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Amul vs PETA over 'vegan milk': What's at stake for the dairy industry
A controversy erupted over People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India asking Amul to make a decision to switch to producing vegan milk. PETA India - whose motto reads, in part, that "animals are not ours to eat" and which opposes a human-supremacist world view - notes that major dairy companies around the world - including Nestle, Epigamia, Chobani, Danone, and Yoplait - are now investing in non-dairy options. Watch the video to understand the controversy and the size of dairy industry in India.
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Govt to avail KCC to more livestock, dairy farmers: Animal husbandry Secy
The department is coordinating with banks to remove their apprehensions about issuance of KCC to livestock and dairy farmers, he said
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Uttarakhand CM orders probe into irregularities in animal husbandry dept
Gandhi had recently written to the chief minister alleging misappropriation of funds in the board in the purchase of food for sheep and goats in Uttarkashi and Pithoragarh districts
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Govt approves Rs 15K-cr animal husbandry infra fund to generate employment
The fund is part of the Rs 20 trillion stimulus package announced in May to help people affected by the lockdown to prevent the spread of Covid-19
Rs 1-trn fund, bee keeping: FM Sitharaman's 11 steps to help farmers
Government sets up Rs 1 trillion Agri-Infrastructure Fund, which will focus on short-term crop loan and investment in long-term agriculture infra
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Animal husbandry infra development fund to add 50% more dairy capacity
Utilisation of the fund will lead to employment generation for over three million people in the rural economy, says GCMMF chief
11 steps taken by FM Nirmala Sitharaman for the agrarian economy
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today announced a third set of stimulus measures, aiming to "put money into the hands of farmers" with plans to help agriculture infrastructure
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A lost opportunity?
Commercial pig farming can be lucrative as the cost of rearing them is low and the herd size can be expanded rapidly
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Centre working on tech-based model to tackle stray cattle issue: Giriraj
Govt is introducing sex-sorted semen technology to ensure birth of more female calves, willl focus on conserving indigenous breeds
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WBJEE EVETS result 2019 declared on wbjeeb.in: Steps to download marks
WBJEE EVETS result 2019: The results are available online and can be dowloaded from WBJEEB's official website wbjeeb.nic.in or wbjeeb.in
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Govt to offer cattle, advanced biogas plants, poultry to boost rural income
Pilot project in Gujarat to be replicated across India
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NDDB develops world's first complete parent-wise genome assembly of buffalo
Genome assembly of riverine buffaloes will provide more insights about buffalo genome, besides aiding genomic selection programme to achieve faster genetic progress in Indian buffalo population
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Animal husbandry pangs for agriculture sector
The growth of agriculture and allied activities during the corresponding period of 2016-17 was 2.5%
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