Q. The terms “Varuna and Early Heera” are recently seen in news related to?

[A] Transgenic seeds

[B] Rain clouds

[C] Earth Observations Satellites

[D] Radar Systems

Answer: A
Notes:

Explanation: GEAC has recommended the environmental release of transgenic hybrid mustard Dhara Mustard Hybrid-11 (DMH-11).

  • Commercial use: under Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR) supervision and will be subject to Seed Act, 1966.
  • It was developed by Delhi University’s Centre for Genetic Manipulation of Crop Plants.
  • The process used in it is crossing Indian mustard variety ‘Varuna’ (barnase line) with an East European ‘Early Heera-2’ mutant (barstar).

Source: FORUMIAS

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