Each year, Kashmir gets around one crore live chicken from Jammu, Haryana, and Punjab, where the birds are majorly raised on antibiotics.

A green body has slammed an advertisement highlighting that no antibiotics are used in chicken as an "eye wash" and alleged that the use of antibiotics in poultry sector is "rampant".

The advertisement by All-India Poultry Development and Services Private Limited refers to the results of a 2014 study of CSE on chicken.

A green body today slammed an advertisement highlighting that no antibiotics are used in chicken as an "eye wash" and alleged that the use of antibiotics in poultry sector is "rampant".

Poultry industry misguiding nation on antibiotic misuse, says NGO

Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) has slammed the All India Poultry Development and Services Private Limited for its advertisement which appeared today on the front page of a leading national daily, as “complete misrepresentation”. The advertisement refers to the results of a 2014 study conducted by CSE on chicken meat.

China has reported the first human case of the H7N4 strain of bird flu in a woman in an eastern coastal province, though she has since recovered.

The Hindu and The Bureau of Investigative Journalism unravel how the use of a last-hope antibiotic like colistin is leading to worldwide drug resistance

Meerut: In a victory of sorts for a six-year-old student, who had approached the National Green Tribunal (NGT) against a poultry farm situated close to his school, the green panel on Monday trashed

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M/s Hi-Tech Layer Farms Ltd. Vs. Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board dated 15/01/2018 regarding pollution caused by Hi-Tech Layer Farms, Shaamli, Uttar Pradesh. The Court refused to change its order regarding closure of the poultry farm that a six year old had objected to saying the smell was causing breathing problems among children. Court directs the birds to be removed from the poultry farm and disposed of in accordance with law.

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