BHUBANESWAR: Orissa has seen it all. The livestock allergy leading to serious health ailments, including deaths in Khaprakhol of Patnagarh sub-division in Balangir district where a herd of goats was affected by Bt cotton and other incidents in KBK districts and areas in Rayagada speak volumes about the effects of genetically modified (GM) crops.
Lucknow: It wasn't the whiff of money but faith in the small, inconspicuous plant in his courtyard that nudged Kailash Nath Singh, now 87, to venture into something unheard of more than a decade ago.
The State government will allocate Rs 200 crore for organic farming in the state and establish goshalas in all the taluks so as to get organic manure and conserve the local breed of livestock, said Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa.
By Our Staff Reporter
Bhopal, Jan 21: Gau Vansh Vikas Prakoshtha Convenor Radhey Shyam Gupta today demanded that the Centre frame a legislation to end slaughter of bovine animals. Gupta told reporters here that it was a matter of concern that more cows were being slaughtered in the country than before independence. Slaughter of bovine animals has taken form of trade.