Shepherds in distress: No procurement by J&K Wool Board since 2019 as COVID-19 mars market

The sector was already in bad shape with the country’s growing reliance on imported wool 

IN PHOTOS | India’s vultures again on the edge

The use of dicofenac in animals again threatens vultures besides three new drugs — aeclofenac, ketoprofen and nimesulide

Shear desperation: How can India’s wool sector be revived

India’s once thriving wool economy now depends on imports to sustain demand. Will the recent import of Australian Merino sheep for …

"The camel's lower jaw is unique"

Camel physician T K Gahlot heads the surgery department at the College of Veterinary & Animal Science in Bikaner, Rajasthan. He tells …

In photos: Hard times for India’s wool industry

India’s wool industry may have set off on a decline: Degrading pastureland and an increase in agricultural activity has affected sheep herding …

These farmers in Bikaner, Rajasthan have faced locusts 3 times in one year

They face an uncertain future as many have not received any help from the government

Drug debacle: Diclofenac was not the last threat for India’s vultures

Sixteen years after India banned the veterinary use of diclofenac to save its vultures, three other drugs revive the old challenge

Drought in Bikaner: Cattle die of starvation, fodder costlier by over 150%

West Rajasthan stares at drought, records rainfall deficit of 24% till September 7

How to make camel milk profitable for small herders

Forming a cooperative to streamline production and market products can benefit small-scale herders who are losing income

Wild spread of lumpy skin disease in Rajasthan may have been triggered by climate change

Vectors of the viral disease thrive during periods of heavy rainfall like the kind the state witnessed this year

Tracking locust attack: Cotton crop spread over 700 hectares destroyed in Bikaner

Farmers in a dilemma with no income to pay for living expenses as well as debt

Lumpy Skin Disease outbreak shows livestock diseases are not just about animals; here is why

Down To Earth reports from Rajasthan and Delhi on how outbreaks like Lumpy Skin Disease have harsh economic and food security implications and …

Promised land turns arid

Rajasthan fails to allot land to those displaced by Pong dam

Rajasthan Locust Attack: Pests plus lockdown leave farmers in a soup

Destruction of the cotton crop, unsold rabi crops like wheat and barley and lack of help from the government making things worse for farmers

Rajasthan farmers revive agitation over irrigation water

Vulture nemesis returns in new avatar

New painkiller used on cattle gets metabolised into diclofenac

Impatient to sterilise

In a hurry to bring down fertility rate, health officials are blatantly flouting government’s guidelines

As Jaisalmer villagers fight for sacred grove, a larger question looms

Allocation of village land for the development of solar and wind parks at the cost of pasture land is detrimental for villages

Keeping cancer alive

Punjab has been in the grip of cancer for over a decade but the government has ignored the threat. Sonal Matharu reports with photographer …

India becomes first country to adopt an agroforestry policy

Four-day world congress on agroforestry in Delhi pushes for accelerating growing trees on farms for sustainable agriculture and mitigating …

COVID-19 makes summer 2020 harsh for Rajasthan’s pastoralists

Pastoralists suspend migration to other states, fodder crisis in several villages

COVID-19 lockdown and the impact on camels in Rajasthan

Camel herders face problems in getting care for their animals because of the nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus …

Gamble for guar, soy

Despite demand and production, farmers lose to futures trading