Centre to hold 1st National 'Cow Science' promotion exam on February 25 online

Making a major anuncement, Centre said that it will hold a national 'Cow promotion' exam on 25 February 2021. dressing a press conference, Rashtriya Kamdhenu Aayog Chairman Vallabhbhai Kathiria anunced that voluntary exam titled - 'Kamdhenu Gau Vigyan Prachar Prasar Examination' will be held online as 'it will help find unexplored potential and business opportunities a cow can offer, even after it stops giving milk'. He ded that exam will be held online and will last an hour.

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National Cow exam anunced

Detailing contents of exam, he said that exam will comprise 100 multi-choice questions in Hindi, English and 12 regional langus, with four categories. Students of primary, secondary, and college levels and general public can take part in ''Kamdhenu Gau-Vignyan Prachar-Prasar Examination'' without any fee. Kathiria stated that syllabus will be recommended on website of RKA, with results to be declared immediately.

Yogi govt asks all state universities to set up 'Kamhenu Peeth' for cow 'protection'

Yogi govt asks all universities to constitute 'Kamhenu Peeth'

This development comes days after Uttar Presh Go-Seva department wrote to all state universities to constitute a 'Kamhenu Peeth' like one in Allahab University. Instructing universities, govt has stated that 'Kamhenu Peeth' must concentrate on studying better methods to breed cattle, encouraging educating rural students in 'cow protection and promotion'. government has also claimed that se studies will enhance rural lives and help farmers become 'self-reliant'.

Karnataka passes anti-cattle slaughter bill amid ruckus in Assembly, Cong opposes

Cow debate

Recently, cows have been heavily politicised by Congress with ir UP state president - Ajay Kumar Lallu taking out a "Gai Bachao, Kisan Bachao (save cow save farers)" march on Saturday. Lallu and 50 ors were arrested in Lalitpur as y took out rally without permission and later released. Lallu has claimed that 'cows are dying due to lack of fodder, poor maintenance and cold', in state-owned cow shelters. Meanwhile, Congress UP General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vra wrote to CM ityanath saying she was ''disturbed" after looking at pictures of bodies of "gaumata" from Saujna in Lalitpur.

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In June, Uttar Presh government passed an ordinance for protecting cows called - Cow Slaughter Prevention (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020. According to ordinance, illegal transportation of bovine animals and cow slaughter will attract upto 10 years of imprisonment and up to 5 lakh fine. A similar cow protection ordinance has been passed by Karnataka government, while Mhya Presh has set up a 'cow cabinet'. Meanwhile, Supreme Court has asked Centre to modify its Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act - specifically those rules which allow authorities to seize vehicles used in cattle transportation and send animals to cow shelters, or face a stay.