News & Updates

• • February 8, 2013

  • Gongadi revival….story continues…..

  • The last Gongadi exhibition of the second season took place at Good Earth, Delhi from 1st to 3rd February. the woolen tradition of Telangana received an overwhelming response in the city of Delhi affirming on the continuation of our journey of weaving Gongadi….

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• • February 4, 2013

  • EU -India FTA; Impact on Dairy Farmers

  • Anthra along with a team from Monash University Australia will be conducting stake holder meetings to assess the possible impact of the EU-India free trade Agreement on Dairy Farmers. Dairy Farmers, Dairy Cooperatives, policy makers, veterinarians will participate in the meetings.

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• • January 26, 2013

  • ‘What if Chicken Conquers the World?’

  • The documentary series about the world’s love affair with chicken meat ‘What if Chicken Conquers the World?’ will be broadcast in two successive weeks in the Your World documentary slot on BBC World Service starting on Saturday 26th January 2013. Susie Emmett of Green shoots goes on a journey to investigate chicken production, an industry … Continue reading “‘What if Chicken Conquers the World?’”

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• • January 1, 2013

  • HAPPY 2013

  • New year wishes from all of us at ANTHRA.

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• • December 28, 2012

  • Livestock Keeping: Building a Future

  • Much of the meat, milk and other products we enjoy from animals are produced by small scale livestock keepers and pastoralists. But their livelihoods are under threat. How to help? The League for Pastoral Peoples and Endogenous Livestock Development (LPP) brought together livestock keepers and international experts in Bonn, Germany for ‘Livestock Futures’. In this … Continue reading “Livestock Keeping: Building a Future”

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• • October 21, 2012

  • The Gongadi Revival Story Continues– Season II

  • After the successful first – ever Gongadi exhibition last year (2011) in Hyderabad, the Unni Sangham and Anthra, embarked on the second season of exhibitions which travelled to 3 cities – Chennai, Hyderabad and Bangalore and is gearing up for Delhi in January. This season’s Gongadi exhibitions began in Chennai, hosted by Dakshinchitra, where our … Continue reading “The Gongadi Revival Story Continues– Season II”

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• • October 13, 2012

  • People’s Biodiversity Festival

  • Away from the Hi tech security of COP 11 another festival was organised which brought together many diverse groups working in India on biodiversity. The People’s Biodiversity Festival which sought to unite the diverse groups was organised by various groups and collectives working on biodiversity ranging from saving seeds to fighting against land grabs across … Continue reading “People’s Biodiversity Festival”

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• • October 12, 2012

  • Anthra Participates at COP 11

  • Anthra organised a side event entitled India’s forgotten grasslands which made an effort to bring people from different organisations, fields of expertise and positions together, to discuss and debate on an issue often ignored. grasslands. The Panelists for the session were Dr. Suvarana, an officer of the Indian Forest service of the Andhra Pradesh Cadre … Continue reading “Anthra Participates at COP 11”

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• • September 6, 2012

  • The Future of Livestock Keeping

  • Dr. Nitya Ghotge participated in an International Conference hosted by the League of Pastoral People, Germany on the Future of Livestock Keeping The conference had over 80 participants representing Europe, Asia, Africa, North and South America. Key discussions centered on how to put livestock rearing on a more sustainable path and alternate visions emerged as … Continue reading “The Future of Livestock Keeping”

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• • July 31, 2012

  • Anthra sheep find a new home

  • Anthras flock of Deccani sheep in Maharashtra have found a new home in Pune district. The fodder scarcity in Solapur district forced us to relocate the sheep to the Pabal field center next to the local hostel for girls The girls are delighted to have the sheep and lambs in their midst and the sheep … Continue reading “Anthra sheep find a new home”

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