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 …
This study quantifies and maps the water footprint (WF) of humanity at a high spatial resolution. It reports on consumptive use of rainwater (green WF) and ground and surface water (blue WF) and volumes of water polluted (gray WF). Water footprints are estimated per nation from both a production and …
New Delhi: The economy is expected to grow in the range of 7.5% to 8% in the fiscal year ending March 2013, the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisory Council said on Wednesday, but cautioned that the government must unveil steps to repair public finances and rein in subsidies to bring the …
The newly established Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar, has been granted a patent by the Government of India for commercial production for the “Urea Detection in Milk” technology developed by its Veterinary Public Health and Epidemiology, College of Veterinary Sciences for testing Urea in milk. …
GUWAHATI, Feb 13 – Governor JB Patnaik has taken the initiative for launching of a white revolution in the State and as per the programme, the scheme will be launched in Tinsukia district and it will be spread to other districts of the state in a phased manner. Official sources …
It is evident that there have been some significant changes in the food consumption basket. The latest National Sample Survey data for 2009-10 (66th Round) show a further shift away from food to non-food items in all expenditure categories across both rural and urban areas. This analysis of changes across …
Anaemia aff ects a quarter of the global population, including 293 million (47%) children younger than 5 years and 468 million (30%) non-pregnant women. In addition to anaemia’s adverse health consequences, the economic eff ect of anaemia on human capital results in the loss of billions of dollars annually. In …
Milk retailers might be slapped a hefty fine for spiking prices by 27% over the past 21 months, if India’s competition watchdog finds them guilty of cartelisation. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) is considering a suo motu inquiry, or inquiry on its own, to ascertain whether retailers have colluded …
Doctors and nutritionists have long recommended avoiding all animal fats to trim cholesterol, but Danish researchers say cheese may not be so bad, and probably shouldn’t be placed in the same category as butter. According to their study, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, people who ate daily …
Food security is often incorrectly used as a justification for the inhumane confinement of animals on industrial farm animal production facilities, while in reality, the industrialization of animal agriculture jeopardizes food security by degrading the environment, threatening human health, and diminishing income-earning opportunities in rural areas. Support from governments and …
The World Bank and the TAFS (Trust in Animals and Food Safety) forum have jointly published the 'World Livestock Disease Atlas'. It is a major quantitative analysis of global animal health data (2006-2009) and addresses questions such as: Which livestock diseases cause the heaviest losses globally?; Which countries suffer the …
Although much has been said about livestock’s role in achieving food security, in reality, the subject has been only partially addressed and no current document fully covers the topic. Recognizing that food security is central to international development – and to the mandate of FAO - this report tells the …
Fresh milk delivered at your doorstep, minus any polluting plastic pouches. In a nod to environment conservation, the state animal husbandry department has decided to deliver fresh milk to households every morning through insulated tanks that will dispense half a litre at the press of a button, and would cost …
Ludhiana: With export of wool and wool blended items from the country dropping 12 per cent (in rupee terms) in 2010-11, the Wool and Woollens Export Promotion Council (WWEPC) has requested to the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Textiles to fextend the duty exemption pass book (DEPB) scheme. The scheme …
Broiler chickens (raised for their meat) are produced by the millions in industrial facilities concentrated in just a handful of states in United States of America, and much of the waste they produce ends up polluting the nation’s waterways. “In just over 50 years, the broiler industry has been transformed …
US analysis highlights the high greenhouse gas emissions of popular animal products in comparison to alternatives like lentils, rice and tomatoes. Food derived from methane-generating ruminant animals such as sheep and cows has the highest level of greenhouse gas emissions, according to research published in the US.
On Tuesday in a ceremony in Rome, the United Nations is officially declaring that for only the second time in history, a disease has been wiped off the face of the earth. Everyone has heard of smallpox. Very few have heard of the runner-up. That
Being the largest cocoon market in the State with business of over a crore rupees being transacted daily, Shidlaghatta is the preferred destination of traders seeking the best raw silk. Of the total 80,000 hectares under mulberry cultivation in the State, half of them are in Kolar and Shidlaghatta taluks. …
With the new hike cost of milk, the gap between the procurement price that the farmers get and the retail price the consumer pay has widened further to take it to almost double than the rate in the neighbouring states. The difference between two ends is nearly Rs12 paid as …
Sixty private and cooperative dairies in Maharashtra have decided to increase the selling price of milk by 3/litre from February 16. The cow milk price will go up from 26/litre to 29/litre while the buffalo variety will go up from 33/litre to 36/litre. Amul, Mahanand and Gowardhan will take a …
