AIM-PRIME

Current Context: The Atal Innovation Mission (AIM) of NITI Aayog launched AIM-PRIME (Program for Researchers on Innovations, Market-Readiness & Entrepreneurship).

• The AIM-PRIME is an initiative to support and promote science based deep tech start-ups and ventures in India.
• The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is the supporting agency for AIM-PRIME.
• The AIM-PRIME will be implemented by Venture Centre, which is the non-profit technology business incubator.
• Under the AIM-PRIME initiative, the tech developers and incubation managers will be given training on deep technology entrepreneurship for 1 year.
• This initiative will help tech developers and incubation managers to commercialize their deep-tech ideas.
• The training and guidance will be granted in 3 categories of: (a) Start-up Leadership Team—This is applicable for tech developers and translators from early-stage deep tech startups (b) Faculty Entrepreneurs—This is applicable for applied researchers from academic institutions and R&D labs with technology commercialization or entrepreneurship plans. (c) Incubation Managers—This is applicable for CEOs, Senior Managers of AIM managed Atal Incubation Centres.
• Static Part: 
• Mission Director of AIM: Ramanan Ramanathan

Question:

Q.1 Which organisation is the supporting agency for AIM-PRIME (Program for Researchers on Innovations, Market-Readiness & Entrepreneurship) initiative of AIM, NITI Aayog?
a. ICICI Bank
b. Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
c. Reliance Foundation 

d. Axis Bank