Bikaner: Rajasthan government today decided to declare Camel as the state animal and also to strengthen road network in the state and create job opportunities for the youth.

The Raika community are pastoralists and have been known to herd camels for a livelihood for centuries. | Nevil Zaveri/Flickr (CC BY 2.0) Camels were once a prized possession for breeders in Rajasthan ...

With unrest at the Indo-Pak border growing, the Indian Army’s best friend in the western frontier - the humble camel - is finally going to get a helping hand. The Rajasthan government, under ...

Looking at the sharp decline of the camel population in Rajasthan, the state government has come up with the Camel Conservation Scheme. The scheme is getting a good response. 'For the conservation and ...

Rajasthan’s state animal, fondly known as the Ship of the Desert, is the mighty camel. For centuries, camels have worked tirelessly as modes of transportation for humans and cargo alike. They have ...

For years, the dunes and scrub of western Rajasthan echoed with the rhythmic shuffle of camel feet, herders' voices and the trading bustle of fairs where camels—once the pride of desert ...

Camel milk is the product for future and it can save Rajasthan’s camels, said German veterinarian and the author of ‘Camel Karma’, Ilse Köhler-Rollefson, at a JLF session held on Samvad lawns on ...

India's famed camel trade faces new challenges as modern transportation and the loss of grazing land has lead to shrinking herds. The decline was evident during the recent camel fair in Pushkar, in ...

Jodhpur, Feb 21 (PTI) Rampant smuggling of camels has been taking place, despite ithe state animal of Rajasthan and an anti-smuggling act being in force, a functionary of the Animal Welfare Board of ...

In a surprising incident, a camel got stuck in the windscreen of a car for several hours after a car rammed into the animal on Saturday night in Rajasthan’ Hanumangarh distrcit. Meanwhile, a video ...