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. …
Quinolone antibacterials are veterinary drugs authorized for use in food animal production. The analysis of residual amounts of drugs in food from animal origin is important for quality control of products for consumers. For this purpose, Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs) have been set up by a European Union Council Regulation …
On April 1, 2005 the Mumbai High Court stayed the sale of textile mill lands in the city. The order was a pleasant surprise to many who have, over the years, seen the state machinery degenerating into a handmaiden of real-estate operators. It was also heartening that the court had …
A new species of rodent, with long whiskers, stubby legs and a dense hairy tail, has been discovered in Laos. Though the animal resembles other animals like squirrels, rats, guinea pigs and chinchillas, it is different from all of them, according to the us-based Wildlife Conservation Society (wcs), which is …
Maharashtra's innovative scheme for protecting its carnivore population and managing growing human-animal conflict brings much needed hope at a time when the entire country is incensed over dwindling tiger populations. The Maharashtra forest department (mfd) has created five wild carnivore rescue teams (wcrts) to handle emergency situations when animals enter …
Toxic scare: Residents of Hyderabad city in Pakistan's Sindh province might soon be exposed to several water-borne diseases. The city's irrigation authorities recently declared that toxic water from a local lake will be released into the Indus river, which supplies water to the city. The controversy is not new to …
danger spilling out: Mexico's oil monopoly Pemex recently confirmed the fifth fuel spill in the past four months, even as authorities quoted a requirement of US $9 billion to repair the country's degenerating oil pipeline network. Media reports said nearly 45,000 litres of oil spilled in the latest incident near …
With the help of a thriving bovine genetics business, Brazil is on the way to become the world's largest cattle exporter. The country recently witnessed the Opera and Bilara Auction, an event of prime importance for cattle breeders. Ranchers spent US $1.5 million to buy 33 fertilised cattle eggs. Ranchers …
In your book Copyrights and Copywrongs , you argue that copyright should be a matter of public policy and not pertain to intellectual property. Can you elaborate on that? Copyright in the literal sense is a property right. But it cannot be seen in the same way as rights over …
On becoming a veterinarian I was born and brought up in Bikaner, which is livestock country. Love for animals came naturally. I grew up watching animals and how people depend on them. My father's a physician, so there was a familiarity with the medical sciences. Bikaner had the only veterinary …
The study conducted in Jalgaon and Kolhapur districts of Maharashtra showed two differing scenarios insofar as the impact of milk cooperatives on production and marketed surplus is concerned. While milk cooperatives had positive and significant impact on both production and marketed surplus of milk in Kolhapur district, such impact could …
Worship of fauna and flora is a well-documented practice in India. Ganesha, the Hindu god of wisdom, is pictured as having an elephant's head. It is not surprising that temples have an inseparable association with elephants and the wealthy ones very often own a few of these animals. With elephant …
Torronto Film Festival Protests The Toronto Film Festival was marred by protests of animal rights groups, who took umbrage at one of the movies at the fest: Casuistry, the art of killing a cat. The 91-minute documentary has interviews with three cat killers
as the world begins celebrating the Wildlife Week on October 1, wild animals at the Pune-based Uttaraj Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre (uarrc), many of them injured, would lose their shelter on that day. The centre, located within the Katraj Snake Park, is one of the largest in India. Its …
biologists have known for decades that environmental pollution is adversely affecting animal behaviour worldwide. High levels of pollutants can cause gender-bending effects by altering animals' physiology, particularly their sexual organs. Now, two comprehensive reviews reveal that chemicals have a much greater impact on animal behaviour than earlier understood. Low concentrations …
Nearly 700 laboratory animals housed at the Industrial and Toxicological Research Centre's (itrc) Gheru Campus in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, have died overnight of extreme heat. The air-conditioning at the organisation's animal house went on the blink after a major power failure and due to the non-functional generators of the institute. …
