23 students hospitalised after drinking lizard-infested milk in Belgavi
The education department, responsible for supplying milk to government schools under the ‘Skeerabhagya’ scheme, has initiated an inquiry into the incident. As many as 23 students were hospitalised after consuming milk that contained a dead lizard in a government primary school in Belagavi on Thursday morning, according to the education department. The education department has…
Gokul daily milk collection crosses 17.5L litre mark
Daily collection of milk by the Kolhapur Zilla Dudh Utpadak Sangh, popularly known as Gokul dairy, has crossed the 17.5 lakh litre mark, in the past three years.The figure is an increase of 6 lakh litres of milk. Chairman Arun Dongale, told TOI, “Gokul, the largest cooperative dairy of Maharashtra, has now aimed to increase daily collection of milk…
Minister launches interactive programme for dairy farmers
Minister for Animal Husbandry and Dairy Development J. Chinchurani on Friday launched ‘Dairy Next’, an interactive programme that will provide authentic information on cow rearing to dairy farmers. Speaking at the event in Chanapara near Kadakkal, the Minister said the programme will be implemented in all the 140 Assembly constituencies of the State. “Through new…
Sudha dairy to hike milk, curd supply on Makar Sakranti
The Bihar State Milk Cooperative Society (BSMCS), which is popularly known by its brand name Sudha Dairy, has soared up its stock to meet the demand on Tusu and Makar Sankranti. The CEO of the Jamshedpur plant, Amit Kumar Suman, said that 10 lakh liters of milk, besides, 50 tonnes of curd will be available in the market between January…
National conference on “Smart and Sustainable Dairy Farming”
National conference on “Smart and Sustainable Dairy Farming” was organised by Indian Dairy Association, West Zone in association with Indigenous Cattle Research cum Training Centre (ICRTC) of Mahatma Phule Krishi Vidyapeeth, Rahuri (MPKV) and BAIF Development Research Foundation at Agriculture College, Pune during 5-6 January 2024. The program was attended by about 300 delegates representing academic…
Karnataka Congress MLA ‘directly’ involved in sale of jobs in KOMUL
A committee headed by Karnataka Congress MLA K Y Nanjegowda ”accommodated” 30 candidates referred by some politicians for jobs in dairy cooperative KOMUL by ”completely manipulating” the interview process and in lieu of kickbacks, the Enforcement Directorate alleged Thursday. The 61-year-old legislator from the Malur assembly seat in Kolar district and those linked to him…
EFEED SECURES RS 25 LAKHS GRANT FROM ICAR
Precision animal management and feed practices startup, eFeed, has secured a grant of Rs 25 Lakhs from the Indian Council of Agriculture Research, Government of India. The grant ceremony took place at the ICAR campus in Delhi and witnessed the participation of eminent leaders from ICAR, including joint directors. Founded in December 2020 by Kumar…
Karnataka Bank inks pact with Digivriddhi to offer financial services to dairy farmers
Karnataka Bank has partnered with fintech company Digivriddhi (DGV) to offer financial services catering to the needs of dairy farmers and milk societies. The services will be made available at village dairy co-operative societies associated with milk unions of Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF). To begin with, the services are now made available to milk societies associated…
Punjab dairy farmers protest at Verka plant against rate reduction
Scores of dairy farmers from across the state gathered outside the Verka plant in Mohali on Monday to protest against the rate reduction. Baldev Singh, ex-chairman of the Milk plant in Mohali said that Milkfed had reduced the rate from ₹83 a litre to ₹80 a litre. “Contrary to our request for a hike in the rate,…
Odisha government inks pact with NDDB for Anthrax, ENT shots
The Odisha government has signed an MoU with the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) for the establishment of a production unit of Anthrax and ENT vaccines. The unit will come up at Odisha Biological Products Institute in Berhampur. Anthrax is an infectious bacterial disease of animals and particularly affects cattle and sheep. On the other…