Remote villages, lack of transportation and vaccine hesitancy were no deterrent to the frontline workers to achieve almost near-total COVID-19 vaccination of the inhabitants of 82 villages in 21 panchayats in Ranchi district of Jharkhand.

In a bid to protect its cattle from the prevalent lumpy skin viral outbreak in the neighbouring states, the Uttar Pradesh government has directed the officials to check the transport of cattle and conduct vaccination of cows and buffaloes. Details here.

News reports on COVID-19 vaccine for animals, measures to reduce the incidence of snakebite-related deaths and angry farmers destroying their vineyards were among the ten most read stories on Gaon Connection this year. Wondering what's more on the list? Read on.

Snakebites claim the life of one person every 10 minutes in India. New Delhi-based Indian Council of Medical Research is developing a diagnostic tool to identify if the snakebite is of venomous or non-venomous snake. Gaon Connection spoke with its medical scientist Joy Kumar Chakma.

In the animal husbandry department, livestock extension officers are the second-biggest technical cadre after veterinary officer cadre. The employees’ associations have alleged that they are forced to do other official works due to which they are unable to attend to the animals

A modern dairy in a village is slowing down the process of migration in the area and raising the livelihoods of the rural inhabitants.

A modern dairy in a village is slowing down the process of migration in the area and raising the livelihoods of the rural inhabitants.