All that you need to know about what's wrong with India's cow laws and the problems they are leading to in a five-part series
India's Cow Crisis Part 1: Nepal bears the brunt of India's cow vigilantism
Hounded by cow vigilantes and trade restrictions, farmers in Uttar Pradesh's border areas abandon their unproductive cattle in Nepalese villages creating havoc there. Click to read the story
India's Cow Crisis Part 2: Threat of decline looms over livestock economy after 35 years’ growth
The value output of the livestock economy is Rs 9.18 lakh crore, managed mostly by small and marginal farmers, who are now hit the hardest. Click here to read the full story
India's Cow Crisis Part 3: Brutal to kill India’s ancient Uber economy
Sunita Narain on cow-vigilantism, cattle trade and the collapse of the livestock economy of India. Read the full article here
India’s Cow Crisis Part 4: The stigma of Mewat
How this backward district in Haryana has borne the brunt of stringent cow-related laws. Click here to read the entire article
India’s Cow Crisis Part 5: Penalty for abandoning cattle final nail in coffin
The increasing trend of legal penalty for abandonment will backfire. Click here to read the last part of the series
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