(a) whether the Government is aware that soaps and detergents manufacturing companies are making use of animals in tests for manufacturing of soaps and detergents;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the animal rights groups have requested to ban the use of animals in such tests;
(d) whether the Committee for the Purpose of Control and Supervision of Experiments on Animals (CPCSEA) has issued a circular to manufacturers and industry associations, recently ; and
(e) if so, the facts thereof and the other preventive steps taken by the Government in this regard?