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Assam Assembly sittings decline: PRS Research reveals Bill passing speed and Budget discussion trendsA research on the Assam Legislative Assembly from 2021-2026 revealed a decrease in annual sitting days to 20. The assembly passed a signifi...- 5 career options for animal loversRising awareness of animal welfare in India has led to diverse career opportunities for animal enthusiasts in professions such as veterinar...
- Diluting the Wildlife (Protection) Act for rhesus macaques will be devastating for this Indian speciesRhesus macaques, once protected in India, now face weakened legal safeguards. Captured from the wild, they endure horrific transport and ex...
- Case filed against Arunachal artist for killing a chicken, drinking its blood in a performanceArunachal Pradesh police filed a case against artist Kon Waii Son, who killed a chicken and drank its blood at a performance in Itanagar. T...
- View: Fashion should be fun, not fatalWhile the bulk of leather in fashion is derived from cattle, leather from reptiles is another industry. For this, crocodiles are bred in ra...
- Were raccoon dogs the source of Covid-19?Despite their name, raccoon dogs are not close relatives of raccoons.
- Jallikattu cannot be termed blood sport, says SC, reserves verdict on pleas against bull-taming gameA five-judge Constitution bench headed by Justice K M Joseph said though cruelty may be involved in the sport people do not take part in th...
- View: Tragic killing of an elephant in Kerala becomes grist to communal propagandaA former minister has suggested that the location where the elephant died, a minor river on the Malappuram side of the border between Palak...
- How growing popularity of vegan movement has its own contradictionsA recent veganism conclave highlighted the growing popularity of the movement as well as its inner contradictions.
- Dairy is not as scary as it’s made out to beCheese and full-fat milk are back on the table alongside butter, ghee and cream
- Centre likely to review rules on sale of cattle for slaughterCurbs on interstate transport of cattle -already a risky business due to cow vigilantism -will hurt the interest of farmers procuring anima...
- Rabbits may soon be spared from clinical tests in IndiaThe Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has constituted a committee to give recommendations for necessary action in the mat...
- Why cats are more independent than dogsDomestic cats do not generally see their owners as a focus of safety and security in the same way that dogs do, according to new research.
- Goa students to be sensitised against cruelty to animalsChildren in Goa will be sensitised to be kind to animals, with the SCERT asking the schools to teach a program on 'compassionate citizen'.
- Environment Ministry launches single-window system for animal trialsEnvironment Ministry today launched a single-window system for online registration by institutions looking to carry out clinical trials on ...
- Maharashtra to HC: Beef ban does not violate Constitutional rightsThe government denied that the law, which criminalizes even possession of beef, violates any fundamental rights.
- Ace India shooter Heena Sidhu in anti-hunting campaignShe's headed to the Commonwealth Games (which begins on July 23 in Glasgow), where she hopes to take home yet another gold medal, but there...
- Science fair to ban experiments on animals from 2014Although IRIS reports that animal use is rare, current rules allow for a variety of experiments on animals with 49 per cent chances of them...
- PETA says much more needs to be done to protect Victoria horses from crueltyWhile the Bombay high court has ordered the formation of an enforcement committee for the protection of Victoria horses from cruelty and ex...
- Wildlife Act likely to get more teethThe environment ministry has outlined the amendments in wildlife protection act, 1972 in wake of the unabated illicit wildlife trade.
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