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Sunday, February 22, 2026
TopicLivestock census

Topic: livestock census

Department of Animal Husbandry to organise workshop ahead of 21st Livestock Census

ThePrint Team -
The workshop will commence with an inaugural ceremony and a detailed session on the census methodology.

Haryana’s buffalo count dips, officials say dairy farmers now prefer ‘quality over quantity’

Jyoti Yadav -
Latest livestock census shows Haryana’s buffalo population fell to 43.76 lakh in 2019 from 57.64 lakh in 2012. The fall is higher, at 27%, if compared to 2007 numbers.

We know the number of cows & pigs in India, but not those of OBCs & Brahmins

Dilip Mandal -
Modi govt rightly believes data is required for proper planning and formulation of any programme. But this holds true for social policies too.

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

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

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Opinion

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Stela Dey -
Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

Patel’s 1950 letter to Nehru: Find no legal power to deal with Press or men like Syama Prasad

Everyone’s ‘damaged’ in modern dating. Love will soon be called a mental illness

Economy

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

Vrinda Tulsian -
On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Defence

In a first, Indian small arms maker to bid for UK Project Grayburn to replace British Army’s SA80 rifles

Vaibhav Pant -
Bengaluru-based SSS Defence has made public its bid for a major foreign military contract, targeting UK’s ambitious SA80 successor programme with its home-tested weapons.

National Interest

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

Shekhar Gupta -
India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.

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