Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari threatens lives livelihoods appearing in the Telangana Today dated 13.05.2025" dated 29/05/2025. The application was registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled Telangana: Deepening pollution crisis in Godawari …
Wildlife enthusiasts in Bellary are worried at the sighting of an increasing number of Indian grey wolves found with their left fore leg limping, which they suspect could be due to some dreaded disease. Experts split on possible cause for limping wolves. photo by Dr S K ArunMining in Bellary …
Hyderabad, July 4: The outbreak of a bacterial infection has killed a Chowsingha (four horned antelopes) and two Barasinghas (swamp deer) at the Nehru Zoological Park. Veterinary pathologists found bacterial lesions on the animal caracas. A zoo official said,
Wildlife authorities have sounded an alert for Ranthambhore and Sariska tiger sanctuaries in the State following the death of some tigers in the Siberian region of Russia by an unknown disease during the past one month. The alert came ahead of plans to shift two more tigers from Ranthambhore to …
With the objective of providing treatment for animals in rural areas, the Madhya Pradesh Government has made mobile veterinary hospital units available to rural areas. Veterinary Minister Ajay Vishnoi distributed 38 mobile veterinary hospital units to 38 districts. These units were flagged off to rural areas from Kamdhenu Bhavan in …
India has joined a select group of 12 countries which have been declared as most secure nations from the deadly mad cow disease, which could boost the country's bovine meat exports. In its 78th general session in Paris recently , the World Organisation of Animal Health (OIE) recognised India as …
It is the week after Holi. We are sitting in Netsinh, a village 65 kms from the city of Jaisalmer in Rajasthan. Derawar Singh is throwing a daavat (banquet) for he has purchased a tractor. A goat has been slaughtered for the occasion. Netsinh has 250 families, all of whom …
A ONE-AND-A-HALF-YEAROLD elephant was found dead at the Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History in Anaikatty, near here. The post-mortem report revealed that the calf that had come to quench thirst died due to hepatitis B besides severe parasite infection. Forest guard R Kumar said, "The calf along …
Ananya Dutta KOLKATA: A four-month-old elephant calf, which was abandoned by its mother and rescued two months ago, died of continued diarrhoea and dysentery at the Alipore Zoological Gardens here in the early hours of Friday. The calf, separated from its herd when it was less than two months old, …
In the past century, two major outbreaks of disease led to the discovery of hantaviruses in the Old and New Worlds. The first outbreak occurred during the Korean War (1950 to 1953), wherein more than 3,000 United Nations troops fell ill with Korean hemorrhagic fever, which is commonly referred to …
Gavin Wall From equity and livelihood perspectives, livestock rearing must be at the centre stage of poverty alleviation programmes. Livestock rearing is a key livelihood and risk mitigation strategy for small and marginal farmers, particularly across the rain-fed regions of India. Livestock products comprised 32 per cent of the total …
One way for "dollar-poor" small-scale farmers to increase their income per hectare is to switch to higher value agricultural products, such as meat, milk or eggs. Stronger engagement in livestock production, however, exposes smallholders to additional risks, such as losing their animals through theft, predation or disease. While farmers
Young farmers in Ratnagiri are successfully preserving the unique diversity of the region by integrating small scale agriculture with livestock production.
Recent evidence from India suggests that rearing indigenous poultry rather than focusing on commercial breeds that give a higher yield can significantly contribute to the self-sufficiency and cultural wealth of rural communities
KENDRAPARA: Suspected Sara (crypasomaisis) and anthrax diseases have claimed at least 35 head of cattle and goats in last two weeks in Kendrapara district. The diseases were first detected during first week of January. Only after the diseases spread to many villages, the authorities woke up and announced a contingency …
ANAND S.T. DAS Initially suspected of being a possible secret surveillance tool used by terrorist outfits, the barheaded goose with a satellite tracking fixed to it finally emerged as a beneficial bird helping Indian scientists in their study of avian influenza : This goose could just have got killed if …
Jaipur: Eleven spotted deer have died due to extreme cold conditions at Jaipur Zoo here in the last two days, State wildlife official sources said on Monday. The deer, commonly known as chital, were suffering from suspected pneumonia and succumbed on January 16 and 17, they said, adding despite best …
The Centre on Sunday said it was monitoring the situation in West Bengal in event of the outbreak of avian flu in two villages in the state. The health ministry in its report on the current situation over the flu said that culling of birds have commenced and more than …
The bison, which was sent to Hyderabad zoo in exchange of pair of tiger, has reportedly died on Friday night due to disease, the report says. Although there was no formal confirmation from Goa forest department over the issue, the report from Hyderabad confirmed that six-year old female bison, Rani …
A brainstorming session for strengthening the veterinary and animal husbandry service delivery system in Assam was held in the College of Veterinary Science, Assam Agricultural University, Khanapara, Guwahati on January 8. The meeting of the senior scientists and administrators of the university and the officers of the Animal Husbandry and …
