-The Hindu Business Line NGO says antibiotic misuse has made these farms breeding grounds for superbugs New Delhi: New Delhi-based non-governmental organisation Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) on Tuesday accused the domestic Poultry industry of twisting facts from one of its earlier studies to show that chicken produced in the country was safe for consumption. Terming it a “complete misrepresentation”, CSE strongly objected to the way results of a 2014 study were...

-The Indian Express Pesticide Management Bill should address the anomalies that prevent state governments from booking large pesticide companies. “Until lions have their own historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunter,” goes an old African proverb, which is also apt to describe the state of the world’s farmers. Farmers are like the hunted lions who need their side of the story told and their sacrifices, agony, courage and fears...

-Livemint.com A report by NEERI recommends that suitable rebate in tax or subsidies may be given to poultry farms to encourage owners to give up the present caged system New Delhi: Poultry owners should understand that animals raised for food too deserve to live free from cruelty, and so, layered battery-cage systems in India’s Poultry industry should be replaced with cage-free housings in a phase-wise manner, according to a report by the...

A recent one-liner about the achievement of the present Central government goes like this: bovine has become ‘divine’ during the NDA’s rule. But why do such jokes originate? Media reports suggest that unprecedented aggression has taken place during the recent months in the name of the peaceful looking animal – cow. Mob lynching and killings by fringe groups have been reported from various parts of the country, especially targeting Muslims and...

-The Economic Times PUNE: Chicken prices have shot up in recent times and have been hovering above Rs 180/kg (retail rates) in big cities for close to a month now due to an increase in demand because of beef ban and Ramadan. High temperatures too have caused a supply shortage across the country, unlike in the past, when the shortage was restricted to a few regions. Currently , the retail price for...