Question

Which one of the following Union Ministries implements the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety? 

(a) Ministry of Science and Technology 

(b) Ministry of Health and Family Welfare 

(c) Ministry of Environment and Forests 

(d) Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers

Answer 1

(c) The Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity is an international agreement which aims to ensure the safe handling, transport and use of living modified organisms (LMOs) resulting from modern biotechnology that may have adverse effects on biological diversity, taking also into account risks to human health. It was adopted on 29 January 2000 and entered into force on 11 September 2003. Ministry of Environment and Forest implements it in India.