India incurs total loss of around Rs1 lakh crore in livestock diseases
World’s most expensive livestock diseases What is the world’s most expensive dairy disease? And what countries are hit hardest by these costs? Dr. Philip Rasmussen, researcher from the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, recently explored these questions in a study soon-to-be published in the Journal of Dairy Science. Rasmussen’s team for the project also consisted of researchers […]
As cocoa prices soar, consumers will need to brace for pricey chocolates
Consumers will need to brace for price hikes in chocolates and also in some chocolate-containing products such as cookies and ice-creams among others due to soaring cocoa prices globally. Cocoa prices have more than doubled this year to over $9,000/tonne as the crops in Ivory Coast and Ghana have been ravaged by disease. Jayen Mehta, […]
Cyclone Michaung: Shortages of drinking water, milk, and diesel
The devastating impact of Cyclone Michaung, which made landfall in Andhra Pradesh on December 5, has left parts of Chennai in a state of severe distress. Characterised by its super-cyclonic intensity, the cyclone unleashed a torrent of rain, leaving several localities in Chennai under water on Wednesday even about 30 hours after the rain stopped. The […]