White Revolution 3.0?The time has come to have a re-look at the whole policy for Dairy sector and to device steps so that the interests of the Indian farmers an...
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...
Traveller’s diary: From the Monaco Grand Prix to the Beer Festival in San FrancisoET-Travel offers you events in luxury, entertainment, food, sports, music and nightlife to experience around the world.
Meet Swarupa, the cloned calf that's raised milk hopesThe country's premier dairy institute is looking at cloning as a strategy to boost population of high-yielding, elite variety of buffaloes.
Asiatic lions missing after floods sighted in Gir forestNearly 30 Asiatic lions, who were untraceable after last month's heavy rains, have been sighted in Gir forest area of Gujarat's Amreli dist...
Gujarat flash floods killed 10 lions, about 90 spotted deerThe recent flash floods, which wreaked havoc in some parts of Gujarat, led to the death of ten lions, more than 1,600 blue bulls, and nearl...
- The co-existence of Gir's lions and maldharis
The secret why lions have been flourishing in Gir has finally been decoded.
238 lions died in Gir forest in five years, says Congress MLAAlleging carelessness in protecting Asiatic lions by the Gujarat State Forest Department, Ribadiya claimed that 238 lions had died during t...
Two-day herbivore census begins in GirThe two-day annual census of herbivores in Gir Forest and National Park began on Monday.The count will determine the prey base for the lion...
- Lioness killing case: Two arrested
The forest department of Gir (East) division of Junagadh Wildlife Circle have arrested two farmers in connection with the death of eight-ye...
- New numbers beat old case hollow
If you thought the question of diversity in gene pool and the argument on dangers of putting all eggs in one basket prompting the idea of t...
- False alarm raised on lion-killing virus in Gir
The bogey of a deadly virus that wiped out a significant number of wild lions in the African Serengeti in mid-1990s is being raised again, ...
Unruly nilgais on dangerous bull runSo fraught has this man-Nilgai face-off become that Bihar issued an order on February 19 for culling these animals in a restricted way.
A la carte: King’s banquet has different menusThe king of the jungle has changed his menu! Eating habits of Asiatic lions in Gir and its periphery has seen a remarkable change. Over the...
Gir National Park to remain closed for tourists in monsoonsGir National Park, the only home to Asiatic lions, will remain closed for tourists in monsoons on account of the breeding season of the wil...
- Gir National Park to remain close for tourists in monsoon
Gir National Park, the only home to Asiatic lions, will remain closed for tourists during the monsoon season owing to the breeding of wild ...