The silent saboteur: Unveiling the dark side of adulterated milk
The greatest agricultural product in India is dairy, which supports millions of farmers nationwide and accounts for 5 per cent of the country’s GDP. Interestingly, India is the world’s largest produce...Read More
FSSAI begins milk & milk products’ survey across 766 districts
In all, 2,801 milk product samples from organised and unorganised sectors were collected from 542 districts across the country for the 2020 study. Image Courtesy: Unsplash. The Food Safety and Sta...Read More
Veganism Isn’t the Answer to India’s Dairy Industry Politics
Yamini Narayanan’s Mother Cow, Mother India, published in 2023 by the Stanford University Press, and recently published in India by Navayana Publications, interrogates the politics of milk and dairyin...Read More
In Arunachal, a parlour for yak milk -Ship of the Himalayas’.
A high-altitude village in Arunachal Pradesh, known for a 1962 war memorial, has added a first-of-its-kind parlour for milk from a bovine animal that’s often called ‘the ship of the Himalayas’. Trave...Read More
PCOS Awareness Month: Is dairy bad for PCOS?
Dairy is a staple part of many people’s diets. But can these foods we love so much be making our PCOS worse? If you do an internet search for dairy, you will be sure to find conflicting viewpoints. Ma...Read More
Future of Animal Husbandry in India, Trends, And Growth
India’s 20th Livestock Census reveals a substantial population of livestock, including 303.76 million bovines, 74.26 million sheep, 148.88 million goats, 9.06 million pigs, and nearly 851.81 million p...Read More
Aavin hikes ghee, butter prices
Aavin, on Thursday, September 14, 2023, effected an increase in prices of ghee and butter, which are popular products from its stable. While ghee comes in 14 different packs and butter in two variant...Read More
State mulling revision of midday meal scheme material cost
The government is considering a proposal to revise the midday meal scheme material cost (funds sanctioned to schools for implementing the scheme) to ₹6 for pre-primary and primary students and ₹8.17 f...Read More
ITC launches dairy products in Jharkhand under ‘Aashirvaad Svasti’
Diversified city-based conglomerate ITC Limited Monday announced its entry in the dairy business in Jharkhand with the launch of various products under its ‘Aashirvaad Svasti’ brand The company will...Read More
Yogi govt announces 50% subsidy on dairy farm of 25 cows
The Uttar Pradesh government led by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has launched the Nandini Krishak Samriddhi Yojana under Nand Baba Mission to improve the breed of cattle and increase milk production...Read More
Naidu’s arrest drags Heritage Foods’ shares down by 11%
The arrest and the subsequent remand of Andhra Pradesh former Chief Minister and President of Telugu Desam Party (TDP) N Chandrababu Naidu seems to have dragged the shares of Heritage Foods, promoted...Read More
Practicing Sustainable ‘Milkology’
Dairy is a significant industry worldwide but in India it goes beyond fulfilling the nutritional and dietary needs of people and has a deep religious association, which has ended up making the country...Read More