The IMF’s April 2025 Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa presents a clear warning: regional growth is slowing, debt pressures are mounting, and donor assistance is declining. Yet the report outlines critical opportunities particularly in domestic revenue mobilization, structural reform, and private sector activation that can shape a more resilient …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Kulwinder Singh Sandhu & Others Vs Ram Murti & Others dated 11/09/2023. The issue raised in the original application (No 465/2019) was the crude and unscientific carcass disposal at village Ladhowal, district Ludhiana, Punjab. The tribunal had constituted a Committee …
The Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying (MoFAHD) on June 07, 2023, issued a notification regarding inviting comments/ suggestions on the Draft Live-Stock and Live-Stock Products [Importation and Exportation] Bill, 2023. An Act to frame measures for the regulation of the importation of live-stock and live-stock products as well …
Delhi Pollution Control Committee report to the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Shailesh Singh Vs Central Pollution Control Board & Others dated 29/04/2022. The NGT, February 23, 2022 had directed that the defects pointed out in the joint committee report in the running of Poultry Market and M/s …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Gauri Maulekhi Vs Union of India & Others dated 10/12/2021. Grievance in the application is against inadequacy of regulatory regime by way of Consent mechanism under the Water and the Air Acts to prevent degradation of the environment on account …
A recent report has revealed that around 20 dairy companies are responsible for more greenhouse emissions than Germany, Britain, or France. The livestock companies are earning billions of dollars in this operation. Notably, running a dairy farm contributes significantly to the emission of carbon dioxide, and animal agriculture reports around …
This report highlights gaps and possibilities in the guidance of the Tripartite organizations on antimicrobial use in food-producing animals. It presents current practices in India with regard to their use in multiple food-animal sectors and identifies gaps and possibilities in policies and guidelines. It recommends conserving the use of critically …
This Powering Livelihoods market research report provides insights on the market potential for hydroponics fodder units - a vertical farming technology to manufacture green fodder. The usage of solar power provides a unique value proposition and reliability for these 100 per cent renewable energy-based products. The report highlights key geographies …
In China, the outbreak of the African Swine Fever is expected to result in a 27% drop in the production of pigmeat, the country’s most consumed meat product. Using the OECD-FAO Aglink-Cosimo model, this paper examines the impact of this production shortfall on global markets for livestock products and animal …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Kulwinder Singh Sandhu & Others Vs Ram Murti & Others dated 15/04/2021. The original matter related to unscientific carcass disposal at village Ladhowal, district Ludhiana, Punjab. The matter was then considered in the light of the report submitted by the …
The World Health Organization (WHO) and partners have called for countries to suspend sales of live wild mammals in traditional food markets, also known as “wet markets”, in efforts to prevent the emergence of new deadly diseases, such as COVID-19.
Report by the Chief Secretary, Government of Punjab in compliance of National Green Tribunal order of September 25, 2019 i the matter of Escon Arena Apartment Owners Association Vs Punjab Pollution Control Board & Others. The matter related to the allegation of an industry - Ajay Gelatine Pvt. Ltd. functioning …
African swine fever (ASF) is a virulent disease of pigs that originated in Africa and has been reported in other continents from the 1950s1. It has recently spread into Eastern Asia and was recorded for the first time in China in August 2018. Original Source
Since the first reports of novel pneumonia (COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei province, China, there has been considerable discussion on the origin of the causative virus, SARS-CoV-23 (also referred to as HCoV-19). Infections with SARS-CoV-2 are now widespread, and as of 11 March 2020, 121,564 cases have been confirmed in more …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Bhudev Singh Vs Central Pollution Control Board & Others dated 18/02/2020 regarding remedial action by M/s Hillal Bone Mill at village Babeina, Behjoi Road, District Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh for compliance of Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 and …
Report by the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB), Lucknow in compliance of the NGT order of October 22, 2019 (O.A. No. 835/2019) in the matter of RTI Activist Vs State of Uttar Pradesh. The NGT had directed the UPPCB to look into the operation of M/s Amroon Foods Pvt. …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Madhusudhan Reddy Vs State of Telangana dated 31/10/2019 regarding pollution caused by Kisan Agro Feeds Factory in Kothapalli, Village Yacharam (MO) Ranga Reddy, Telangana in the process of extracting oil from the dead bodies of animals. The oil is mixed …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Bhudev Singh Vs Central Pollution Control Board & Others dated 09/10/2019 regarding remedial action by M/s Hillal Bone Mill at village Babeina, Behjoi Road, District Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh for compliance of Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 and …
Asian companies have been poor at dealing with the risks of such growth -- greenhouse gas emissions, deforestation, water scarcity and more says the FAIRR Protein Producer Index 2019 released today. These are Asian meat, fish and dairy producers with a combined market capitalization of $190 billion. They represent 26% …
Food systems have the potential to nurture human health and support environmental sustainability, however our current trajectories threaten both. The EAT–Lancet Commission addresses the need to feed a growing global population a healthy diet while also defining sustainable food systems that will minimise damage to our planet.
Switching from beef to alternative proteins could save millions of lives and dramatically slash greenhouse gas emissions, the World Economic Forum said. New research conducted by the Oxford Martin School for WEF showed that efforts to replace meat and especially beef could provide huge benefits for human health and the …
