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BAIF’s Models for Poverty Alleviation and Tribal Rehabilitation received a boost in a reference made in the President of India’s Address to the Nation on the Eve of Republic Day, 2006. |
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BAIF’s Models for Poverty Alleviation and Tribal Rehabilitation received a boost in a reference made in the President of India’s Address to the Nation on the Eve of Republic Day, 2006. |
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The Government of India, Ministry of Tribal Affairs has made a Recommendation to all the State Governments to replicate the Wadi Model under Special Central Assistance to Tribal Sub-Plan. |
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With the support of NABARD, under the centrally-aided scheme, a Wadi Resource Agency has been set up for orientation of Government agencies and NGOs to promote BAIF’s approach of tribal rehabilitation |
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SILK MARK Certification |
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The Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India has made a Recommendation to State Governments to collaborate with BAIF and prepare Special SGSY Projects for 2-3 selected districts to launch BAIF’s cluster development approach for sustainable livelihood in backward regions of the country. |
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The Indian Innovation Award 2005 was awarded to BAIF by EMPI Business School, New Delhi in collaboration with NDTV for its innovative approaches for poverty alleviation |
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The Vasantrao Naik Jala Samvardhan Award 2005 was awarded by the Vasantrao Naik Krishi Sanshodhan and Gramin Vikas Prathishthan, Mumbai for its innovative approach in watershed development. |
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In recognition of its excellence, the Wadi programme was captured in a documentary film “Wadi: Planting Hopes” by Skoch Consultancy Services Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi and premiered during the plenary session of the “Centre @ Work Conference of the International Conference on India @ Work Summit” on October 20, 2005. |
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NABARD was awarded "Skoch Challenger Award for Social Impact" by Skoch for its contribution to wadi and other development activities on March 28, 2006. The jury also awarded "Skoch Grassroots Man of the Year Award" to the President of BAIF. |
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BAIF’s ISO 9002-certified Semen Freezing Laboratory at the CRS was ranked as outstanding by the Central Monitoring Unit, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India. |
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BAIF has been selected by Coca-Cola India for the “Coca Cola Challenger Award” in recognition of its contribution to water resources development. |
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BAIF is the designated Regional Resource Agency of the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India for coordinating the National Environmental Awareness Campaign in Maharashtra, Goa and Dadra Nagar Haveli. |
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Indira Priyadarshini Vrikshamitra Puraskar, 1996 was conferred on our Associate Organisation, Gujarat Rural Institute for Socio Economic Reconstruction, Vadodara (GRISERV), Gujarat by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India. |
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Adivasi Seva Sanstha Award by the State Government of Maharashtra in 1997 for the tribal development programme undertaken in Ahmednagar, Thane and Raigad districts |
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Looking at the benefits derived by the deprived tribals and wadi (establishment of productive orchards) owners in Thane and Nashik districts, the Government of Maharashtra announced during the budget speech in the State Assembly in March 2003 that a provision has been made in their annual budget for expanding the wadi programme through BAIF by implementing the BAIF wadi model in 12 districts in the state.
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The Adivasi Development Program at Dharampur in Valsad district of Gujarat was registered as an EXPO 2000 Project (1999) by the EXPO 2000 GmbH in Hannover, Germany. |
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The Adivasi Development Programme at Dharampur in Valsad district of Gujarat was also the only Project to be selected by the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, for presentation at the UNDP Forum of Ministers on Poverty and Environment held in New York in September 1999, as a replicable model for poverty alleviation. |
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ISO 9002 Certificate, 2000 was awarded to BAIF’s Semen Freezing Laboratory at Urulikanchan for quality system in processing of frozen semen, by TUV Management Service, Munich, Germany. The BAIF Semen Freezing Laboratory became the first laboratory in the country to receive the ISO 9002 certificate. The Semen Freezing Laboratory has received a further renewal of its quality management system for processing of semen freezing up to September 30, 2006 |
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Two of BAIF’s Research Projects, “Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBR) for cattle” and “Rapid Diagnostic kits for poultry and cattle” were enlisted among 15 milestones and new scientific heights scaled by our country on the eve of the Technology Day celebration on May 11, 1999 by the Government of India, Ministry of Science and Technology. |
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With the support of the Ministry of Science and Technology and Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, BAIF developed an effective vaccine against Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBR) and a rapid, reliable, sensitive and specific field diagnostic kit at the BAIF Laboratories, a subsidiary of BAIF in Pune for identifying infected animals. This technology is now available for commercial vaccine production with the National Research Development Corporation, New Delhi, an autonomous institute under the Ministry of Science and Technology. BAIF received a Royalty of Rs 10.5 lakhs from the National Research Development Corporation, New Delhi |
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Our Associate Organisation, Gujarat Rural Institute for Socio Economic Reconstruction, Vadodara (GRISERV) was awarded Award for Excellence in Rural Development, 1999 by the Federation of Gujarat Industries, Vadodara. |
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Dhruva was awarded the 12th Red and White Social Bravery Award for the year 2003 for successfully fighting various social evils such as consumption of liquor, gambling and for rescuing the tribals in Vansda tehsil in Navsari district from the vicious cycle of poverty and migration, by Godphrey Philips Co., New Delhi in February 2004. |
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Dhruva was also awarded FGI Award for Excellence-2003 for Rural Development by the Federation of Gujarat Industries, Vadodara. |
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BAIF and its Associate Organisations, RRIDMA and SPESD were awarded the Doreen Mashler Award for 2004 by the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) for outstanding contribution to integrated watershed management in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. |
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“Conjunctive use of Water Resources in Deccan trap area (in India)”, a research project jointly implemented by BAIF and the University of Windsor, Canada at three villages in Akole taluka in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra was one among 50 success stories on environmental management and international development, to be selected for presentation at the Sixth session of the UN Commission for Sustainable Development (CSD6) in New York in 1998. The success story was featured with other selections as a worldwide web document on the CSD6 website. |
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The farmpond model in Karnataka entitled “Networked Ponds transform drylands, India” was one of the top 10 cases to be selected for the Smart Commons Mosaic focusing on innovative water management solutions from all over the world, in the website www.changemakers.net the official website of Ashoka Foundation, Kolkata. This model was also appreciated and included in the documentation “Stories from India - Learnings from the Past, Innovating for the Future”, presented by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India on the occasion of the World Summit on Sustainable Development, 2002 |
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Our Vrindavan Building Centre at Lachhakadi campus, Vansda in Valsad district of South Gujarat received Recognition for the year 1999-2000 by Housing and Urban Development Corporation Ltd., New Delhi. |
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Rajat Kamal Award for the film “Building from Below” (1994) |
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Green Film Award, Berlin Festival for the film “Golden Earth” (1991) |
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Rajat Kamal Award for the film “Golden Earth” (1991) |
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NCERT - Best Children’s Literature Award for “Mother Nature” (1991) |
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Seth Baldeodas Shah Award for improved silkworm mountages (1991-92) |
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Indira Priyadarshini Vrikshamitra Award (1986) for afforestation and wastelands development |
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FICCI Award for Rural Development (1978) |
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| BAIF is recognised as a Research Institution by Indian Council of Agricultural Research and Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India, University of Pune and South Gujarat University, Surat. |
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