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CENTRAL WOOL DEVELOPMENT BOARD

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CENTRAL WOOL DEVELOPMENT BOARD The emblem of Central Wool Development Board (CWDB) has a monogram of ‘W’ in red with its two intersecting ‘V’ lines housing the head of a sheep. The name of the Board in Devanagari and English surmount the monogram.

P.V. NARSIMHA RAO TELANGANA VETERINARY UNIVERSITY

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P.V. NARSIMHA RAO TELANGANA VETERINARY UNIVERSITY The seal of the P.V. Narsimha Rao Telangana Veterinary University (PVNRTVU), has a circle holding the motifs of a map of the State of Telangana surrounded by a bullock, a sheep, a microscope, a pair of fish and a hen. Inside the map the Staff of Hermes or Caduceus with a pair of wings and entwined by a pair of snakes symbolising medicine and medical profession emerging from the letter ‘V’ denoting ‘Veterinary’ and supported by an open book symbolising education, knowledge and wisdom. The motifs around the map symbolises the domain of knowledge in which the university operates. This circle with motifs is ensconced by a white circular border carrying the name of the university in Telugu and a blue border in English. Below the circle, on a blue banner ‘Hyderabad India’ is written.

NO. 4 SQUADRON

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NO. 4 SQUADRON The No. 4 Squadron of Air Force was formed at Peshawar on Feb 1, 1942, under the command of Sqn Ldr Hu 'Bulbul' Khan. It was the third IAF Squadron to be equipped with the Westland Lysander Army Co-operation aircraft. Within days of its formation, the Squadron would move to Miranshah, were the first mission against the tribals in NW Frontier was undertaken to bomb Shirani. The crest, which was adopted in 1944 consists of an Oorial head with the Ashoka on top and the Squadron’s Motto ‘Maan par Jhan’ meaning 'Honour unto death' written below. The oorial was named after the local mountain sheep present in the Peshawar area where the squadron used to conduct ops. This was to symbolise the qualities of endurance, strength and the fighting spirit that makes it fight to death rather than lose face and honour by turning away.

NATIONAL MEAT AND POULTRY PROCESSING BOARD

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NATIONAL MEAT AND POULTRY PROCESSING BOARD The Government of India launched National Meat and Poultry Processing Board (NMPPB) on February 19, 2009. The formation of NMPPB has been notified in the Gazette of India Extraordinary vide notification no 127 dated 20th January, 2009. The National Meat and Poultry Processing Board is an autonomous body and was initially be funded by the Government of India for two years and would be managed by the industry itself. The Board will have 19 Members including CEO of the Board. This industry driven institution is to work as a National hub for addressing all key issues related to meat and poultry processing sector for the systematic and proper development of this sector. The Board would serve as a single window service provider for producers / manufacturers and exporters of meat and meat products, for promoting and regulating the meat industry as a whole and it would result in large number of employment opportunities. The logo in red and yellow symb