Transformative agricultural technologies could accelerate sustainable development in Bihar, finds Cornell University studyThe Tata-Cornell Institute for Agriculture and Nutrition (TCI) at Cornell University has found that Bihar can significantly reduce greenhou...
11 Jun, 2024, 03.58 PM IST
Organised dairy industry revenue to rise 14-16 pc this fiscal on robust demand: ReportLast fiscal, milk procurement prices had risen 14 per cent on account of several challenges on the supply side such as significant increase...
17 Aug, 2023, 09.25 PM IST
NITI set to roll out pilot for livestock telemedicineOnce tested, it will be rolled out across the country as the government looks to provide quick health services to cattle and avoid the spre...
06 Oct, 2022, 07.18 AM IST
Permit native breeds alone to take part in Jallikattu: Madras High CourtThe court directed the authorities concerned to get a certificate from veterinary doctors to certify and ensure that the participating bull...
02 Sep, 2021, 07.23 PM IST
Parshottam Rupala inaugurates APP and Website at NDDBRupala said that NDDB-developed e-GOPALA provides real-time information to dairy farmers for better productivity of dairy animals. He conve...
28 Aug, 2021, 09.16 PM IST
Budget promises better cattle care and cow breed: Minister for animal husbandryFinance minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced on Saturday that the government was working on eliminating foot and mouth disease and bru...
03 Feb, 2020, 08.09 AM IST
Budget 2020 to increase rural jobs, says Amul"Kisan rail will reduce reduce time and cost of perishable products like milk,"said RS Sodhi, MD, Amul.
01 Feb, 2020, 12.26 PM IST
Livestock population up by 4.6%; cow count rises by 18%From 512 million in 2012 to nearly 536 million in 2019, the livestock population has increased by 4.6%, as per the 20th livestock census. C...
17 Oct, 2019, 10.51 AM IST
Farmers’ double standards causing problem: SP Singh Baghel, Animal Husbandry Minister, UPMechanisation rendered cows and bulls useless in farming. Earlier, cattle was considered an asset. It is sad that they are being abandoned ...
20 Jan, 2019, 10.01 AM IST
Government will not allow slaughterhouses in Uttarakhand: CM"We will not allow opening slaughterhouses in the state. Those issued by previous governments will be cancelled," said Rawat.
11 Aug, 2018, 07.27 PM IST
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...
16 Mar, 2017, 01.20 AM IST
Baba Ramdev's Patanjali plans to use artificial insemination to produce 92 per cent female calvesRamdev’s company Patanjali, rapidly emerging as a FMCGpowerhouse, is set to sign a memorandum of understanding MoU later this month with Du...
12 Oct, 2016, 01.52 AM IST
China giant panda gives birth to twinsThey weighed 144 grams (5 ounces) and 113 grams each. Ironically, six-year-old Ya Li was a twin herself.
23 Jun, 2016, 06.09 PM IST
NRL adds liquid nitrogen to product basketThe first tanker carrying LN of 99.95% purity was dispatched recently from NRL’s marketing terminal at Numaligarh to the premises of ALDA.
25 Feb, 2016, 05.58 PM IST
New 'spermbots' to boost fertility treatmentsArtificial insemination is a relatively inexpensive and simple technique that involves introducing sperm to a woman's uterus with a medical...
14 Jan, 2016, 03.12 PM IST
Prisoners have Right to Procreate, says Punjab & Haryana High CourtThe “right to procreate” of a convict falls within the Right to Life and Personal Liberty guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution o...
07 Jan, 2015, 05.39 AM IST
- Steep decline in Yak population in India
The population of yak, the friendly long-haired bovine found in the Himalayan region and known as the Ship of the Mountains, is rapidly dec...
24 Dec, 2010, 01.36 PM IST