How does National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) help in protecting the Indian agriculture? 1. NBA checks the biopiracy and protects the indigenous and -traditional genetic resources. 2. NBA. directly monitors ... and supervises the scientific research, on genetic modification of crop plants. 3. Application for Intellectual Property, Rights related to genetic/biological resources cannot be made without the approval of NBA. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) was established under the Biological Diversity Act, 2002, to implement the provisions of the Act. 2. Statement 1 is correct. A primary mandate of the NBA is to regulate access to biological resources and associated traditional knowledge to prevent biopiracy. By regulating access and ensuring benefit-sharing, it helps in protecting indigenous and traditional genetic resources, which are crucial for Indian agriculture. 3. Statement 2 is incorrect. The direct monitoring and supervision of scientific research on genetic modification (GM) of crop plants falls under the purview of the Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC), established under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. NBA's role relates to the access of genetic resources used in such research, not the direct supervision of the GM process itself. 4. Statement 3 is correct. Section 6 of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002, mandates that any person seeking Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) based on any research or information on a biological resource obtained from India must obtain the prior approval of the NBA before making the application. 5. Thus, statements 1 and 3 correctly describe how the NBA helps protect Indian agriculture and associated resources.