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Saturday, March 14, 2026
TopicPrevention of Cruelty to Animals Act

Topic: Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act

Pune donkey incident is another reminder Indians hand out medieval treatment to animals

For over a decade now, organised efforts have been made to demand an amendment to the PCA Act, in order to give effect to its purpose i.e. prevention of cruelty.

Why activists see SC order on removal of stray dogs as ‘violation’ of 2023 ABC rules

For years, courts have attempted to tackle the stray dog problem, but most court-led solutions have faltered in practice due to the inefficiency of civic agencies.

Indian laws are letting animals down every day. It’s a legal, moral, ethical issue

A person who tortures or kills an animal can often walk away with a fine of just Rs 50 on a first offence. With such leniency, it’s no wonder that cruelty continues unchecked.

Dog feeders are ‘urban naxals’, says RWA after stray ‘beaten to death’ in Greater Noida society

Cops have booked unidentified RWA officials, security guards of upscale society after the stray dog was allegedly beaten to death. Another such case was reported from Noida Phase 2.

Modi govt notifies pet shop rules to regulate housing and caring of animals 

The new rules regulate and monitor pet shops, and makes it mandatory for the owners to get a registration certificate.

Will remove misunderstandings on cattle sale rules – Minister Harsh Vardhan

Environment minister tells ThePrint no compromise on spirit of new rules. Defends appointment of mostly cow experts to Animal Welfare Board. SANYA DHINGRA

On Camera

Menstrual leave doesn’t work in ‘real world’. And that real world is designed by, for men

When a woman menstruates, when/if she decides to marry, when/if she decides to have kids, should not be factors when looking at a woman’s potential from a hiring standpoint.

US strike on Iran’s key oil export island Kharg raises fears of wider supply disruption

President Trump said the US had bombed military targets on Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, but spared oil infrastructure.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.