Rs 11,607 crore, the cost of feeding unproductive cattle in India
An unproductive cow can incur a loss of Rs 60 per day, and stray cows are millions in number
World Camel Day: Rearing as an art of healing
The relationship between camels and their rearers continues to be pronounced by centuries-old customs
Pasture posture in time of climate change
The United Nation’s latest appeal for national support to protect mobility of pastoralists brings focus to this ancient, climate-resilient …
India now has 212 indigenous livestock breeds after ICAR-NBAGR registers 10 new ones
The 10 new breeds included three new cattle, one buffalo, three goats and three pigs
FAO report outlines sustainable ways to deal with livestock methane emissions
Improving feed efficiency increases animal productivity per unit of feed, may increase farm profitability
UP Assembly Elections 2022: Why stray cattle is a poll-issue this time
Cattle protection legislations have not only destroyed the circular economy in UP but also let loose animals onto roads and fields
Centre lays down policy on cattle dehorning & castration 63 years after implementation of animal cruelty Act
Notification defines how to carry out painful procedures on animals; rearers say cattle at mercy of veterinarian
Chhattisgarh’s Godhan Nyay: How it aims to revive rural economy, organic farming
A significant number of beneficiaries of the scheme are women and from backward community. Balod, Dhamtari, Durg, Raipur and Rajnadgaon districts …
2022 too short, too far: A tough year for farmers, cattle owners
Down To Earth recaps the primary environment, health and developmental news from 2022
The magician farmer
How a farmer from Bihar used magic tricks to convert others in his village to organic farming
Homegrown benefit: Why ‘desi’ should be the catchword for India’s dairy sector
A shift from exotic and crossbred cattle to indigenous breeds that are better adapted to changing climate and resistant to diseases will help the …
‘The Amazon recycles water’
Down To Earth speaks to environmental scientist Deborah Lawrence on the Amazon blazes
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
