Order of the National Green Tribunal (Eastern Zone Bench, Kolkata) in the matter of In Re: Unchecked cattle sheds on the opposite side of police outpost in Bidhannagar, dispute regarding its demolition Vs Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Environment, Government of West Bengal & Others dated 19/03/2024. Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation …
An experience sharing meeting on Australian origin hybrid Sweet Jumbo grass farming for farmers was held in remote char village of Bozra Diarkhata under Chilmari upazila in Kurigram on Sunday. Rangpur-Dinajpur Rural Service (RDRS) organised the meeting under the Char Livelihood Programme (CLP) to encourage the char people in farming …
Planned green grass plantation on roadsides, embankments and fallow lands can meet much of the fodder requirement that is vital to boost milk and meat production in the country, agricultural experts said yesterday.
The discharge of heavily contaminated domestic and industrial waste into Phuleli Canal in Hyderabad continues unabatedly and no relevant authority has taken notice of the grave threat this situation poses. A large portion of the province, particularly the lower Sindh, has brackish and saline underground water due to the influence …
Scientists have created the first genetic blueprint of domestic cattle, saying on Thursday the map may lead to tastier beef, better milk and even new insights about human health. The Hereford cow's is the first mapped livestock animal sequence, and the researchers think it will help explain how cattle evolved, …
In a major initiative, the National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) has decided to adopt French genetics and technology to improve the breed of non-descriptive cows through cross breeding for higher milk production. The experiment would be confined to non-descriptive breeds of cows only and in case of yields like Saiwal, …
Rajasthan has 108.53 lakhs of cattle and 104.46 lakhs buffaloes, out of which Jhunjhunu district had 122.858 cattle and 378,942 buffaloes in 2003. Cattle and buffalo rearing play an important role in improving the socio-economic condition of the rural masses by providing additional income as well as complementing agriculture. The …
This study was carried out in Delta Central Agricultural Zone of Delta State, Nigeria to examine the management of farmer-herder conflicts by community development committees (CDCs). The study revealed that farmer-herder conflicts were caused by the destruction of crops by cattle, competition for land, cattle rustling, female harassment and ethnic …
Farmers from Quepem have complained that stray cattle have been damaging their paddy fields, forcing them to keep the fields fallow. As per the high court directives, every civic body is expected to have a cattle pound to impound stray cattle. Despite the directives, stray cattle are seen everyday in …
Methane is an important greenhouse gas which significantly contributes to global warming. Livestock is a major anthropogenic source of methane emission from agriculture. India possesses the world
KOCHI: Close on the heels of Animal Welfare Board of India rejecting the applications for the registration of cattle for the annual cattle race at Kakkoor, the District Administration on Monday banned the conduct of the race and said action would be taken against those who defy the ban. District …
Methane is considered as a potent green house gas causing global warming due to photochemical reaction in the atmosphere. Methane emission from the livestock of Maharashtra has been estimated based on number of animal population reported in the live stock census 2003. As per census record there are 16.7 lakh …
KOMUL President Kadenahalli Nagaraj said that measures are being taken to distribute a manual containing information on cattle rearing, disease prevention, vaccination to the associations and milk producers by the Milk Federation. Inaugurating the new building of the Milk Producer Co-operative Society in Byrakur village of Mulubagal taluk on Saturday, …
Praduman Choubey Cattle guard Jyoti Rajak of Dhanbad will soon be covered under a group insurance scheme. Picture by Gautam Dey Dhanbad, Feb. 19: For the first time in the country, a group insurance scheme has been introduced for cattle guards. And showing the way is the Dhanbad forest division. …
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala Livestock Development Board (KLDB), a State Government undertaking, is starting a technical consultancy targeting grassroot level dairy farmers as well as prospective big investors in the State
Chikkaballapur: Dairy farming has helped the farmers to sustain themselves in times of drought. As a result the government should encourage the development of dairy farming, said legislator K P Bache Gowda. He was speaking at the foot and mouth disease vaccination programme, jointly organised by the Zilla Panchayat, Taluk …
Deputy Commissioner M K Baladevakrishna has urged all the officials to strive hard for the success of the 'Amritha' project which aims at distributing cattle to poor, widow, Devadasi and women in distress to provide them a source of income to sustain a living. Addressing the review meeting of Amritha …
