The National Innovation Foundation (NIF) was established by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, in March 2000, as an autonomous society to recognize and promote grassroots innovations and traditional knowledge of individuals/communities. This initiative shall help in reducing the erosion of knowledge, increase the social esteem of the grassroots innovators and knowledge providers and help India become an innovative society. NIF strives to obtain the written consent and authorization from all the innovators/knowledge providers to disclose and/or add value to the innovation/traditional knowledge submitted for inclusion in the National Register of Green Grassroots Technological and Traditional Knowledge. An explanatory note, describing the implications of various options given in the form, is enclosed along with this form to assist you to fill up the form. NIF assures full compliance with the conditions specified by you and any modification in these conditions will be taken up only after obtaining your written consent.

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