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Rising eco-anxiety means we should address mental health alongside food security
• 5 years agoWe need to reframe eco-anxiety to emphasize hope in the midst of human tragedy, existential threats and climate catastrophe.
In the Himalayas, growing population of feral dogs poses threat to wildlife, humans
Shail Desai • 6 years agoThe explosion of tourism, the lack of proper garbage disposal mechanism, and hyribidisation of breeds has led to a growth in feral dog population, leading to attacks on livestock, wildlife, and humans.
World needs 'radical rethink' for strategy to tackle obesity, hunger, climate: Report
• 6 years agoHealth advocates & climate experts hailed The Lancet report's sweeping call for deep change.
Cattle slaughter restrictions: SC seeks Centre's response after multiple petitions, listing of case on 11 July
• 8 years agoSupreme Court on Thursday sought the centre's response on a petition challenging banning the sale of cattle for slaughtering and transporting livestock
New cattle rules like prohibition on decoration, painting may make implementation difficult
Indiaspend • 8 years agoThese rules apply to bulls, bullocks, cows, buffalos, steers, heifers, calves and camels, and would affect the nearly 300 million cattle in India.
Centre's ban on sale of cattle for slaughter to adversely affect public meat products company in Kerala
• 8 years agoAmid a public outcry over the Centre's notification banning sale of cattle for slaughter, PSU in Kerala fears that its business will be badly hit.
Restriction on sale of cows for slaughter aimed at regulating markets: Harsh Vardhan
• 8 years ago"It is strengthening the hands of the government at the state level also to strengthen the movement of prevention of cruelty to animals. There is nothing else in this," Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan said.
'My love is real': Kenyan lawyer offers 50 cows, 70 sheep, 30 goats to marry Obama's daughter
Fp Staff • 10 years agoA lawyer from Kenya apparently has taken fancy to Barack Obama's daughter Malia, and wants to ask for her hand in marriage
Looming drought leaves livestock farmers in lurch for fodder
Fp Archives • 13 years agoFor over three months, even state agencies have been providing free fodder to those most vulnerable to a shortfall in India's annual monsoon -farmers who eke a living out of small landholdings and the milk provided by cattle.
Love your meat? Well it's bad for the environment, says new study
Fp Archives • 11 years agoMeat production contributes to climate change due to greenhouse gasses emitted by livestock, a new study has found.