In the 1860s, an inventor chased an ivory substitute and helped push celluloid into historyIn the 1860s, a billiard ball competition ignited a quest for substitutes for ivory. John Wesley Hyatt's groundbreaking research culminated...
05 Jun, 2026, 05.34 PM IST
Bengal leather industry expecting raw material shortage amid strict slaughter normsWest Bengal's leather industry is facing a raw material shortage. Stricter animal slaughter regulations are impacting the supply of cow and...
29 May, 2026, 01.55 PM IST
From queues to QR codes: A state in India may have found the fix for India’s fertiliser distribution woesWhile the Madhya Pradesh government projects it as a major reform to streamline fertiliser distribution, industry stakeholders say it’s sti...
18 May, 2026, 10.46 AM IST
Be humane, take abandoners to taskFive Siberian Huskies were abandoned near Nandigaon village, with one dying from heat. This incident reveals a societal issue where animals...
03 May, 2026, 10.59 PM IST
'Very Very Important Chick': Meet India’s most protected newly hatched bird. Tiny life guarded like a VIP by 50 officialsA Great Indian Bustard chick hatched in Gujarat, a rare conservation success. Forest officials are providing round-the-clock protection for...
31 Mar, 2026, 03.36 PM IST
Mexico confirms new screwworm case in northern border state Nuevo LeonMexico's agriculture ministry confirmed a new screwworm case in Nuevo Leon, originating from southern Mexico. The infested calf was treated...
07 Oct, 2025, 06.57 AM IST
State and industry input led US farm agency to relax bird flu testing order for cowsThe USDA relaxed a bird flu prevention order for dairy cattle last spring after industry pushback. The order initially required a bird flu ...
23 Oct, 2024, 06.27 PM IST
Gujarat Assembly withdraws bill aimed at prohibiting movement of stray cattle in urban areasIn the wake of intense agitation by the cattle-rearers, the Gujarat Legislative Assembly on Wednesday unanimously withdrew a bill aimed at ...
21 Sep, 2022, 05.33 PM IST
Maharashtra demands mass vaccination of cattle to control Lumpy Skin DiseaseDairy industry is worried about the spread of this disease, which results in fall in milk production and can lead to mortality in the affec...
13 Sep, 2022, 09.19 PM IST
Lumpy skin disease spreads to 17 districts of Gujarat, over 1,200 cattle dead so far; govt in tizzyLumpy skin disease spreads to 17 out of the total 33 districts of Gujarat, over 1,200 cattle have died and the state government has intensi...
31 Jul, 2022, 03.22 PM IST
Gujarat Assembly passes bill that aims to tackle stray cattle menace in urban areasThe bill was passed in the House in the wee hours of Friday following a seven-hour-long heated debate on it that had started around 6 pm on...
01 Apr, 2022, 10.29 AM IST
Proposed Cow protection bill: Meghalaya CM to take up the matter with Assam governmentHe said," We have also done our initial communication with states that provide us with cattle like West Bengal, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Tela...
10 Jul, 2021, 12.03 AM IST
Assam Cabinet approves cow protection bill; to be introduced in coming House sessionThe Cabinet has declared people from the Tai-Ahom, Moran, Muttock, Sutiya and Gorkha communities as protected classes which will enable the...
09 Jul, 2021, 08.56 AM IST
Vigilante violence in north India is choking cattle trade in West Bengal’s weekly marketsFarmers and traders from West Bengal and neighbouring states flock to the field every Saturday to buy or sell cattle.
20 Jan, 2019, 10.03 AM IST
Cattle slaughter woes prompt Nitta Gelatin to look into bone importsFaced with difficulty in raw material procurement and fluctuating bone prices, the Japanese-India joint venture company is now looking at i...
22 Aug, 2017, 11.20 AM IST
BSF asks West Bengal government to implement cattle market orderBSF has sent another communication to the state government requesting them to step up the vigil on the movement of vehicles with cows.
27 Aug, 2016, 06.37 AM IST
Asian elephants play key role in spreading green coverAsian elephants play a vital role in the ecology of the forest and help spread green cover because of their eating and movement pattern
04 Oct, 2015, 12.37 PM IST