Part of: GS Prelims and GS-III – Biodiversity and Indigenous Technology
In News:
National Innovation Foundation-India (NIF) has recently boosted new varieties of Anthurium, a flower with high market value.
These flowers which help to purify air are cultivated by a lady innovator from Kerala.
Important value additions:
Anthurium
It is a vast group of beautiful blooming plants available in a wide range of colors.
These are large beautiful flowers.
These have better shelf life and good market value.
They removeharmful airborne chemicals like formaldehyde, ammonia, toluene, xylene, and allergens.
Due to Its importance of removing toxic substances from the air, NASA has placed it in the list of air purifier plants.
National Innovation Foundation-India
It is India’s national initiative to strengthen the grassroots technological innovations and outstanding traditional knowledge.
Mission: To help India become a creative and knowledge-based society.
It was set up with the support of Honey Bee Network.
NIF supports grassroots innovations which are developed by individuals and local communities in any technological field without any help from formal sector.
It also tries to ensure that such innovationsspread widely through commercial and/or non-commercial channels which will help in generating material or non-material incentives for the innovators.
Daily Current Affairs IAS | UPSC Prelims and Mains Exam – 25th April 2020
