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.

1. The National Innovation Foundation-India (NIF) was established in March 2000. It is an autonomous body under the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Government of India. Hence, Statement 1 is correct. 2. NIF's mission is to help India become a creative and knowledge-based society by expanding policy and institutional space for grassroots technological innovators and outstanding traditional knowledge holders. It focuses on scouting, supporting, and spawning grassroots innovations, not necessarily strengthening highly advanced scientific research in premier institutions through collaboration with foreign entities. Hence, Statement 2 is incorrect. 3. Therefore, only statement 1 is the correct statement regarding NIF.