| PRESS RELEASE |
Second GIAN-North & BCT Media Awards – 2006 |
The Grassroots Innovation Augmentation Network (GIAN)(North) and The Bhoruka Charitable Trust (BCT) are pleased to announce the results of the Second GIAN-North & BCT Best Grassroots Innovations Reporting Award – 2006 |
| Print Media |
First Prize – Sh. Umesh Sahal & Sh. Surendra Dela, Dainik Bhaskar, Sikar, Rajasthan (Rs. 50,OOO/- along with a memento and certificate.) Second Prize – Sh. Pushkin Phartiyal, Part time correspondent, The PTI, Naini Tal Uttranchal (Rs. 30,OOO/- along with a memento and certificate.) Third Prize – Yojana Team, New Delhi comprising Dr. Sapna N. Singh, Editor (English), Mr. Rakeshrenu, Asst. Editor (Hindi) and Mrs Farhat Parveen, Sub-Editor (Urdu) and headed by Sh. Anurag Mishra as Chief Editor. (Rs. 10,OOO/- along with a memento and certificate) |
| Electronic Media |
First Prize – Ms. Harsha Kumari Singh, NDTV Profit, New Delhi (Rs. 50,OOO/- along with a memento and certificate.) Second Prize – Ms. Charitra Parthasarthy, NDTV Profit, New Delhi (Rs. 30,OOO/- along with a memento and certificate.) Third Prize – Sh. Matiur Rehman, Television Program Company/ CNN-IBN, New Delhi (Rs. 10,OOO/- along with a memento and certificate) |
These awards were finalized on 16th September, 2006 by a Jury of eminent media personalities chaired by Shri B. G. Verghese and including Ms. Aparna Vaish, Shri K. S. Sachidananda Murthy and Shri Arvind Ojha. |
The awards will be conferred during the National Innovation Foundation’s (NIF) Award Ceremony of the Fourth National Competition on Grassroots Innovations. The NIF is an autonomous Society formed in 2000. The raison-detre of NIF is to unleash the true potential of innovators and traditional knowledge experts at the grassroot level. |
GIAN is the regional implementation arm of NIF that works in collaboration with state governments of the region. GIAN works as technology incubator to bring innovators and investment together in order to create viable enterprises. GlANs also help in dissemination of innovations and traditional knowledge for social benefit. GIAN-North was established in November, 2002 and covers seven states, i.e., Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Uttaranchal, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Delhi and Chandigarh. More details about us are available at www.nifindia.org and www.gian.org . |
GIAN-North also announces the Third GIAN-North & BCT Media Awards – 2007. There are two sets of awards, one for Print media and the other for Electronic media. The entries could be in Hindi or English or any North Indian regional language and should be about innovations from the states/UTs covered by GIAN (N) Each set will have a first prize of Rs. 50,OOO/-, a second prize of Rs. 30,OOO/- and a third prize of Rs. 10,OOO/- each along with a memento and certificate. The reporting should be from July 01, 2006 to June 30, 2007 and will be receivable up to 31st July, 2007 at GIAN (North) office. |