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[Expert Speak] Law Over Advisory is the Urgent Need of the Hour: Envisioning the Anatomy of a Potential Law to Regulate Trade in Exotic Animals in India
2 Nov 2021

[Expert Speak] Law Over Advisory is the Urgent Need of the Hour

by Mridula Vijairaghavan | posted in: People & Environment |

Envisioning the Anatomy of a Potential Law to Regulate Trade in Exotic Animals in India The lack of a mechanism to regulate trade in exotic animals in India is not in consonance with international conventions and has led to a … Read More

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