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 …
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 …
New milky way
Private players are entering the Indian dairy market in a big way. Dairy cooperatives, which ushered in the White Revolution, need to expand and …
‘There is not enough milk’
Amrita Patel was part of the White Revolution that made India self-sufficient in milk. She joined Kaira District Cooperative Milk Producers’…
Astray?
From the Gir National Park in Gujarat to the Sunderbans in West Bengal, lions and tigers are ranging far beyond territories administered by the …
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
Relief for meat, leather traders as Supreme Court stays Centre’s ban on cattle slaughter
The Centre will revise the rules on cattle trade by August after getting inputs from states
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
In poll-bound MP, Rajasthan, the cow finds space in manifestos, not cowsheds
Farmers are leaving their cattle and cowsheds are in a pitiable condition but they hardly figure in political parties' poll promises
Cowering behind lies
PETER B STONE presents an objective re-examination of the recent scare over the mad cow disease in Europe
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
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
No milking the super-cows
The European Community has opposed injecting cows with the controversial hormone bovine somatrophin to boost milk production
Reviving the Tharparker cattle breed
An NGO in Barmer has launched Tharparker animal breed improvement programmes in Minjrad and another village in the district. Two pure Tharparker …
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 …
Come back holy cow
Cow, from being an axis of a farmer’s economy to being abandoned, is too big a change people would bargain for
Sandalwood moment for cows; Madhya Pradesh’s proposed law will be the last nail for livestock economy
Government's proposal to make abandonment of cows punishable will make it a pariah breed and would fuel widespread black market for trade, just …
Ruminant ramifications
Beef, the staple food of the British, finds itself out of favour as a ban on its sale sweeps across UK and also the European Union
Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections 2022: Rs 355 crore spent on stray cattle, but problem persists
Rs 30 being given for the daily upkeep of cows in cattle shelter simply not enough, say voices on the ground
Subabul biscuits boost milk yield
Cattle fed with subabul biscuits can produce up to 20 per cent more milk. The fast-growing tree also produces useful timber.
High-five
Scientists are rediscovering the value of the unique combination of five products of the cow, especially as pesticide
Stray cattle menace: UP farmers refuse to diversify crops over depredation
Abandoned cows prefer new, different crops but losses equally distributed if everyone plants sugarcane, say farmers
Smells like trouble
The tax liability of New Zealand's farmers is set to rise because their bovine assets -- hold your breath -- belch and break wind!
She sells cow dung products but not milk to save India’s desi cows
Meet Aparna Rajagopal, a lawyer-turned-organic farmer who has created a business from the dung of native Indian cow breeds
When bulls light bulbs
Bull power can be used to generate electricity, as an experiment conducted in Gujarat demonstrates