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Friday, July 25, 2025
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Topic: Cattle

Apps now sell cows, but getting a farmer to buy one ‘before milking it once’ is a challenge

Farmers have been taking interest in cattle trading apps such as Animall and Pashushala. But they also say a photo with a price tag is not enough to convince them to buy cattle.

Microchips coming soon for Delhi cattle, owners abandoning them will pay Rs 25,000 penalty

Proposal approved by North civic body’s standing committee will be discussed in House this week, South and East bodies to take it up later.

Pigs, cattle, sheep — fatty residues on Indus Valley pottery shows meat-heavy diet: Study

New findings from research on meat-eating dietary habits of Indus civilisation communities, conducted by Akshyeta Suryanarayan during her PhD at Cambridge, was published in the Journal of Archaeological Science.

This is why blood from newborn cattle is being used to develop Indian Covid vaccine

Blood serum from newborn cattle is a key ingredient in biological research, such as the development of vaccines, and is widely available for import.

Cattle numbers down by 6% since 2012, sharpest fall in states with tough cow slaughter laws

Livestock survey finds male population of indigenous cattle has undergone a particularly sharp decline, falling 29% since last census 7 years ago.

With Rs 200 subsidy scheme, Modi govt aims for female-only cattle & end to stray menace

Modi govt is said to be planning a subsidy for dairy farmers to provide ‘sex-selection’ semen that will ensure birth of only female cattle.

We need climate-friendly cows, and scientists have a suggestion on how to create them

Given the pure number of cows in the world, intrepid scientists have spent a lot of time investigating their burps and belches.

Haryana aims for new gender selection record, wants 90% of cattle to be female

The state plans to reduce the population of male cattle to the minimum possible, while increasing the population of milk-producing female cattle.

On Camera

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

During Operation Sindoor, Pakistan likely used NATO-style aerial tactics taught by China

The Chinese are said to have hired ex-fighter pilots & air force operators from NATO countries over the past several years to help them fine-tune their operational & flying capabilities.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.