Verka in Chandigarh to serve sweetened milk to students under PM Poshan
The UT school education department is all set to serve sweetened milk once a week to the students. The sweetened milk (130 ML with 3% fat content in tetra pak cartons) will be served to students of 11...Read More
Akshayakalpa Organic to focus on Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad
The company has begun working with a cluster of farmers near Hyderabad, says co-founder and CEO Shashi Kumar Akshayakalpa Organic, India’s first certified organic dairy enterprise, will focus on Benga...Read More
Parag Milk Foods will focus on digital strategies: Akshali Shah
Parag Milk Foods established in 1992, claims to be the largest private dairy FMCG Company with a Pan India presence. It has manufacturing facilities with in-house technology located at Manchar in Maha...Read More
Plan to set up milk producers' dairy union in every district of India: Amit Shah
Union Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said the Centre has set a target to have a co-operative bank and a milk producers' union in each district of the country and also establish in the next...Read More
From treaty to tradition: Gauhati Dairy’s century-long journey in Guwahati
Before delving into the case of Gauhati Dairy in Guwahati, let’s explore some historical background. Before delving into the case of Gauhati Dairy in Guwahati, let’s explore some historical backgroun...Read More
FSSAI to mandate labelling of salt, sugar, saturated fat on packaged food
Food regulator FSSAI on July 6 approved changes to nutritional information labelling on packaged food items, proposing that total salt, sugar and saturated fat should be displayed in bold letters as w...Read More
New App To Help Haryana dairy Farmers Estimate Milk Yield Accurately
Farmers in Haryana will soon find it easier to estimate the milk yield of their cows and buffaloes. Scientists at the Central Institute of Buffalo Research (CIRB) are developing a mobile app to assist...Read More
How surplus milk powder is dairy industry’s new problem
With many states enacting stringent anti-slaughter laws, Indian dairy farmers have been facing challenges in disposing of unproductive cattle — the ones that do not give enough milk or happen to be ma...Read More
Reduce GST on ghee to curb adulteration: IDA urges GOI
In the wake of the fake ghee making factories that are busted every year, India’s dairy sector has demanded a reduction in goods and services tax (GST) on ghee which currently attracts 12% tax. Repre...Read More
Modern dairy practices helped women join dairying to bolster AP’s milk production
Adoption of modern dairy practices, along with increased participation of women in dairying, will significantly enhance Andhra Pradesh’s milk production, according to Varsha Joshi, Additional Secretar...Read More
Tamil Nadu: Aavin Milk Gets Cheaper; Check New Rates
In a good news for the people of Tamil Nadu, Aavin, the state government cooperative, has reduced the price of non-perishable milk by Rs 2. Aavin's milk is available in various packets-orange, green,...Read More
Maharashtra’s milk subsidy, its effects and its political fallout
Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, while presenting the supplementary budget on June 28, announced Rs 5 per litre subsidy for milk producing farmers. This, Pawar in his speech said, would help milk pro...Read More