Question

Hazardous Substances Management division under Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change is the nodal point for which of the following International Conventions

Code:

• A. 1 and 2 only
• B. 1, 2 and 4 only
• C. 2, 3 and 4 only
• D. All of these

Answer 1

The correct option is B

1, 2 and 4 only

Hazardous Substances Management division under Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change is the nodal agency in management of chemical safety, hazardous waste and solid waste management. It is the nodal point for the following 4 International conventions

1. The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal.
2. The Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals & Pesticides in International Trade.
3. The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs).

Minamata Convention on Mercury