SC upholds Lakshadweep's meat exclusion from midday meals in schools

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......

K'taka portfolios: Siddaramaiah keeps finance, Shivakumar gets irrigation

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has allocated portfolios to ministers in his Cabinet, keeping the Finance department with himself while assigning the Irrigation and Bengaluru City Development......

Hotter summer likely in 2023, parts of India to see above normal temperature

A hotter than normal summer is expected in 2023 with temperatures likely to reach 2-3 degree Celsius above normal in some parts of Indo-Gangetic plains and eastern India during the last week of......

Safe to consume milk from LSD-infected cattle: IVRI official

It is safe to consume milk from cattle infected by Lumpy Skin Disease, which is a non-zoonotic infection and not transmissible from animals to humans, according to a senior official of Indian......

What Shah's cooperation ministry will do

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......

Why chicken and eggs have suddenly become so cheap

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......

'FDI policy should be seen in light of Make in India'

  'The latest Index of Industrial Production numbers show some recovery'. 'Exports, together with domestic market, will have to be sustaining growth.' Nirmala Sitharaman, below, left, has......

Amul plans to bring camel milk to the breakfast table

Dairy in Kutch to start processing milk, subject to central food standards body's nod; Gujarat government has already allocated funds; issues include creating a market Soon, Amul camel milk might......