India can become global leader in livestock exports, aim for 20 pc rise in FY26

India can become global leader in livestock exports, aim for 20 pc rise in FY26

Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) India can position itself as a global leader in livestock exports, especially in value-added segments, and the industry must be more aspirational and aim for a 20 per cent increase in exports this fiscal (FY26), senior government officials have said. In last fiscal (FY25), the … Read more

Family loses residential shed, livestock & life savings in Bandipora midnight fire

Bandipora, May 23, KDC: A devastating nocturnal fire reduced a residential tin shed and cowshed to ashes in Rather Mohalla, Ajas, Bandipora, claiming the lives of two cows and a calf while destroying cash savings worth lakhs of rupees. Witnesses told Srinagar-based news-gathering agency Kashmir Dot Com that the shed, belonging to Aashiq Hussain Rather, … Read more

National Livestock Mission sparks rural innovation: MP youth leads the way

National Livestock Mission sparks rural innovation: MP youth leads the way

Follow Us on Google News Burhanpur (Madhya Pradesh), May 1 (IANS) Rahul Chauhan, a young resident of Ichhapur village in Madhya Pradesh’s Burhanpur district, has set a remarkable example of self-reliance by starting goat and poultry farming under the Central government’s National Livestock Mission. This scheme was launched under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra … Read more

Cabinet approves scheme to prevent, control livestock diseases with Rs.3,880 cr outlay

Cabinet approves scheme to prevent, control livestock diseases with Rs.3,880 cr outlay

New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the revision of the Livestock Health and Disease Control Programme (LHDCP) with a total outlay of Rs.3,880 crore. The scheme consists of two components namely National Animal Disease Control Programme (NADCP), LH&DC; and Pashu Aushadhi has been added … Read more

Centre highlights critical role of veterinary services in supporting livestock sector

Centre highlights critical role of veterinary services in supporting livestock sector

New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) The government on Saturday highlighted the critical role of veterinary services in supporting the livestock sector, which contributes over 30 per cent to India’s agricultural gross value added (GVA) value. Alka Upadhyaya, Secretary, Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD), underscored the need for establishing veterinary laboratories with NABL accreditation … Read more