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Topic: Horses

India’s Equine Lab in Hisar Earns Global Recognition

Hisar facility now a World Organisation for Animal Health Reference Laboratory for equine piroplasmosis

Use of horses became widespread only around 2200 BCE, finds Nature study challenging timeline

For the study, researchers from France analysed genomes of 475 ancient horses to conclude that widespread horse domestication likely didn't occur before 2,700 BCE.

Why the zebra refused to be domesticated

Because of their obvious similarity to horses, attempts have been made by humans to ride and race the zebra.

Genetic origin of modern horse traced to 4,200 years ago in Russia, study shows

A paper published in Nature, involving the collaboration of over 100 scientists, tracks the ancestry of modern horses through genetic analysis on 273 reconstructed ancient horse genomes.

Art to sacrifices: How the horse became important in 18th century India

Horses in the 18th century even had their own portraits and manuals. This was also the time the Mughal empire was declining.

If you ride a horse to your wedding in Delhi, you could catch this fatal disease

A report by the National Research Centre on Equines says 8 out of 18 horses in Delhi tested positive for Glanders that can also be contracted by humans.

Maneka Gandhi wants J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti to stop the use of horses in Vaishno Devi

Union minister says equines should be instead replaced with battery-operated carts as they are a source of a highly contagious disease called glanders.

On Camera

No country built rare earths resilience alone. India must take lessons from Japan, Taiwan

Ventures by Japan, South Korea and Taiwan illustrate how the race for REE security is accelerating, powered by both geopolitical tension and industrial strategy.

Karnataka startups feel the chill as global funding winter sets in. Fintech emerges as sole bright spot

The state raises just $2.7 billion in first nine months of 2025 compared to $4.5 billion last year, with late-stage investments hit hardest.

What’s expected from Putin’s India visit in December—Defence Secretary explains

ThePrint had previously reported that India & Russia are talking about 5 more regiments of the S-400, but no contracts are to be signed during the Russian president's visit.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.