The order came while hearing a plea filed by a lawyer regarding the "looming threat of extinction of indigenous breeds of cattle" in the country.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/frame-national-policy-stop-rapid-decline-population-indigenous-cow-breeds-ngt
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/indian-express-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cattle
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/national-green-trbunal-ngt
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/animal-breeding
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/livestock
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/animal-care