UPSC Prelims 2015·GS1·science-and-technology·science and technology

Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding National Innovation Foundation-India (NIF)? 1. NIF is an autonomous body of the Department of Science and Technology under the Central Government. 2. NIF is an initiative to strengthen the highly advanced scientific research in India's premier scientific institutions in collaboration with highly advanced foreign scientific institutions. Select the correct answer using the code given below.

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  1. A1 onlyCorrect
  2. B2 only
  3. CBoth 1 and 2
  4. DNeither 1 nor 2

Explanation

Statement 1 is correct: The National Innovation Foundation-India (NIF) is indeed an autonomous body of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India. It was set up in 2000 with the mission to help India become a creative and knowledge-based society by fostering grassroots innovations and outstanding traditional knowledge. Statement 2 is incorrect: NIF's primary initiative is to strengthen and scout for technological innovations from grassroots innovators and outstanding traditional knowledge holders across the country, as well as to help in their value addition, commercialization, and intellectual property protection. While it promotes scientific research, its focus is distinctly on grassroots and informal sector innovations, not primarily on highly advanced scientific research in premier scientific institutions in collaboration with highly advanced foreign scientific institutions.
science-and-technology: Which of the following statements is/are correct regarding National Innovation Foundation-India (NIF)? 1. NIF is an auto
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