Centre launches 21st Livestock Census at Rs 200 cr cost; data to help Govtframe right policiesUnion Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh launched the 21st Livestock Census, to be conducted till February 2025 with a budget of Rs 200 crore. The...
25 Oct, 2024, 01.46 PM IST
Maharashtra cabinet nod for cow service commission to implement beef ban lawThe cow service commission is being formed by the Eknath Shinde-BJP government on the lines of similar bodies set up by other BJP-ruled sta...
20 Mar, 2023, 11.18 AM IST
Himalayan Yak gets FSSAI tagThe FSSAI tag is following the proposal of the Dirang (Arunachal Pradesh) based National Research Centre on Yak (NRC-Y). NRC-Y Director Mih...
26 Nov, 2022, 10.19 PM IST
Telangana demands early central nod for livestock, fisheries projects worth Rs 698.27 crThe state government has proposed dozen-odd projects based on the new central government guidelines issued for the 2021-22 financial year, ...
22 Sep, 2021, 03.56 PM IST
Livestock rearing is principal source of income for 3.7% of the agricultural households: Economic Survey 2018-19As per the 70th round of NSSO, livestock rearing was the principal source of income to about 3.7 per cent of the agricultural households.
04 Jul, 2019, 02.00 PM IST
West Bengal's animal resources development department to rear chickens for sale in the marketState government officials said that increased supply of meat will bring down the price of chicken to be within the reach of most people in...
12 Feb, 2018, 01.07 PM IST
Mulayam raises issue of cow slaughter in Lok SabhaMulayam Singh Yadav today raised in the Lok Sabha concern over cow slaughter and the declining number of the bovine, an issue dear to the s...
10 May, 2016, 03.10 PM IST
Government focussing on backyard poultry to help BPL familiesAgriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh said focus was being given to backyard poultry "which is crucial for livelihood and nutritional secu...
22 Dec, 2015, 02.49 PM IST
Livestock causes 15% of all emissions worldwide: ScientistsMeat consumption has zoomed up from 70 million tons in 1961 to 278 million tons in 2009 a 300% increase in 50 years.
16 Dec, 2015, 12.10 PM IST
Beef eating bad for environment: ExpertsReligious taboos are one aspect but there is also a very strong environmental angle for not eating beef.
11 Oct, 2015, 09.15 AM IST
Punjab urges Centre to institute awards for livestock farmersPunjab government has urged the Centre to institute awards to motivate livestock farmers, saying there is hardly any incentive for this sec...
22 Jul, 2015, 03.30 PM IST
Farmers stare at losses as Pakistani shelling kills livestockAccording to official figures, 130 sheds in R S Pura, Arnia, Gakhriyal, Pargwal, Samba and Kathua sectors in Jammu are damaged beyond repai...
13 Oct, 2014, 11.32 AM IST
- Arunachal minister Chowna Mein urges Centre to enhance funding pattern
Mein accompanied by Arunachal MP Ninong Ering called on Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh at Krishi Bhawan, New Delhi on Tuesday...
18 Sep, 2014, 01.26 PM IST
- Wild grazers make up 76.4% of lion prey in Gir
The lions of Gir are more expert hunters than cattle lifters. A study by experts revealed that lions within the sanctuary hunt ungulates - ...
10 Sep, 2014, 12.26 PM IST
- Farmers preferring to rear livestock for meat
India's almost-indelible perch atop global milk-producing nations is showing the first signs of cracks with farmers increasingly preferring...
05 Feb, 2010, 06.01 AM IST
- Trinidad leases first parcels of 'megafarms' to lower food prices
Officials in Trinidad say they have leased the first parcels of state-owned land to people who will transform them into megafarms to help o...
03 May, 2008, 07.37 AM IST
- J-K govt to launch schemes to educate farmers
Jammu and Kashmir government will launch eight schemes to educate the farmers about the latest technology in cattle rearing and livestock i...
03 May, 2007, 06.50 PM IST