The Central Government has unveiled an initiative to research on ‘indigenous’ cows.
- The initiative is SUTRA PIC ( Scientific Utilisation Through Research Augmentation-Prime Products from Indigenous Cows), which is led by the Department of Science and Technology (DST). The initiative will be funded by multiple scientific ministries.
- It has the Department of Biotechnology, the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, the Ministry for AYUSH (Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha, Homoeopathy) among others and the Indian Council of Medical Research as partners.
- SUTRA PIC has five themes: Uniqueness of Indigenous Cows, Prime-products from Indigenous Cows for Medicine and Health, Prime-products from Indigenous Cows for Agricultural Applications, Prime-products from Indigenous Cows for Food and Nutrition, Prime-products from indigenous cows-based utility items. (Source: The Hindu)
