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'अंतरराष्ट्रीय जैव विविधता दिवस‘ के अवसर पर लखनऊ में  ‘प्रकृति तथा सतत विकास के साथ सामंजस्य‘ विषयक राष्ट्रीय संगोष्ठी-2025 का उद्घाटन

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ट्रीटेक नेटवर्क. विश्व पर्यावरण दिवस’-05 जून 2025- के उपलक्ष्य में मुख्यमंत्री योगी आदित्यनाथ ने अपने कर कमलों द्वारा मुख्यमंत्री आवास में बेल वृक्ष का रोपण कर पर्यावरण संरक्षण की दिशा में एक सार्थक सन्देश दिया। इस अवसर पर डाॅ. अरूण कुमार सक्सेना,राज्यमंत्री (स्वतंत्र प्रभार) पर्यावरण, वन एवं जलवायु परिवर्तन विभाग, उ.प्र. सरकार एवं  के.पी. मलिक, राज्यमंत्री, पर्यावरण, वन एवं जलवायु परिवर्तन विभाग, उ.प्र सम्मिलित रहे, इसके अतिरिक्तअनिल कुमार, प्रमुख सचिव, पर्यावरण, वन एवं जलवायु परिवर्तन विभाग, उ.प्र.,  सुनील चैधरी, प्रधान मुख्य वन संरक्षक और विभागाध्यक्ष,  तथा डाॅ रेणु सिंह, अपर प्रधान मुख्य वन संरक्षक, लखनऊ मण्डल लखनऊ सहित वरिष्ठ अधिकारीगण व अवध वन प्रभाग लखनऊ के अधिकारी उपस्थित रहे। इसी प्रकार अवध वन प्रभाग, लखनऊ के मोहनलालगंज रेंज में मुख्य अतिथि के रूप में उप मुख्यमंत्री, केशव प्रसाद मौर्य ने हरिषंकरी का रोपण किया गया इसके साथ ही अन्य अतिथिगण व अधिकारियों द्वारा वृक्षारोपण किया गया । इस कार्यक्रम में भी बड़ी संख्या में आम-जनमानस की उपस्थिति रही।

इसी क्रम में अवध वन प्रभाग, लखनऊ के कुकरैल रेंज अंतर्गत मनोज कुमार सिंह, मुख्य सचिव, उ.प्र. पवित्र त्रिवेणी के अन्तर्गत पीपल, बरगद तथा नीम वृक्ष का रोपण किया। इस कार्यक्रम में अनुराधा बेमुरी, प्रधान मुख्य वन संरक्षक, वन्य जीव, उप्र, लखनऊ एवं डाॅ रेणु सिंह, अपर प्रधान मुख्य वन संरक्षक, लखनऊ मण्डल सहित जिलाधिकारी, लखनऊ भी उपस्थित रहे। अवध वन प्रभाग के कुकरैल रेंज अंतर्गत कुकरैल पिकनिक स्पाॅट क्षेत्र में मुख्य अतिथि के रूप में महापौर लखनऊ सुषमा खर्कवाल एवं विषिश्ट अतिथि ओपी श्रीवास्तव, विधायक, लखनऊ-पूर्वी क्षेत्र ने पवित्र त्रिवेेणी का रोपण करते हुए आक्सी वन की स्थापना की। इस वृक्षारोपण कार्यक्रम में कुल 190 पौधों का रोपण किया गया। इस कार्यक्रम में अधिकारियों एवं स्कूली छात्र-छात्राएं एवं शिक्षक सहित पर्यावरण संरक्षण के क्षेत्र में योगदान देने वाली समाज सेवी संस्थाओं व स्वयं सेवी संस्थाओं की उपस्थिति रही। इस कार्यक्रम में स्कूली बच्चों के मध्य चित्रकला प्रतियोगिता का आयोजन किया गया तथा प्रथम, द्वितीय एवं तृतीय स्थान पाने वाले विजयी प्रतिभागियों को महापौर लखनऊ एवं विधायक, लखनऊ पूर्वी द्वारा  पुरस्कृत किया गया।

इसी प्रकार पर्यावरण संरक्षण में सहयोग देने वाली समाज सेवी संस्थाओं एवं स्वयंसेवी संस्थाओं को महापौर द्वारा प्रशस्ति पत्र देकर सम्मानित किया गया। बीकेटी रेंज के अंतर्गत इंजीनियरिंग कॉलेज प्रांगण में मुख्य अतिथि के रूप में नीरज बोरा, माननीय विधायक उत्तरी क्षेत्र लखनऊ, द्वारा बट वृक्ष का रोपण किया गया।

इसी प्रकार मलिहाबाद रेंज में श्री महात्मा गांधी इण्टर काॅलेज, मलिहाबाद में वृक्षारोपण कार्यक्रम सम्पन्न किया गया, जिसमें खण्ड विकास अधिकारी, मलिहाबाद एवं ग्राम प्रधान उपस्थित रहे, जिनके द्वारा पीपल, बरगद नीम का वृक्षारोपण किया गया। सरोजनीनगर रेंज अंतर्गत विकास खण्ड कार्यालय सरोजनीनगर में वृक्षारोपण कार्यक्रम सम्पन्न किया गया तथा आम वृक्ष का रोपण किया गया।

PETA India urges govt to ban an Indian contract testing laboratory for cruelty

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India is publicizing a first-of-its-kind whistleblower exposé uncovering apparent egregious abuse of dogs, rhesus macaques, and minipigs at Telangana-based Palamur Biosciences Pvt Ltd, a government-registered contract laboratory that tests drugs, pesticides, and medical devices on animals, often for foreign clients. Palamur Biosciences is self-proclaimed as “one of the largest preclinical service providers” in India. According to the whistleblowers who contacted PETA India, this laboratory which poisons beagles and other animals as a matter of course, has reportedly subjected animals to overcrowded cages or in other cases social isolation, environments that caused animals injuries and infections, and an often painful death when the animals are deemed no longer of use. Among the reported abuses, whistleblowers say: Palamur kept more beagles than the facility could properly house—some 1,500 dogs in a space designed for a maximum of about 800, forcing three to four dogs into cages meant for just two. The overcrowding, coupled with a lack of socialization and competition for food, led to extreme frustration and frequent fights, often causing serious injuries, especially to the dogs' ears. Despite these wounds, the company failed to provide basic care, neglecting both proper wound cleaning and pain management. Animal care staff at Palamur were seen handling dogs roughly, with some workers kicking the animals or carelessly closing cage doors on their legs. A whistleblower claimed dogs sustained fractures from rough handling. In some studies conducted by Palamur, dogs were injected with test compounds under the skin (subcutaneously). These injections—either due to the compounds themselves or impurities in their formulation—sometimes caused infections at the injection sites. These infections could spread, eating through the skin and damaging the underlying tissue, leaving the dogs with open, painful wounds. Regarding this, a whistleblower said, “Depending on the location of the abscess, there can be further health issues suffered by the dogs. For example, if the abscess is in the shoulder, that can inhibit the dog’s ability to move. They can be in severe pain; they will lose their appetite, lose weight.” Meanwhile, the other whistleblower stated the animals would suffer “like hell”. In other studies, dogs became very sick, suffering ulcers in their mouths or intestines. The company kills dogs using thiopentone but fails to sedate them beforehand—a basic step that could reduce their fear and distress in their final moments. Palamur purchased Göttingen minipigs from a company in Denmark, but did not have a license to breed them. At one point, a minipig became pregnant, and the head veterinarian ordered the killing of the eight to ten piglets born. The piglets were painfully killed via intracardiac injection. Despite a policy requiring playtime for pigs, Palamur routinely fails to provide this. Pigs would only be given access to enrichment when customers were visiting; otherwise, they remained confined to their cages and were only removed for experimental procedures. Palamur obtained wild rhesus macaques from a supplier in Rajasthan. Some monkeys that had been captured tested positive for zoonotic pathogens, likely monkeypox. Despite the potential public health risk to company employees and the community at large, the company kept the matter quiet and simply killed the monkeys while risking infection to others who were used for experiments. “PETA India’s exposé of this major contract laboratory is the first of its kind in the country to rip open the veil of secrecy surrounding facilities where dogs, rhesus macaques, and other animals endure painful procedures, languish for years, and where scientific credibility goes to die,” says Dr. Anjana Aggarwal, Scientist and Research Policy Advisor at PETA India. “We urge government regulators to end the torment of animals imprisoned at Palamur Biosciences. Anything less than the facility’s permanent shutdown is a green light for abuse.” PETA India has submitted complaints to the Committee for the Control and Supervision of Experiments on Animals (CCSEA), the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO), and the National GLP Compliance Monitoring Authority (NGCMA). The group is urging immediate termination of the company’s registration to use animals in testing, prosecution under applicable rules, and rehabilitation of surviving animals.

A tiger and a dog rescued from a cardamom pit in Idukki

In the quiet early hours of June 8, the serene green slopes of Idukki witnessed a rare and heart-stirring incident — a full-grown tiger and a dog, trapped together in a deep composting pit within a cardamom plantation near the Kerala–Tamil Nadu border. Locals from Mailadumpara in the Kadukkai Estate first spotted the duo, not in a fight, but in a situation of shared helplessness. The tiger, reportedly chasing the dog, had tumbled into the nine-foot pit hidden amidst the plantation's undergrowth. In a strange twist of fate, the dog, too, had fallen in, turning predator and prey into co-survivors. Forest officials, alerted immediately, arrived before dawn. The rescue operation was delicate and tense. The presence of both animals in close quarters made tranquilization a risky task, but the forest team handled it with utmost professionalism. By afternoon, the tiger was safely sedated and gently lifted using nets into a secure cage. The dog, frightened and barking non-stop, was also tranquilised to ensure its safety during the extraction. Thankfully, both animals escaped injury from the fall — a small miracle in itself. The tiger was transferred to the Periyar Tiger Reserve for observation and a medical check-up. If declared fit, it will be released back into the wild, free once again to roam the forested slopes of the Western Ghats. The dog, though less known in this narrative, was given equal care by the rescue team and is expected to recover under veterinary supervision. This extraordinary incident has sparked conversations across wildlife circles. Not only for its rarity — a tiger and a dog trapped together in a pit — but for the reminder it offers: human landscapes and wild habitats are becoming increasingly intertwined, often leading to such close encounters. It also shines a light on the dedication of our forest personnel who brave difficult terrains and tense moments to save lives, whether striped or stray. (By Mohua Chatterjee, WildEarth Ventures)