How cow became the mother of demigods

The current political discourse on cow protection disregards the history of beef eating in India

Vanishing green

Participants at a recent conference conference on man, animal and environment discuss ways to solve the problem of overgrazing

What's eating the grasslands?

Overgrazing is just the tip of the iceberg.The real culprit is mismanagement

Treasures in grass

India has a huge variety of grasses. But the wealth is being destroyed

Water wise in Uttarakhand

Scientific implementation of developmental programmes is needed for the optimal utilisation of water resources

"There can be no development without women"

REACHING Doongri, a picturesque village perched 1,750 m above sea level in the Pindar valley in Chamoli district, is a daunting task. The nearest …

The milk that ate the grass

India may be the largest producer of milk in the world, but at an incredible cost. In achieving this distinction, the country's vast cattle …

Biting cold for pashmina

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

India's research on forage crops fails to avert fodder shortage

But it does churn out some unconventional alternatives

A lesson in bad environmental management

The 'other' food crisis

Can goats secure livelihood for small and marginal farmers?

The Centre's discussions on boosting the goat sector to double farmers’ incomes may be futile if fodder and grazing lands, both …

As told to Parliament (December 23, 2022): Most crop damage due to heavy rains, floods in Karnataka this year

The state saw 1,031,102 hectares of damaged crop area, followed by Assam with 245,837.7 ha  

Drought and livestock

Lalu Yadav convicted in fodder scam

Another former chief Minister of Bihar, Jagannath Mishra, also convicted; Supreme Court ruling disqualifies Lalu as member of Parliament

Fodder scam: two Bihar politicians get 5 years in jail

R K Rana and Dhruv Bhagat were considered close associates of RJD leader Laloo Praad Yadav at one time

How India is killing the country’s largest economy of the poor

New restriction on cattle slaughter will severely cripple the livestock economy which is bigger than crop economy; poor farmers shifted to …

Fire in the mountain

Acute fodder crisis behind forest fires in Himachal Pradesh

Wild buffaloes threatened

US town compensated for wildlife conservation

How is fodder crisis rendering livestock vulnerable?

Today, India faces an acute fodder shortage that has left drought-hit farmers and livestock vulnerable. Jitendra finds out how fodder crisis has …

A fighting chance

One man's dedication transformed the degraded, deforested land of his village

A village that took on miners

20 hectares of millet

Missing the grass for the trees

Overprotection of grasslands in India is leading to its decline