NIFTEM-K Hosts India’s First AI-Powered Food Tech Hackathon ‘Hack the Fork’ to Drive Sustainable Innovations
Distilled Policy Brief
- The 24-hour hackathon brought together over 90 participants from 22 teams across 10 states to develop technology-based solutions for sustainable food systems, plant-based food innovations, and fermentation techniques.
🎯 Prelims High-Yield Examination Points
NIFTEM-K (National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management, Kundli) functions under the Ministry of Food Processing Industries and recently hosted India's first AI × Food Tech Hackathon ('Hack the Fork').
⚖️ Mains Analytical & Syllabus Linkages
Analyze how emerging technologies like Artificial Intelligence can revolutionize India's food processing and alternative protein sectors to ensure food security and sustainability.
🎯 UPSC Prelims Practice Drill
With reference to the recently organized 'Hack the Fork' event, consider the following statements: 1. It is India's first 'AI × Food Tech Hackathon' organized by the National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management, Kundli (NIFTEM-K). 2. The primary objective of the event was to leverage Artificial Intelligence (AI) to address real-world challenges in the alternative protein industry, such as sustainable food systems and plant-based food innovations. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- [A] 1 only
- [B] 2 only
- [C] Both 1 and 2
- [D] Neither 1 nor 2
▶ Reveal Official Answer & Analytical Explanation
Both statements are correct. NIFTEM-K organized India's first 'AI × Food Tech Hackathon' named 'Hack the Fork' in collaboration with a France-based non-profit initiative. The core objective was to harness artificial intelligence to tackle real challenges in the alternative protein sector, including sustainable food systems, fermentation techniques, and plant-based food innovations.
🏛️ Historical Twin PYQ Anchor (2021)
Consider the following statements regarding the "National Clean Air Programme (NCAP)": 1. It is implemented by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. 2. Central Pollution Control Board acts as the sole regulatory executive body.