Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …
The controversy over the city district government's animal vaccination drive continues to rage as animals are reportedly developing abscesses and falling ill, while some have died after being administered an unknown vaccine by CDGK-hired contractors
As many as 13 cows died after consuming poison at Daldi village in Wankaner Taluka of Rajkot district on Sunday afternoon. According to sources in the Wankaner police, Vaghji Hamir Bharvad has registered a complaint against three persons
Rinderpest, an animal disease that devastated cattle and other animals-and their human keepers-across Eurasia and Africa for millennia, may join smallpox as the only viral diseases to have been eradicated.
The next time you see an injured dog or bird and want to nurse it, just call Animal Link at 9932170235. This was the assurance given at the inauguration of the organisation for the destitute and injured creatures. "Animals are interlinked with humans and form an important part of their …
A two-month-old male elephant calf that got separated from its mother from the wild was rescued by forest officials in Erode district. The elephant calf has been sent to the Vandalur zoo for rehabilitation. Zoo authorities said the calf was sighted near the Bhavani Sagar dam in Erode district a …
A walk was organised to raise awareness against chopping of trees and hunting of animals and birds in Thar here on Sunday. The Society for Conservation and Protection of Environment (SCOPE) and Mahol Dost Forum organised the event. A good number of people from different walks of life participated in …
In a bid to check the increasing number of stray cattle on the Capital's roads, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi will now tag each animal with a microchip to facilitate easy tracking and keep a tab on their mortality. At a meeting of the MCD Standing Committee here on Wednesday, …
Sydney: Organic chickens might have a better life but when it comes to the end, there is no difference in the taste between free range and factory-raised birds, according to a taste test by Australian food experts. Consumer advocate Choice lined up a panel of four food experts to taste …
The spotting of nearly 100 dead chickens on Sunday at two spots near the famous Buddhist pilgrimage site of Sarnath has triggered a bird flu scare in the area. The birds were seen lying along the Varanasi-Ghazipur railway track in Lohia Nagar area under the Sarnath police station. The locals …
Bird deaths have been reported from Ghatshila in East Singhbhum division of Jharkhand. By February 3, 500 birds had perished. Jharkhand does not have enough laboratories to check blood samples of birds. So the cause of the deaths has not been ascertained. The local administration rushed a team led by …
Authorities in Pakistan's port city of Karachi confirmed H5N1 virus on February 1 in poultry farms on the city's outskirts. The poultry director of Sindh province, Ali Akbar Soomro, said that the National Reference Laboratory of Islamabad found the virus in samples taken on January 28. In December 2007, eight …
With the bird flu assuming serious proportions, it seems that some regular guests to the country aren't very welcome. The needle of suspicion has pointed at migratory birds that visit India every winter from Siberia and eastern Europe. The birds usually arrive in October at wetlands across the country, including …
Surveillance projects in India include the World Bank-funded Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme. This has been modified recently to track animal diseases, including avian influenza. Costs for this nationally regulated system of surveillance are shared by the centre and the states. Various government agencies have also been on alert. A Joint …
Mr. P.G. Jayachandran of Thrissur district in Kerala in his farm. Generating a better income from a limited area is an art, especially in farming operations, where judicious use of available space is an important factor. Very fewfarmers who practise integrated farming succeed in generating a good income from it. …
The 10th Venu Menon National Animal Award's Ceremony was recently held here. Kapila Vatsyayan, Member of Parliament; Sathya Saran, renowned journalist and editor, DNA; MK Ranjitsinh, chairman Wildlife Trust of India; KB Menon, chairman, Venu Menon Animal Allies Foundation graced the occasion and conferred awards on six individuals, two organisations …
The State Government has lifted the ban on the import of poultry and poultry products from the rest of the country, barring West Bengal. The Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Commissioner and Secretary Shyam Lal Mewara signed the order to this effect yesterday. The State Government imposed the ban on the …
For making a difference to the lives of animals by kindness, courage The 10th Venu Menon National Animal Awards were presented to six individuals, two organisations and one community at a function here on Tuesday for making a difference to the lives of animals by acts of kindness and extraordinary …
