Ghee adulteration affects farmers badly R S Sodhi
The onus is also on the buyer to ensure that the product being bought is not adulterated, Rupinder Singh Sodhi, President of Indian Dairy Association said. Sodhi, who is an old hand in the sector having once worn the hat of Amul Chief, in a freewheeling chat with businessline on the impact of latest adulteration controversy…
Tirupati Laddu Row: VHP seeks control of Temples to Hindu Society
The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Friday termed as “intolerable” the alleged use of animal fat in Tirupati laddu and demanded that the Andhra Pradesh government hand over the control and management of the temple to the Hindu society. VHP secretary general Bajrang Bagda also pitched for “freeing” all temples and other Hindu religious places…
BL Agro Signs MoU with DeLaval for Dairy Sector
BL Agro’s arm B L Kamdhenu Farms Ltd, has signed an initial pact with Sweden-based DeLaval for a partnership in the dairy sector with an investment of around Rs 1,500 crore. On the second day of World Food India 2024, B L Kamdhenu Frams signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Sweden-based DeLaval. The MoU…
Brazil’s Dairy Revolution Fueled by a Bull from Gujarat
Brazil is currently the fifth largest milk producer in the world. It wasn’t always the case, though. In the 1960s, India played a crucial role in developing the country’s dairy sector, which has now grown to be worth billions of dollars. The credit for this turnaround goes to the Maharaja of Bhavnagar, Gujarat, who gifted…
BRS sees conspiracy against State-owned Vijaya Dairy to benefit Heritage
Alleging a major conspiracy to divert dairy farmers from the State-owned Vijaya Dairy to Heritage, which is planning to invest Rs.204 crore in Telangana, BRS leader and former Agriculture Minister S. Niranjan Reddy feared that it might spell doom for the dairy industry in the State. Addressing a news conference at Telangana Bhavan on Saturday, Reddy, along with…
Tirupati Temple Takes Legal Action Against Ghee Supplier
The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam has blacklisted AR Dairy and initiated legal proceedings against it for allegedly supplying adulterated ghee to them, the temple board’s executive officer J Syamala Rao said. In its first official response since the allegation on the use of lard, fish oil, and beef tallow in the ghee used to prepare Laddu…
Dairy cooperatives will collect 10 crore lpd of milk in 5 years
Shri Amit Shah will launch the ‘Margdarshika’ on formation and strengthening of 2 lakh new MPACS, Dairy and Fishery Cooperatives, Standard Operating Procedure on White Revolution 2.0 and Cooperation among Cooperatives Under the leadership of PM Modi and guidance of Shri Amit Shah Central Government is taking a number of initiatives for the strengthening of…
India’s milk will see significant evolution over 10 years: Akshali Shah
India, the world’s largest producer of milk, has seen an improvement in the dairy sector due to the use of technologies such as automated milking systems. The domestic milk market will grow more due to health-focused innovations, premiumisation and transparency, says Akshali Shah, Executive Director, Parag Milk Foods. The market is set to undergo significant evolution, driven by shifting…
Cooperative model for dairy sector to get a boost
The government is aiming to bring more dairy farmers in the unorganised sector under cooperatives model so that they get remunerative prices and quality products are made available in the market, Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh, minister for fisheries, animal husbandry and dairying on Tuesday said. “We are focussing on those states where dairy cooperatives have…
India’s milk industry struggles as the climate changes
India’s milk industry struggles as the climate changes In a humid, late-July day this year, Chandan Singh went to milk his buffaloes, only to find five of them spewing foamy saliva. The village veterinarian diagnosed haemorrhagic septicaemia (HS), a bacterial disease also known as gala ghotu rog. Treatment cost around INR 15,000 (USD 179), which roughly equates…