animal husbandry

Lucknow, March 30 The head of the Uttar Pradesh Cow Welfare Commission stated on Monday that cases of cow smuggling have decreased under the Yogi Adityanath government.Shyam Bihari Gupta asserted that such incidents were rampant in the state before 2017."However, after the government led by...

Jaipur, March 30 Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma said on Monday that empowering women is key to the development of the state and the country, and highlighted the various initiatives taken by the government in that direction.At an event held at the chief minister’s residence, Sharma...

New Delhi, March 30 Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Monday released over ₹20 crore for cow welfare and said her government will develop 10 "modern" gaushalas.At an event at her official residence, Jan Seva Sadan, Gupta handed over lease extension certificates to gaushala (cow shelter)...

Kathua, March 30, 2026: The Department of Floriculture organized a training and awareness program for farmers under the MIDH scheme in Kathua today. Deputy Commissioner Kathua, Rajesh Sharma, was the chief guest at the event.A large number of farmers attended the program, with the notable...

DODA, March 29: An awareness camp under the Youth Engagement and Empowerment initiative was held in the village of Shaie Arnora by the Department of Animal Husbandry, in collaboration with the local Kissan Khidmat Ghar.The program involved active participation from both youth and farmers, who...

New Delhi/Jaipur, March 27 Lok Sabha Speaker and Kota-Bundi MP Om Birla has chaired a high-level meeting to review and accelerate the integrated development of the dairy sector in the Kota-Bundi region.The meeting, held at Parliament House, was attended by Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal...

Gandhinagar, March 25 – The Gujarat government will open the ‘i-Khedut’ portal from March 27 to April 26 to accept online applications from farmers and livestock owners seeking assistance under the 148 components across agriculture, horticulture, and animal husbandry schemes for the 2026-27...

Bilaspur, March 24 Around 4,400 chickens have died due to an outbreak of bird flu (avian influenza) at a state-run poultry farm in the Koni area of Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, prompting authorities to intensify surveillance within a 10-kilometer radius, officials said on Tuesday.Joint...

Gwalior, March 24: With the harvesting of Rabi crops such as wheat, gram, mustard, and lentils already underway in Madhya Pradesh, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has appealed to farmers not to burn crop residue after harvesting, as this reduces soil fertility.Yadav said the state government has...

Datia (MP), March 24 Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav said on Tuesday that the Ken-Betwa river linking project will provide sufficient water for irrigation purposes in the Bundelkhand region and surrounding districts in the state, and no farmer will be forced to migrate from this area...

Bhopal, March 23 – Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav will address a farmers' conference to be held in the Datia district, where he will announce a series of development projects worth several crores, on Tuesday.The Chief Minister will also visit exhibitions organized by various...

Lucknow, March 21 Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has announced that the Uttar Pradesh government will honor individuals who have made outstanding contributions toward making cow protection and cow shelters self-reliant, according to an official statement.Chairing a review meeting of the Uttar...

Chandigarh, March 21 Secretary, Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE) and Director General of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) M L Jat has said that India's milk production increased from 17 million tonnes in 1950 to 247 MT in 2025.Jat, a distinguished...

The Government of India has informed the Rajya Sabha that funds have been released and utilized under the National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD) to strengthen dairy infrastructure and cooperative networks in Jammu and Kashmir over the past two years.According to data shared by Union...

Alappuzha (Kerala), March 19 Bird flu (H5N1) has been confirmed in Ward 7 of Muhamma grama panchayat in this district, prompting authorities to initiate containment measures in line with the Government of India's 2021 action plan, officials said on Thursday. Over 5,000 birds will be culled.A...

Gandhinagar, March 18 The Gujarat government has intensified its efforts to eradicate highly contagious foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) through a massive state-wide vaccination campaign, with over 3 crore doses administered to livestock so far in the fiscal year 2025-26, officials said on...

Gandhinagar, March 18 – Gujarat has reduced the spread of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in livestock to 3 per cent, while aiming for herd immunity of around 80 per cent by 2025, state officials said, attributing this progress to sustained mass vaccination drives.This development comes as India...

Kozhikode (Kerala), March 18 Authorities in the Kozhikode district have initiated precautionary and containment measures after cases of avian influenza were confirmed in multiple local bodies, officials said on Wednesday.According to the District Animal Husbandry Officer, bird flu has been...

Lucknow, March 17 Eggs sold in Uttar Pradesh will have expiry dates on them, just like packaged medicines, as the state government has made it mandatory for egg producers to stamp expiry dates on their products from April 1, an official said on Tuesday.Additional Chief Secretary, Animal...

Jaipur, March 17 The Rajasthan government will vaccinate over two crore cattle heads under the seventh phase of its foot-and-mouth disease control program, officials said on Tuesday.The seventh phase of the statewide campaign, which was launched by Animal Husbandry Minister Joraram Kumawat...