What is pushing India's small dairy farmers out of business?
A new study establishes a link between global development in dairy industries and slowing down of local small-scale dairy business
Stop cow vigilantism; take urgent steps to end violence: Supreme Court tells Centre
The apex court also asked chief secretaries of each state to consult DGPs to keep highways safe from cow vigilante groups
Parasite expunger
Scientists claim to have identified the constituent of human blood that destroys a parasite which plays havoc with livestock
Australia is set to ban live sheep exports. What will this mean for the industry?
Australia is not the first country to implement a live export ban
Remodel food systems
The climate change crisis is human-made; it is we humans who must rework our lives; we cannot go ahead with the current model of agriculture …
'Kerala may have suffered economic losses of up to Rs 20,000 crore due to floods'
The tourism and agriculture industry in the state have borne the brunt of destruction
Piano pagers
DTE Reportage: India’s dairy industry in trouble
DTE reports as to how climate change, government policies, COVID-19 and other factors brought the dairy sector to its knees
As told to Gujarat Vidhan Sabha: State’s donkeys, camels in peril
Chinese medicine responsible for decline in donkey population; lack of grazing areas and mechanisation responsible for camel’s decline
India's camel population is declining
With increasing mechanisation and synthetic fertiliser usage, the camel is no longer needed for transportation, ploughing and manure
Community-based natural resource management in Himachal still weak
A host of measures are needed to ensure community-based natural resource management and better provisioning of ecological services for the …
Odisha’s climate refugees: Satabhaya’s cattle farmers suffer in new homes
The once-prosperous community has been left to fend for itself after losing its rich economy to the ravages of the sea
Superbugs pose alarming threat to public health: EU report
The report finds high drug-resistance in three common zoonotic bacteria, which can be transferred to humans through food or environment
Go Gokul gone
For all the noise around cow protection, NDA's cow mission, the very first it announced on assuming power, has nearly died
OBC households depend more on livestock than other reserved castes: report
The NSSO report points out that only less than 2 per cent of total rural households depend solely on livestock
Grasses aren't meant for cows alone
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"We cannot just sit and wait for development support"
Martha Wangari Karua is a cabinet minister for water resource management and development in Kenya. A lawyer by profession, she is among that rare …
India shining meets Hindutva
Uma Bharti is getting serious. The newly elected chief minister of Madhya Pradesh (MP) has unleashed a development agenda built around the 'cow …
Organic livestock farming: A revolution in the making
Ensuring a profound balance in the functionalities between the organic suppliers and the global market might just turn out to be most influential …
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 …
First yak domesticated 2,500 years ago near the Brahmaputra in Tibet, not far from Indian border: Study
Not only did humans in Bangga domesticate yaks, they also domesticated cattle and created hybrid offsprings by crossing the two
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 …
Antimicrobial Awareness Week 2021: FAO launches action plan 2021–2025
The new plan aims to extend FAO’s capacity development assistance to its members
Drought damage
Where's the beef?