Mumbai: Maharashtra government is planning to set up a regulatory authority to control soaring milk prices in the state.

"We are planning to set up a regulatory authority to control milk prices so that the consumers do not suffer every time," minister for animal husbandry, dairy development and fisheries, Nitin Raut said.

Hyderabad, May 11: The Central government has banned the trade in peacock feathers and mere possession of the feathers is now a crime under the Wildlife Protection Act.

The environment and forests ministry has taken the decision in order to stop the poaching and killing of peacocks mainly for their colourful feathers that are used in religious rituals and for decoration.

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A flourishing racket in fake animal body parts has proved to be a blessing in disguise for wild animals targeted by poachers in their habitats in the Northeast.

Cashing in on the demand for animal parts, poachers have been selling fake rhino horns, elephant ivories and tiger nails to unsuspecting customers in Assam and other parts of the Northeast.

Jamshedpur: Two years from now, the entire state will get a wholesome taste of East Singhbhum.

Deputy chief minister Raghubar Das today laid the foundation stone of a mega dairy project under the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana at Baliguma, on the outskirts of the steel city.

Patiasa village in Muzaffarpur district is a hive of activity where Anita Kumari keeps as busy as a bee as she spearheads a revolution of sorts. Tending honeybees in as many as 250 boxes with the women of the village by her side

Gavin Wall

From equity and livelihood perspectives, livestock rearing must be at the centre stage of poverty alleviation programmes.