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Agriculture and Allied Sectors

Dairy and poultry in India, covering the White Revolution, the Silver Revolution and production in both sectors.

  • 14 articles
  • Last updated Oct 2026
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Cover of the article: Poultry Manure: Fertiliser Value, Waste Management and Sustainable Poultry Farming Silver Revolution Poultry Manure: Fertiliser Value, Waste Management and Sustainable Poultry Farming Poultry manure explained: litter and droppings, fertiliser value, composting, biogas under GOBARdhan, ammonia, nitrogen and sustainable poultry farming. May 202619 min read Cover of the article: Poultry Industry in India: Structure, Companies, Exports and Global Rank Silver Revolution Poultry Industry in India: Structure, Companies, Exports and Global Rank Poultry industry in India: 149.11 billion eggs, integrators and contract farming, the leading poultry companies, exports and how India compares with China. May 202618 min read Cover of the article: Problems of Poultry Farming in India: Feed, Prices, Disease and Regional Gaps Silver Revolution Problems of Poultry Farming in India: Feed, Prices, Disease and Regional Gaps Problems of poultry farming in India: costly maize feed, price swings, bird flu, antibiotics, contract terms, credit gaps and the north-south egg divide. May 202617 min read Cover of the article: Poultry Diseases in India: Bird Flu, Ranikhet, Marek’s Disease and Biosecurity Silver Revolution Poultry Diseases in India: Bird Flu, Ranikhet, Marek’s Disease and Biosecurity Poultry diseases in India: avian influenza, Ranikhet, Marek's, Gumboro, fowl pox and coccidiosis, with their causes, vaccines, biosecurity and control. May 202614 min read Cover of the article: Poultry Farming in India: Types, Farming Systems and Government Schemes Silver Revolution Poultry Farming in India: Types, Farming Systems and Government Schemes Poultry farming in India: what it is, its types, backyard and commercial farms, free-range to cage systems, integrated farming and the government schemes. May 202613 min read Cover of the article: Importance of Poultry Farming for India’s Economy, Nutrition and Society Silver Revolution Importance of Poultry Farming for India’s Economy, Nutrition and Society Importance of poultry farming in India: its share of livestock output, eggs as quality protein, jobs for small farmers and women, and where the gains stop. May 202616 min read Cover of the article: Hatchery, Poultry Feed and the Technology Behind Indian Poultry Silver Revolution Hatchery, Poultry Feed and the Technology Behind Indian Poultry Hatchery meaning and how poultry hatcheries work, incubation period of chicken eggs, poultry feed types, housing technology and antibiotic resistance. May 20267 min read Cover of the article: Difference Between Broiler and Layer, and Egg and Meat Production in India Silver Revolution Difference Between Broiler and Layer, and Egg and Meat Production in India Difference between broiler and layer chickens explained: life cycles, feed, housing, egg production in India, yields, breeds and poultry nitrogen. May 20268 min read Cover of the article: Highest Egg Producing State in India and the State Geography of Poultry Silver Revolution Highest Egg Producing State in India and the State Geography of Poultry Highest egg producing state in India and the top egg states, poultry population and poultry meat by state, the Namakkal egg cluster and contract farming. May 20269 min read Cover of the article: Silver Revolution in India: Meaning, History and Features of Poultry Growth Silver Revolution Silver Revolution in India: Meaning, History and Features of Poultry Growth Silver Revolution is related to eggs and poultry. How India became the second-largest egg producer, B. V. Rao, NECC and the features, explained. May 202617 min read Cover of the article: Dairy Methane and Animal Welfare in India: Climate-Resilient Dairy White Revolution Dairy Methane and Animal Welfare in India: Climate-Resilient Dairy Dairy methane and animal welfare in India for UPSC: animal welfare under the PCA Act 1960, livestock methane, indigenous cattle breeds, and climate-resilient dairy in India. May 202612 min read Cover of the article: India’s Dairy Economy and White Revolution 2.0: National Dairy Plan White Revolution India’s Dairy Economy and White Revolution 2.0: National Dairy Plan India's dairy economy for UPSC: world's largest milk producer, the National Dairy Plan, White Revolution 2.0, cooperatives and the productivity gap. May 202616 min read Cover of the article: Operation Flood Phases 1, 2 and 3 and the Amul Model White Revolution Operation Flood Phases 1, 2 and 3 and the Amul Model Operation Flood (1970 to 1996), the programme behind India's White Revolution, with its three phases, NDDB, Verghese Kurien and the Amul model. May 202615 min read Cover of the article: White Revolution in India: Amul, Kurien and NDDB White Revolution White Revolution in India: Amul, Kurien and NDDB White Revolution in India explained for UPSC: how the 1946 Amul cooperative at Anand, Verghese Kurien, and the NDDB founding built the world's largest milk economy. May 202614 min read