Kisan Kavach

20.12.2024

Kisan Kavach

Why in the news?                        

Recently, the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology unveiled Kisan Kavach.

About Kisan Kavach:

• It is a first-of-its-kind anti-pesticide bodysuit designed to protect farmers from the harmful effects of pesticide exposure.
• The suit is intended to protect farm labourers from imbibing the pesticides they spray. Several of the common pesticides are potential neurotoxins and detrimental to health.
• It is developed by the Biotechnology Research and Innovation Council (BRIC-inStem), Bangalore, in collaboration with Sepio Health Pvt. Ltd.

Features of Kisan Kavach:

• The kit consists of a trouser, pullover, and a face-cover made of ‘oxime fabric’ that can chemically breakdown any of the common pesticides that get sprayed onto cloth or body during spraying operations.
• This prevents chemicals from leaching into the skin. The price per kit is ₹4,000.
• Working: This Kisan Kavach fabric can deactivate pesticides upon contact through nucleophilic mediated hydrolysis, thereby preventing pesticide-induced toxicity and lethality.
• The kit retains its potency in a wide temperature range, under UV-light exposure and is protective even after 150 washes.

                                                                 Source: The Hindu

Consider the following statements regarding Kisan Kavach:

Statement-I:It is an anti-pesticide bodysuit designed to protect farmers from the harmful effects of pesticide exposure.

Statement-II:It is developed by the Indian Institute of Science Bengaluru.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

A.Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct, and Statement-II is the correct explanation for Statement-I.

B.Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct, and Statement-II is not the correct explanation for Statement-I.

C.Statement-I is correct, but Statement-II is incorrect.

D.Statement-I is incorrect, but Statement-II is correct.

Answer C