Assam to move ahead with UCC as Himanta defends reform push, targets Rs 10 lakh crore economy by 2028Assam's Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma is pushing for a Uniform Civil Code, stating it will empower minority women and promote equality...
26 May, 2026, 07.13 PM IST
India's cooking fuel shortage is driving up California's gas pricesIndia's cooking gas shortage, driven by the Strait of Hormuz closure, forces refiners to cut alkylate production. This directly impacts Cal...
18 May, 2026, 03.40 PM IST
IIT Madras Director Kamakoti shares anecdote of sanyasi who was cured after consuming 'Gomutra'; Video goes viralIIT Madras Director V Kamakoti praised the medicinal value of cow urine, mentioning its anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, and digestive properti...
19 Jan, 2025, 05.01 PM IST
Maharashtra declares desi cows as 'Rajyamata-Gomata' for nutritional milk and dung benefitsThe Maharashtra Government has declared indigenous cows as 'Rajyamata-Gomata,' recognizing their historical, nutritional, and agricultural ...
30 Sep, 2024, 04.14 PM IST
SC refuses to pass direction to prohibit slaughter of cow progeny, says it is for legislature to decideA bench of justices A S Oka and Sanjay Karol passed the order while hearing an appeal against the August 2018 order of the National Green T...
18 Jul, 2023, 04.25 PM IST
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 ...
28 Mar, 2023, 09.30 AM IST
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...
03 Mar, 2020, 03.59 PM IST
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.
03 Sep, 2019, 06.54 AM IST
Govt plans cow circuit to boost tourismThe board has identified states like Haryana, UP, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala and Goa for this circuit.
01 Jul, 2019, 11.30 AM 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
NGT asks states to submit data on indigenous breeds of cattleA bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar asked all states to file an affidavit in this regard within two weeks with comple...
08 Nov, 2016, 06.36 PM 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
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.
17 Jun, 2016, 02.54 AM IST
Verka to launch premium brand of indigenous cows' milkPunjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal asked the MILKFED to introduce a premium brand of desi cow milk as a healthy drink under its popu...
30 Dec, 2015, 05.51 PM IST
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...
19 Jul, 2015, 11.35 AM IST
Radha Mohan Singh, a member of Parliament from Bihar, talks about the Rashtriya Gokul MissionRadha Mohan Singh repeatedly denied that the newly-crafted Rashtriya Gokul Mission that emphasises on 39 elite desi cows has any political ...
19 Jul, 2015, 07.35 AM IST
Haryana government to introduce Bill on banning cow slaughterOm Parkash Dhankar today said that the state is all set to introduce a Bill for "protection and upkeep" of cows in Budget Session of the As...
08 Mar, 2015, 05.09 PM IST