The Hindu, Sikh and Jain Diaspora

Kerala is facing a very high imbalance in the number of children born to different communities

Is there a demographic component of the proxy war in the Kashmir Valley?

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Indian Buffalo Meat Facts XVI

Indian Buffalo Meat Facts XVI Technocrats and bureaucrats running the animal husbandry policies of India have decided to privilege the rearing of buffaloes over cows in order to bypass the Indian injunction against the killing of cows. This, of course, is a malicious misunderstanding of the injunction. The non-killing of cow implies, at the very… Continue reading Indian Buffalo Meat Facts XVI

Indian Buffalo Meat Facts XV

Indian Buffalo Meat Facts XV Kerala is another state, besides UP, that slaughters many more buffaloes than the size of its buffalo herd allows. According to the data of the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying & Fisheries (DAHD), the state slaughtered 7.8 lakh buffaloes in 2013-14, while its total buffalo population counted in the… Continue reading Indian Buffalo Meat Facts XV

Indian Buffalo Meat Facts XIV

Indian Buffalo Meat Facts XIV Uttar Pradesh kills not only its own buffaloes but also many that are brought into UP from other States. Uttar Pradesh contributes nearly half of the buffalo-meat produced in India. But, buffalo herd of Uttar Pradesh forms only 28 percent of the total buffaloes in India. To achieve its high… Continue reading Indian Buffalo Meat Facts XIV

Indian Buffalo Meat Facts XIII

Indian Buffalo Meat Facts XIII The data indicates that Chhattisgarh is indeed able to save all its cattle, both cows and buffaloes, and buffalo herd of the state has a healthier more normal gender and age composition. This is largely because of the clarity with which the ‘Chhattisgarh Agricultural Cattle Preservation Act, 2004’ is drafted… Continue reading Indian Buffalo Meat Facts XIII

Indian Buffalo Meat Facts XII

Indian Buffalo Meat Facts XII Chhattisgarh is able to save all its buffaloes including males, females and the young calves and it has a law to ensure that. There is an entrenched liberal view that legal bans on slaughter (or even alcohol) fail to achieve the intended purpose and only push the slaughter (and drinking)… Continue reading Indian Buffalo Meat Facts XII

Indian Buffalo Meat Facts XI

Indian Buffalo Meat Facts XI As we noticed in our previous note, nearly half of the buffalo meat produced in India comes from young calves. A Google search on ‘veal meat exporters in India’ throws up a long list of manufacturers and exporters advertising their wares with disgusting details and pictures. They also offer ‘Bobby… Continue reading Indian Buffalo Meat Facts XI

Indian Buffalo Meat Facts X

Indian Buffalo Meat Facts X Livestock Census 2012 counted 11 crore buffaloes in India. The number of cattle (cows and bullocks) is 19 crore. The rising ratio of buffaloes in the bovine stock is itself worrisome; we shall discuss this issue later. What is more worrisome is the composition of the buffalo herd of India.… Continue reading Indian Buffalo Meat Facts X