HealthPhoto: Hindustan TimesManeka Gandhi Criticizes New Animal Testing Rules in India
Maneka Gandhi, animal rights activist and former Union minister, criticized the Centre’s draft rules on animal experimentation, saying they could weaken independent oversight and make it easier for labs to conduct animal experiments. The draft proposes that mild and moderate experiments be approved by an institution’s ethics committee instead of a central regulator, removing external scrutiny. Officials argue the changes simplify approvals for research and pharmaceutical industries.
Hindustan Times·



