At IDF World Dairy Summit, India to look for milk productivity improvement
Despite being world’s largest milk producer with largest cattle population, India’s lags behind in yield India will look to improve its per animal milk productivity by drawing lessons from advanced na...Read More
Milk collection drops in Gujarat as cattle disease spreads to more areas
With the dreaded viral infection Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) claiming over 1,500 cattle lives in Gujarat in the past 3-4 months, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Tuesday visited Kutch, the worst-hit dis...Read More
Lumpy skin disease spreads to 25,000 bovines in Rajasthan
With the lumpy skin disease spreading fast among bovines in western and northern Rajasthan, cattle-rearers in the State are suffering heavy losses. The infection has spread to about 25,000 cattle in t...Read More
Amul’s RS Sodhi elected as President of Indian Dairy Association
R S Sodhi, Managing Director of Amul Federation has been elected as the new President of Indian Dairy Association (IDA). Founded in 1948, IDA is the apex body of the dairy industry in India with its...Read More
Incredible feat! India ranks 1st in global milk production
Indian has achieved incredible feat in milk production. India has ranked first in Global milk production, said the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, citing data from the Department of Animal H...Read More
Nestle India’s net profit down 4% in Q2, revenue up 16%
Nestle India posted a net profit of ₹515.34 crore in the second quarter ended June 30, down 4.3 per cent against ₹538.58 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal. Revenue from operati...Read More
Agri-allied sectors augmenting farmers’ income: PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the Centre’s efforts to encourage agriculture-allied sectors such as animal husbandry and horticulture to increase farmers’ income, is finally bearing fru...Read More
Withdraw GST on milk products, say dairy farmers
Dairy farmers from States such as Haryana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Kerala held protests here on Wednesday, urging the Centre to revoke the decision to impose a 5% GST on dairy products and 18% on...Read More
Traditional sweetmeats or Mithai not confectionery, to attract 5% GST
Traditional Indian sweets cannot be categorised as ‘confectionary’ and malai sweets too may be treated as sweetmeat for applicability of GST, according to the Madhya Pradesh Authority for Advance Ruli...Read More
Pashudhan: Buying And Selling of Cattle Goes Online in Gujarat
All cattle buying and selling will go digital as 36 lakh dairy farmers of Gujarat will seek to do business through a cattle trading platform. With Amul’s new venture. A breeder in say, Junagadh, will...Read More
Hatsun to increase milk collection in AP, Telangana and Maharashtra
Hatsun Agro Product Ltd.(HAP), a leading private sector dairy company in India with brands ‘Arokya’, ‘Hatsun’, ‘Arun Icecreams’, has announced its plans to expand procurement in Andhra Pradesh, Telang...Read More
GST impact ‘marginal’ on dairy, agro items: Finance Minister
Finance Ministry has said that the net impact of GST on various dairy and agro products would be ‘marginal’ because of Input Tax Credit. It also acknowledged receiving petitions for re-consideration o...Read More