The Genetic Engineering Approval Committee, whose permission is required for cultivation of any genetically modified crop such as Bt-Cotton in India, is under the union minister of
- AAgriculture
- BEnvironment and ForestsCorrect
- CCommerce and Industry
- DRural Development
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