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Draft rules to ease approvals for animal trials draw criticism from Maneka Gandhi
വാർത്തയിൽ എന്തുകൊണ്ട്?
Who licenses lab animal experiments in India? The CPCSEA and PCA Act 1960 link for GS-II
Maneka Gandhi opposes draft rules easing lab animal trial approvals; CPCSEA regulates such experiments.
Why it matters: factual, Prelims-type
What you need to know
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Former Union minister Maneka Gandhi has criticised draft rules that would make it easier to get approval for laboratory trials on animals.
Experiments on animals in India are regulated by the Committee for Control and Supervision of Experiments on Animals (CPCSEA), constituted under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960.
ഉറവിടങ്ങൾ: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
പ്രധാന വസ്തുതകൾ
Remember these
- CPCSEA = Committee for Control and Supervision of Experiments on Animals.
- It is constituted under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960.
- It regulates experiments and laboratory trials on animals in India.
- Former Union minister Maneka Gandhi has criticised draft rules that would ease approvals for such trials.
- The PCA Act, 1960 is a central welfare law; CPCSEA is a statutory body under it.
പ്രിലിംസ് · മെയിൻസ്
How the exam will ask it
പ്രിലിംസ്
- The CPCSEA is constituted under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960.
- The CPCSEA regulates experiments conducted on animals in laboratories.
- The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 and the PCA Act, 1960 are distinct laws with different scopes.
മെയിൻസ്
GS-II (statutory bodies, welfare laws) with GS-III (science and technology, ethics). Issue: draft rules ease approval of animal trials, and critics fear weaker oversight. Provision: CPCSEA under the PCA Act, 1960 supervises experiments. Implication: balance research needs against animal welfare; way forward is faster but transparent approvals, ethics committees, audits and promotion of alternatives to animal testing.
Quick recall
Answer before you reveal
Experiments on animals in India are regulated by the CPCSEA, which is constituted under which law?
- Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972
- Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960
- Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
- Biological Diversity Act, 2002
ഉത്തരം കാണിക്കൂ
ഉത്തരം: B — The correct answer is Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960. The CPCSEA is constituted under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960.
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