← 23 October 2026's Current Affairs · Society & Sports GA Prelims ★★★☆☆ Mains ★☆☆☆☆
Draft rules to ease approvals for animal trials draw criticism from Maneka Gandhi
వార్తల్లో ఎందుకు?
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
2 నిమి
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.
మూలాలు: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
ముఖ్య వాస్తవాలు
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.
ప్రిలిమ్స్ · మెయిన్స్
How the exam will ask it
ప్రిలిమ్స్
- 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.
మెయిన్స్
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
సమాధానం చూడండి
సమాధానం: 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.
Convert this topic into marks
Today's 10-MCQ test · instant analysis · Powered by AdaptIQ