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Shampoo, oil, cancer drugs from cow urine, dung — what Modi govt wants scientists to work on

Research will be done under new inter-ministerial funding programme — ‘Scientific Utilisation Through Research Augmentation Prime Products from Indigenous Cows’.

Fodder shortage in India major reason behind rise in milk costs, says govt institute

There is a deficit of 23.4% in the availability of dry fodder, 11.24% in that of green fodder and 28.9% for concentrates, the institute has said in a report. 

Modi govt plans cow course to help entrepreneurs launch start-ups in bovine industry

Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog, which falls under the animal husbandry ministry has conceptualised the course, which is being prepared by the EDII.

A uniform policy to protect of stray cows across India in the works: Minister

Minister of State for Animal Husbandry said "gaumata" cow is neither a Muslim or Hindu and contribute to the economic development of the country,

Artificial insemination of cows will help end mob lynching in India, says Giriraj Singh

Animal Husbandry Minister says stray cattle are usually male calves of cows, and artificial insemination will ensure they are female, which won’t be abandoned.

A life-saving drug for mothers but threat to cattle — why oxytocin is in limbo in India

Modi govt had banned private manufacture of oxytocin last year, saying it was harmful to cattle & humans that consumed its milk. The case is in Supreme Court.

Yogi govt comes up with dos and don’ts for cows — from diet to disposing of carcass

In advisory, Yogi Adityanath govt makes post-mortem compulsory in cases of suspicious death of cattle, warns of penalty for abandonment of cows.

Shivraj Singh Chouhan questions Congress’ new love for cows: What did you do in 50 years?

During a ride in his rath, Chouhan tells ThePrint he’s confident his welfare schemes will make him CM yet again, dismisses impact of farmers’ unrest.

70-year-old man beaten up for ‘abandoning’ his cow in paddy field in UP

Victim and police reject reports that he was thrashed by cow vigilantes, say the attackers feared his cow would destroy their crops.

Again, PETA strikes a wrong note through petition to save cows on Janmashtami

The animal rights group urged people to use vegan ghee to ‘keep cows happy too’, drawing flak from all sides of the ideological spectrum.

On Camera

As a Hindu Canadian, I am deeply hurt by cancellation of Diwali. My community is now sidelined

Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

All about Major Bob Khathing, whose daring expedition & diplomatic parleys secured Tawang for India

The decorated Naga officer from Manipur also served as envoy to Myanmar & Nagaland chief secy. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a museum dedicated to the Tawang hero Thursday.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.