Tiger ties

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Shifting diets can help bridge food gap; reduce pressure on land, water and climate: report

The proposed diet shifts target countries that currently consume, or are projected to use by 2050, high amounts of calories, protein or beef.

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US non-profit urges quick-service restaurants to get antibiotics off menu

Use of antibiotics in food-producing animals is recognised by WHO as contributing to the global antibiotic resistance burden in humans

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Trimming the excess: how cutting down on junk food could help save the environment

In a warming world with a growing population and dwindling resources, we can no longer afford to eat food that's bad for both our health and the …

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Global food companies fail to ensure deforestation-free beef

No initiative by top global brands to check deforestation in South America, finds study

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India needs to do a lot more to align itself with OIE strategy on combating antimicrobial resistance

Present initiatives in India remain sporadic and fragmented

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Understanding the bug

Book>> The Viral Storm • by Nathan D Wolfe • Penguin • Rs 450

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ENOUGH MEAT

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Meat for thought

A method used to slaughter cattle may spread mad cow disease

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All that is bad

ends up in Africa? A suspect consignment reaches the shores of Kenya riling the natives

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THAILAND

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Animal passion

ANIMALSCAM" Kathleen Marquardt Regnery Gateway, Washington $24

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Piloting extinction

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Ban on bones

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Quick facts about the world’s livestock economy

A recent report reveals the world's dependence on livestock for food, economic security, trade, and inter-dependence with agriculture in both …

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Wildlife markets in Laos host dangerous pathogens, finds study

There is a high risk of transmission of these pathogens to humans posing a potential threat to gloabl health

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Biting cold for pashmina

Thousands of changra goats die of starvation as record snow buries pastures

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Deadly beef

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Antimicrobial resistance a ticking time bomb, warn world health experts

They were speaking at a live broadcast organised at the 69th World Health Assembly

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World's consumption levels are breaking new records, says report

The consumption demands of more than seven billion people are exerting pressure on the planet's finite resources

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Meat industry has always opposed and influenced dietary guidelines in US

Marion Nestle, author of Food Politics, speaks on sustainable diet and interference of meat and sugar industry in food policy …

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Proper diet for children should include eggs to provide good quality proteins

Veena Shatrugna has campaigned vigorously against brahmanical influence on the ‘balanced diet’. She explains the politics of …

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Plants have proteins

A case for producing less meat

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Rise of livestock

Agriculture sector undergoes a historic change as livestock surpasses the economy of food grain

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Spoilt for choice

Are cheap food prices reason to cheer?

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