GK
INDIAN POLITICS
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The Generic Engineering Approval Committee, whose permission is required for cultivation of any genetically modified crop such as Bt-Cotton in India, is under the Union Ministry of
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Agriculture
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Environment and Forests
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Commerce and Industry
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Rural Development
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -GEAC. The Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) functions in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC).
Detailed explanation-2: -The Genetic Engineering Approval Committee (GEAC) under the administrative control of Ministry of Environment and Forests has not ordered for mandatory testing of Genetically Modified Packed Food being sold in the country.
Detailed explanation-3: -So far, India has approved only one other GM crop for commercial cultivation: GM cotton in 2002.
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