CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Chintan Vaishnav. Dr. Chintan Vaishnav is a socio-technologist, an engineer trained to design and build large-scale systems that possess both human as well as technological complexities.

Detailed explanation-2: -Dr. Chintan Vaishnav | NITI Aayog.

Detailed explanation-3: -Chintan Vaishnav appointed director of India’s Atal Innovation Mission. Chintan Vaishnav was appointed to serve as mission director of India’s Atal Innovation Mission. The Mission is India’s initiative to create and promote a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship.

Detailed explanation-4: -Who can apply for Atal New India Challenge? i. Any Indian company incorporated under the Companies Act 1956/2013, primarily a Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) as defined in the MSME Act, 2006.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) was set up by NITI Aayog with an objective to create and encourage an environment of innovation and entrepreneurship across schools, educational organisations, research institutes and industries including MSMEs.