1. Objective:
    To regulate access to biological resources and ensure fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from their use.
  2. Key Features:

Replaces the 2014 Guidelines.

Includes Digital Sequence Information (DSI) within the scope of genetic resources.

Applies to use of physical biological resources as well as associated knowledge or data.

Ensures equitable benefit sharing with local communities or traditional knowledge holders.

  1. Significance:

Addresses gaps in previous regulation (2014), which excluded DSI.

Important for research, biotechnology, and commercial use involving genetic information.

Aligns India’s regulation with evolving global standards under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and Nagoya Protocol.

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