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Cabinet approves to set up Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund
On June 24, 2020, the union cabinet chaired by PM Modi approved stimulus package of Rs 15,000 crore to set up Animal Husbandry Infrastructure Development Fund. Highlights The Government of India had earlier approved the Dairy Infrastructure Development Fund of ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Animal Protection Index: India ranks second
On March 12, 2020, Global Animal Protection Index 2020 was released by World Animal Protection, an international animal welfare charity. India was ranked second in the index. Highlights The Animal Protection Index ranks countries from A to G. India was ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
India develops new Vaccine to control Swine Fever
The ICAR (Indian Council of Agricultural Research)’s Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI) has developed cell culture Classical Swine Fever vaccine. Significance The vaccine will help to save several rabbits. This is because the current vaccine called the Lapinised CSF (Classical ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2020
China warns cattle imports as India notifies OIE about cattle disease in Odisha
The Chinese Government has issued warnings against import of cattle and related products from India. The warning comes after India submitted its notification about “lumpy skin disease” virus in cattle to the World Organization of Animal Health (OIE). China does ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
IIT Guwahati: Paper based sensors for faster assessment of milk freshness
The IIT-G on November 13, 2019 has developed paper-based sensor to make assessment of freshness of milk by simple and instantaneous method. The method can be used to check the quality of milk at the point of milk collection ans ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2019
Uttar Pradesh highest number of livestock
The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying has recently released the 20th Livestock Census -2019. As per latest census, India’s livestock population has increased to over 535 million showing an increase of 4.6% over Livestock Census-2012. Among the States, Uttar ..