R G Chandramogan CMD Hatsun awarded Padma Shri
Shri R.G. Chandramogan, a pioneer in India’s dairy industry and the visionary Chairman of Hatsun Agro, has been conferred the prestigious Padma Shri Award in 2025 for his outstanding contributions to agriculture and entrepreneurship. Under his leadership, Hatsun Agro has become a household name, revolutionizing India’s dairy landscape with innovation, farmer empowerment, and commitment to…
Brazil offers expertise to boost India’s dairy cattle productivity
While India is the world’s largest milk producer, productivity remains low due to small herd sizes and a lack of genetic improvement in recent decades. Brazil, a major global producer of dairy products, has offered its expertise in the genetic improvement of dairy cattle through several technologies such as insemination and embryo transfer aimed at…
Andhra dairy farmers urged to utilise mini-Gokulams
K. Venkatrao, Additional Manager of the Animal Husbandry Department, urged dairy farmers to leverage government-provided facilities such as mini-Gokulams and modern equipment to increase milk production. He was speaking at a veterinary camp at Mulakkayalapalle in the Rajampeta division of Annamayya district on Friday (January 24), as part of a statewide initiative to support livestock…
Amul Cuts Milk Prices For 1 per Litre Packs Across India
Amul Milk New Price: In Delhi, the rate of Amul Gold milk has been reduced to Rs 67 from Rs 68 per litre while price of Amul Taaza will now be Rs 55 from Rs 56 per litre earlier. Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), which markets dairy products under the Amul brand, has reduced…
NDDB Dairy Services to deploy 10 sex-sorting machines
Having developed an indigenous technology that ensures birth of a higher percentage of female calves, NDDB Dairy Services (NDS) now plans to deploy 10 sex-sorting machines that work on this new technology at Alamadhi Semen Station in Tamil Nadu during the current year. These machines will have an annual capacity to produce 10 lakh sex-sorted doses that…
IIT Research-Cow Urine has anti-infective properties
Indian Institute of Technology-Madras Director V. Kamakoti on Monday said five scientific papers published in peer-reviewed journals validated the anti-infective properties of cow urine. On January 15, at a goshala in West Mambalam, he had said cow urine had anti-fungal, anti-bacterial, and anti-inflammatory properties. He said researchers had conducted experiments and published scientific papers on the subject….
Heritage Foods Q3 Results-Net profit jumps 60%
Hyderabad-based dairy products maker Heritage Foods Ltd (HFL) on Wednesday (January 22) reported a 59.9% year-on-year (YoY) jump in net profit at ₹43 crore for the third quarter that ended December 31, 2024. In the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal, Heritage Foods posted a net profit of ₹27 crore, the company said in a…
Hatsun Agro acquires Milk Mantra dairy
Hatsun Agro Product Limited (HAP), a dairy product manufacturer, has announced the acquisition of 100% of the share capital of Milk Mantra for Rs 233 crore ($27.5 million). This acquisition aims to strengthen HAP’s presence in the Eastern India dairy market, particularly in Odisha, where Milk Mantra’s brand, ‘Milky Moo’, has established a strong foothold,…
Danone to offer science based nutrition in India
When French multinational, Danone, first entered India in 2011, they launched a lineup of dairy products including plain yoghurt, flavoured yoghurt and smoothies. Though the Indian market is high on dairy consumption, its price-sensitive nature and affinity to local brands proved difficult to break into. Over the years, Danone saw a major learning curve, navigating…
Amul’s Rival Milky Mist Prepares For INR 2,000 Cr IPO
Milky Mist, a household name associated with dairy products, is preparing for a significant IPO of INR 2,000 crore. Heavyweights Axis Capital, IIFL Capital Services, and JM Financial have joined Milky Mist as merchant bankers. In order to list by the end of 2025, the issue filing is anticipated by the middle of the year….