livestock

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...

New Delhi, March 25 Union Minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh highlighted on Wednesday that India's milk production has increased by nearly 70 per cent in the last 11 years to 248 million tonnes in 2024-25, and that the country will be free from Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in the next three years...

Islamabad, March 22. Pakistan is one of the most climate-vulnerable nations in the world, with climate change posing an existential threat to its agriculture and food chain, according to the Pakistan Economic Survey 2024-25 and recent World Bank assessments. The crisis is devastating its rivers...

Berhampur (Odisha), March 22 Panic gripped villagers in the Patrapur block of Odisha's Ganjam district after a video of a suspected leopard sitting on a nearby hill went viral on social media.However, forest officials said they found no footprints or received any reports of livestock being...

Windhoek, March 21 – Namibia has declared a foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) control area in the southern Kharas Region to safeguard its FMD-free status and protect access to international export markets, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform said on Saturday.The...

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...

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...

Jaipur, March 15 Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma said on Sunday that the state government is working with the resolve of building a 'Developed Rajasthan', and the enthusiasm among the people will further strengthen its efforts to build a developed state.Addressing participants at the...

Dibrugarh (Assam), March 12 Over a hundred people have been affected by a storm in Dibrugarh district of Assam on Thursday, officials said.The storm was followed by heavy rainfall, which damaged houses and crops, they said."Over a hundred people were affected in the Lezai Kalakhowa area of...

Amaravati, March 10 With rising temperatures across the state ahead of summer, Andhra Pradesh Home Minister Vangalapudi Anitha on Tuesday directed officials to take precautionary measures to prevent loss of human and animal life due to heatwaves.The minister instructed officials to implement...

New Delhi, March 10 The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought responses from the Centre and others on a plea challenging the validity of a rule dealing with the custody of animals pending litigation.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta agreed to hear the plea and issued notice to the...

March 9, Kohima: Member of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly, Nuklutoshi, has raised concerns about the impact of firecrackers on the environment, people, and livestock.During today's session, he questioned why firecrackers are not restricted during Christmas and New Year, but are restricted...

Chandigarh, March 8 The Punjab government has allocated Rs 1,010 crore for comprehensive disaster relief and mitigation following the devastating floods that struck the state last year, Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema said on Sunday.While presenting the state budget for 2025-26 in the...

New Delhi, March 6 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that since agriculture is a state subject, states must be encouraged to fulfill their budgetary responsibilities, as he called for strengthening budget provisions at the district level for maximum impact.Addressing the third...

New Delhi, February 27 Zenex Animal Health India, an animal health company, has acquired a majority stake in VievePharm, a specialist in natural animal nutrition based in the Netherlands, for an undisclosed sum, the company said on Friday.The deal gives Zenex a manufacturing and sales base in...

Aizawl, February 27 Mizoram has suffered a loss of ₹960 crore due to the persistent outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF), which has claimed over 71,000 pigs since 2021, state Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Minister C Lalsawivunga informed the assembly on Friday.The minister said the virus...

United Nations, February 26 – Approximately 6.5 million people, or about a third of Somalia's population, will face crisis levels of hunger by March, an increase of 1.7 million since January, UN officials warned.Speaking to reporters on Wednesday at the UN headquarters via video link, World...

India and Brazil have set an ambitious target to increase their bilateral trade to $30 billion by 2030, up from the previous target of $20 billion. P Kumaran, Secretary (East) in the Ministry of External Affairs, announced that this decision was made during Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula...

Beed (Maharashtra), February 14 – Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Saturday that the government is prioritizing livestock to strengthen the rural economy.He expressed confidence that with the integration of technology, this sector will position Maharashtra as a global...

Beed, February 13 The Maharashtra government's decision to grant agricultural status to the livestock sector will help create large-scale rural entrepreneurship, as it will enable easier access to loans and subsidies, state Animal Husbandry Minister Pankaja Munde said on Friday.She was...