‘Biotech-PRIDE Guidelines’

Current Context: The Union Minister of State (IC) of Ministry of Science and Technology Jitendra Singh released ‘Biotech-PRIDE Guidelines’.

• The ‘PRIDE’ signifies: Promotion of Research and Innovation through Data Exchange.
• The guidelines for ‘Biotech-PRIDE are developed by the Ministry of Science and Technology, Department of Biotechnology (DBT).
• The guidelines will be implemented by the Indian Biological Data Centre (IBDC) at Regional Centre or Biotechnology which is supported by DBT.
• The ‘Biotech-PRIDE’ is the first of its kind by DBT as the guidelines framed for it are very useful to allow data sharing for research activities in India.
• The guidelines will allow to promote scientific work and make progress by building these works.
• The guidelines will allow sharing of biological knowledge, data to have research iand innovative activities in India.
• The ‘Biotech-PRIDE Guidelines’ will help to have proper usage of resources and expenditure, thus avoiding the waste of resources or amount.
• The union minister also launched the website of IBDC.
• Static Part: 
• HQ of DBT: New Delhi

Question: 

Q.1 Who among the following released ‘Biotech-PRIDE Guidelines’?
a. Pashupati Kumar Paras
b. V. Muraleedharan
c. Rao Inderjit Singh
d. Jitendra Singh