buildathon for school ideas

The Education Ministry and Atal Innovation Mission launched Viksit Bharat Buildathon to mobilise over one crore students from 1.5 lakh schools for innovation and problem-solving

MoE, Atal Innovation Mission to conduct Viksit Bharat Buildathon: Pradhan

The Ministry of Education and Atal Innovation Mission will conduct a Viksit Bharat Buildathon, a nationwide initiative to inspire innovation, creativity and problem-solving among school students, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Tuesday. The Buildathon will mobilise over one crore students from 1.5 lakh schools across the country to ideate, design, and develop prototypes under four themes, he said. "We propose to reach out to all schools in the country with classes 6-12, and encourage every child in those schools to be a part of ideation for Viksit Bharat by 2047. Ideation will be based on four themes, namely Atmanirbhar Bharat, Swadeshi, Vocal for Local, and Samriddh Bharat," Pradhan said at a press conference. "The event brings together students, educators, and innovators to build solutions for a self-reliant India, aligned with the vision of Viksit Bharat 2047," he added.

Cabinet approves continuation of Atal Innovation Mission till March 2028

The Cabinet on Monday approved the continuation of Niti Aayog's flagship initiative Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), with an enhanced scope of work and allocated budget of Rs 2,750 crore, till March 31, 2028. According to an official statement, AIM 2.0 is a step towards Viksit Bharat that aims to expand, strengthen, and deepen India's already vibrant innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem. The statement said while building on the accomplishments of AIM 1.0, such as Atal Tinkering Labs (ATL) and Atal Incubation Centers (AIC), AIM 2.0 marks a qualitative shift in the mission's approach. "Whereas AIM 1.0 involved implementing programmes that built new innovation infrastructure to strengthen India's then-nascent ecosystem, AIM 2.0 involves piloting new initiatives designed to fill gaps in the ecosystem and scaling successes through central and state governments, industry, academia and community," it added. AIM 2.0 is designed to strengthen India's innovation and entrepreneurship ...

T-Hub, Atal Innovation Centre pick 17 startups for healthcare innovation

Technology incubator T-Hub on Friday announced the launch of the third cohort of the Atal Innovation Centre (AIC) T-Hub Healthcare programme with 17 startups in the healthcare sector

Cabinet approves extension of Atal Innovation Mission till March 2023

The AIM shall work on its intended target of creating an innovation culture and entrepreneurial ecosystem in the country

Atal Innovation Mission partners Snap for AR skilling among Indian youth

Niti Aayog's Atal Innovation Mission on Tuesday said it has joined hands with camera firm Snap Inc, which owns social media platform Snapchat, to drive AR skilling among the Indian youth.

Atal Innovation Mission releases compendium of innovations on agri, tech

Niti Aayog's Atal Innovation Mission released a compendium on the innovations on technology.

Atal Innovation unveils 2nd edition of student entrepreneurship programme

Niti Aayog's Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) in collaboration with Dell Technologies on Tuesday launched the second edition of its student entrepreneurship programme

AIM expects 5,000 startups to come out of 101 incubators in next 4 years

The idea is, over 5,000 startups would now come out of these 101 incubators over the next four years