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Breed-Wise Report of Livestock and Poultry
Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairying released the Breed-Wise Report of Livestock and Poultry. When was the data collected? The breed-wise data collection was done during 20th Livestock Census (2018-19). What is the unique thing about the latest data collection? It is the first time in India that breed-wise data is collected digitally ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2022
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
Topics: 20th Livestock Census • Breed • Cattle • Gir • poultry
October 2: World Day for Farmed Animals
Every year, the World Day for Farmed Animals is celebrated by the International Animal Welfare Organization, Asia for Animals Coalition and World Animal Protection. The day is celebrated to bring in awareness in treating animals as sentient beings and make visible the urgency and importance of farm animal welfare. India joined the other Asian countries ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2020
Category: Important Days & Events Current Affairs
Topics: Dairy • Livestock • livestock census • Livestock Health & Disease Control scheme • poultry • world day of farmed animals
Jammu and Kashmir launches J&K Poultry Policy 2020
The Government of Jammu and Kashmir recently launched the Poultry Policy, 2020. The Government has provided operational guidelines under the policy to promote establishment of poultry units. Highlights The Jammu and Kashmir Government has announced Rs 50 crores of subsidy per annum to establish broiler farms and its allied activities. The policy aims to generate ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Topics: Government Schemes • Indian Livestock • Jammu and Kashmir • Livestock Rearing • Livestock Sector • NGOs • Policy • poultry • SHGs
Poultry Culling ordered by Kerala Government to control Bird Flu
On March 14, 2020, the Kerala Government ordered poultry culling. Parappanagadi has been identified as the Epicenter of bird flu. The Government of Kerala is to cull poultry within one-kilometer radius. What is poultry culling? Poultry Culling is the process by which unwanted chicks or male embryo are disposed. This is done in industrial egg ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Topics: APEDA • Bird Flu • Egg • exports • Karanataka • Kerala • poultry
India to partially open up Poultry and Diary Markets to imports from US
Ahead of President Trump’s visit by the end of February 2020, GoI has announced that it is to partially open the poultry and Diary market to imports from US. Highlights India will now allow imports of US turkey, chicken legs blueberries and cherries. The tarrif on Chicken legs are to be cut from 100% to ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2020
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: China-US • Diary Industry • GSP • GSP market access • India-US • India-US Trade War • poultry • Trade Deficit