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Ex-banker quits job to build Rs 21 crore chemical-free farming empire in Andhra Pradesh, empowers 3,000 rural womenA former banker, Amith Kishan, completely changed his life by establishing Hebbevu Farms in Andhra Pradesh, a 650-acre natural farming ente...
Haryana: India's first cloned desi Gir female calf, Ganga produced at NDRI"Under a project by National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal to work on cloning of indigenous cow breeds such as Gir and Sahiwal, India's ...
Inside India's cutting-edge cow 'factory'High-yield cows are being produced in 'cow factories' with the aim to conserve indigenous varieties via surrogacy and IVF. The aim is to ph...
Bovine goldmine for conjecture: A certain breed of politicians think they will strike gold by praising desi cowsSafeguarding ATMs is already difficult enough without milk booths being added to the category.
To promote desi cows, govt orders semen from BrazilIn 2017, the government tried to import the frozen semen from Brazil, but postponed the decision due to objection from cattle breeders.
Govt plans cow circuit to boost tourismThe board has identified states like Haryana, UP, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala and Goa for this circuit.
Great Indian cattle count: An inside storyAn army of veterinary doctors and para-veterinary officials are using tablets to conduct livestock census.
Cow urine new revenue stream for Rajasthan dairy farmersCow urine is bringing in a revenue stream for dairy farmers in Rajasthan. The demand is such that the farmers are selling urine at Rs15-Rs3...
Holy cow! Best desi cattle breed to get Rs 5 lakh awardThe Centre has asked all states to send in nominations of individual farmers, gaushalas or cow shelters, and breeders’ societies by March 3...
Why Jallikattu is important: The story of how the Brahman bull conquered AmericaThe Jallikattu row misses a significant point — the festival sport has become a nursery for quality bull breeds that are on the verge of ex...
Holy Cow, it’s Actually Go(ld)mutra!It cannot be denied that the 3-10 mg of ionic (water-soluble) gold salts retrieved from a litre of cow urine is no piddling amount.
Junagadh Agricultural University scientists find gold in Gir cow urineThe analysis of urine samples of 400 Gir cows done at the Food Testing Laboratory of JAU showed traces of gold ranging from three mg to 10 ...
Modi government looks to US technology for increasing domestic cows, milk outputThe Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fishing last week also asked ICAR to create India’s own sex-sorted semen technology.
Budget 2016 provisions for dairy sector are futuristic: IndustryDairy industry has hailed the budget provisions for the animal husbandry sector as futuristic, especially the focus on technology.
Cow conservation to be made part of agricultural syllabus: Sanjeev BaliyanThe Centre will change the syllabus for agricultural studies to include cow conservation, Union minister of state for agriculture Sanjeev B...
How & why the NDA government is gearing up for mission to protect and promote the cowFast-tracking a disbursal of Rs 105 crore since September 2014, the ruling BJP-led government has demonstrated its seriousness in conservin...
Climate change spurs positive for India: Overseas demand for indigenous cattle risesIndia’s cattle population declined 4% to 190.9 million, according to the 19th livestock census in 2012, the most recent.
Red tape sours Indian dairy industry?The Indian govt’s tightened norms on importing high milk yielding cattle breeds have forced many businesses to shelve, defer large dairy fa...
- Kishore Biyani to launch Panchagavya cosmetics and health remedy products in Big Bazaar
Three years ago, Kishore Biyani hired mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik to help create a model drawn from Indian mythology.
- Out of Gir, calves will learn survival lessons
Technology has come to the rescue of pure-bred calves of Gir cows and Jaffarabadi buffaloes, which have a high mortality rate.