Nearly four lakh chicken perished in West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh and vicinity over the past 45 days, prompting the animal husbandry department to send samples for testing to ascertain......
The 14-year-old boy from Kerala's Malappuram, who was under treatment in Kozhikode for Nipah infection, died on Sunday, state Health Minister Veena George said. Photograph: PTI Photo/Rediff......
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld Lakshadweep administration's decision to exclude meat products, including chicken, from the midday meal menu for school children, saying the court cannot decide......
'The BJP's numbers in this government are almost the same as those enjoyed by the Congress under P V Narasimha Rao when the reform process was kicked off in 1991.' 'As before, the only constraints......
Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com In a major development, the Centre, for the first time, has initiated a draft proposal for setting up an All India Institute of Medical Sciences......
Poultry prices are likely to start firming up in the next four weeks, when the examination season gets over and with the onset of summer in April. Poultry prices have declined by as much as 21 per......
It is estimated that around 60 million people are directly impacted by the poultry sector in India. The death of a 11-year-old boy due to ‘bird-flu’, even before the devastating......
New ministry will bring much-needed transparency in the functioning of the cooperatives, which so far have been riddled with allegations of political interference and mismanagement. IMAGE: Union......
With reports of avian influenza (bird flu) trickling in from neighbouring countries like Bangladesh, Myanmar and Pakistan, Hetero Drugs and Cipla, the two Indian pharmaceutical companies that......
The government has banned the import of live pigs, pork products, egg and egg products, pathological material and biological products from birds and feathers from all countries. In a notification......