In 200 years, cows could become the largest mammals on land, thanks to the devastating effects of human-caused extinctions. The loss of mammal biodiversity has been a long-term trend continuing for the past 125,000 years at least, and a study by The University of New Mexico in the US shows that this was the fault of human activity. HOW DID HUMANS CAUSE EXTINCTIONS OF LARGE MAMMALS? Since the time humans […]

Expressing anguish over a BJP’s youth wing leader Yogesh Varshney’s comments offering a reward of Rs 11 lakh for West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s head, Samajwadi Party’s Rajya Sabha MP Jaya Bachchan on Wednesday said that the saffron party was keen on protecting cows but not women. Speaking in the Rajya Sabha on the issue, the actress-turned politician said very aggressive steps have to be taken for protection of […]

There’s a growing number of dairy farms where the cows are milked with minimal input from humans. Is this the future of dairy farming? Earlier this year, listeners of The Archers tuned in to hear an internal family debate – about whether to make the switch to robot milking parlours. About 5% of UK farms already use robotic milking, according to Liz Snaith of the Royal Association of British Dairy […]