With reference to the regulation of Genetically Modified (GM) crops in India, consider the following statements: 1. The Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC) is constituted under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. 2. India is a signatory to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, which governs the international movement of living modified organisms. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Both 1 and 2 — Statement 1 is correct; GEAC functions under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change as per the Rules, 1989 under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. Statement 2 is also correct; India ratified the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety in 2003, which seeks to protect biological diversity from potential risks posed by living modified organisms.

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