Indian Dairy Sector Faces Crisis of Trust Amid Trade, Feed & Quality Fears
India’s dairy sector has become the unexpected centre of a heated public debate, driven by concerns over a newly announced India-US interim trade framework, social media narratives about dairy feed imports, and a separate credibility challenge involving Amul product quality claims. The flashpoint for the controversy was the decision to permit limited imports of DDGS…
India to host World Dairy Summit 2027 in Mumbai
In a significant move for the global dairy sector, India is set to host the prestigious IDF World Dairy Summit (WDS) 2027. An agreement to this effect was formally exchanged on Thursday between Dr Meenesh Shah, Chairman of the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), and Laurence Rycken, Director General of the International Dairy Federation (IDF)….
CII & EDF Launch Resilient Dairy Alliance for Climate Action
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) have launched the Resilient Dairy Alliance, a first-of-its-kind partnership aimed at strengthening climate resilience in India’s dairy sector and promoting sustainable production practices across the value chain. The alliance brings together key stakeholders from industry, civil society, and science to address emerging climate…
YSRCP Slams Indapur Dairy Over TTD Ghee Supply
The YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) has accused Indapur Dairy of supplying sub-standard ghee to the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) for use in the preparation of sacred prasadam, alleging quality lapses that contravene devotees’ expectations of purity in offerings. The criticism was voiced by party leaders in Andhra Pradesh, who claimed that the ghee supplied while…
Comply with quality norms to gain global edge, Paswan
Union Food Processing Industries Minister Chirag Paswan on Thursday called upon the dairy industry to adhere to quality regulations, warning that non-compliance undermines market access and allows fraudulent players to thrive at the expense of honest businesses seeking international recognition. Speaking at the 52nd Dairy Industry Conference organised by the Indian Dairy Association (North Zone),…
Rajasthan HC asks RCDF to report on Food safety
The Rajasthan High Court has taken strict action regarding food safety, directing the Rajasthan Cooperative Dairy Federation (RCDF) to submit a detailed report regarding its milk processing and testing procedures. Here are the key details regarding this development: HC Directive: The High Court has asked RCDF to explain the entire process of milk, from collection at the village…
Beyond Subsidies: A Digital Toolkit for Dairy Entrepreneurs
The Indian Dairy Association (IDA) successfully conducted a high-energy Farmer Session focused on Dairy Entrepreneurship and Voices from the Ground, in 52nd Dairy Industry Conference. The session brought together senior policymakers, cooperative leaders, industry experts, and progressive farmers to deliberate on the current and future challenges of India’s dairy sector. The 90-minute session was moderated…
Milky Mist Jobs Lesson: Dairy Growth Can Drive Jobs
An insightful The Hindu opinion piece highlights how **Milky Mist Dairy — a mid-sized, vertically integrated dairy player from Erode, Tamil Nadu — offers lessons on job creation in India’s broader economic landscape. The article uses the Milky Mist story to emphasise that India can generate meaningful employment at scale, but only if structural constraints…
Coliform in Milk -Look Beyond Brands to Cold Chain Gaps
Recent independent lab tests have triggered alarm over coliform bacteria and high total plate counts (TPC) in popular pouch milk brands — Amul Taaza, Amul Gold, Mother Dairy and Country Delight — with counts far exceeding FSSAI’s safety limits in some samples. Amul Taaza’s coliform levels were reported at 98× the prescribed limit, Mother Dairy’s…
Govt has set target to double milk procurement in next 5 years
Minister of State for Cooperation, Murlidhar Mohol, informed the Rajya Sabha that the government has set an ambitious target to increase milk procurement under White Revolution 2.0. He said that the government has set the target to increase the milk production from 660 lakh kilo grams per day to one thousand and seven lakh kilo…