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Traditional duck rearingUnlike the modern poultry farming methods of rearing birds indoors, duck farmers of Kuttanad rear ducks in the open, although it makes the birds more vulnerable to diseases like avian influenza. “Ducks are voracious eaters,” says Thomas Kutty, a duck farmer from Karuvatta. “It is not sustainable to hand-feed the birds beyond a specific period. Kuttanad with its vast paddy fields and backwaters is conducive for duck farming. Immediately after the paddy harvest, we move the birds to vast fields for feeding. We keep the birds on the move from one field to another until they are saleable,” says Kutty. According to him, allowing ducks to forage fields is mutually beneficial. The ducks get enough food in the form of rice, worms and insects, and the paddy owners stand to get a few bucks. The ‘Kuttanadan’ ducks (Chara and Chembally — two local breeds) reared like this are branded and are in high demand. … [Read more...] about Kerala bird flu outbreak | Flu among the feathers

The devotees should reach the queue complex at the East Nada 20 minutes ahead of the given time with the token number and identity card. The devotees should maintain the COVID-19 preventive guidelines. … [Read more...] about Virtual queue for darshan at Guruvayur

Resources have always been a challenge. We receive multiple story ideas every day from citizens but lack the resources to pursue them. India needs a whole army of non-profits pursuing investigative journalism as in the West. As a society we will never have an economic model to pursue investigative journalism in a commercial way. And a big portion of the mainstream media is happy being a megaphone for those in power. … [Read more...] about ‘The polity has changed and so has judicial temperament’: Aniruddha Bahal

Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has received as many as 9,714 applications and payments from 2,955 applicants until Friday for Housing Scheme - 2021 offering 1,350 flats, a senior official told IANS.The official said that a total of 49,416 applicants have registered under the scheme."The response to the scheme is great. We have received almost double the number of applications in each category of flats. This response is an indication that all the flats being offered will be sold," official said.Under its new housing scheme, the DDA is offering flats in Dwarka, Jasola, Manglapuri, Rohini and Vasant Kunj.As per the information, a total of 254 HIG (Higher Income Group) are on offer out of which majority are located in Jasola. Pocket 9B flats in HIG category are available in the price range of Rs 1.97 crore to Rs 2.14 crore while 13 flats are on sale in Vasant Kunj in the price range of Rs 1.43 crore to Rs 1.72 crore.As many as 352 MIG (Middle Income Group) flats located in Dwarka Sector … [Read more...] about Delhi: Over 9,700 applications for 1,350 DDA flats on sale

The abortion giant attempts to make light of these numbers by insisting that abortions make up only 3 percent of the services it offers, because it counts an abortion as one service. A woman who goes to Planned Parenthood to receive an abortion also receives a pregnancy test, contraception kit and a pap smear. By Planned Parenthood’s math, aborting the baby is only one-quarter of a woman’s visit. … [Read more...] about Planned Parenthood At 101 Years: 7 Million Abortions And Counting