OmeB (milk-fat modulator) Commercialized by ICAR
The ICAR-National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Bengaluru commercialized the ‘OmeB’ product to M/s Gou Agritech (P) Limited on a non-exclusive basis through AgrInnovate India here today. The product OmeB is developed by the NIANP through comprehensive research and validated for the milk fat modulation through field studies in dairy animals. OmeB leads to…
Why Amul, India’s favourite Dairy brand is pivoting to regional language
Ahead of Independence Day, Campaign India speaks with Indian brands that set up operations in the country pre-independence and continue to dominate their space to understand how they have evolved. Read on to understand how these brands aim to stay relevant for the next 75 years… Here’s an excerpt of our chat with RS Sodhi,…
Lumpy skin disease vaccine released by DAHD ministry
In a major breakthrough, the indigenous Lumpy skin disease (LSD) vaccine is today released by Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and Union Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Minister Parshottam Rupala at an event held in New Delhi. ICAR-National Research Centre on Equines (ICAR-NRCE), Hisar (Haryana), in collaboration with ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI), Izatnagar,…
Bring empty milk pouches and water bottles and get discount on fuel
Nearly 700 milk pouches have been collected this month. Get a discount of Re 1 on a litre of petrol and 50 paise off on a litre of diesel. In return, dispose empty milk pouches and plastic water bottles at a petrol pump in Rajasthan’s Bhilwara. This is how Ashok Kumar Mundra, owner of Chhaganlal…
Dairy records 67.15% increase in exports in Q1 of FY23 as against last year same quarter
Continuing with the trend from the previous year, the exports of agricultural and processed food products rose by 31 per cent in the first three months of the current Financial Year 2022-23 (April-June) as compared to the corresponding period of FY 2021-22. According to the provisional data released by the Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and…
18% GST on ice-cream parlours effective only from Oct 6, 2021
Ice-cream parlours can breathe easy as the Finance Ministry has said that the 18 per cent GST will not take retrospective effect. It also said that fees for entrance exams, issuance of migration certificates etc and charges for preferred location of land will not attract GST. Based on the recommendations by the GST Council in…
At IDF World Dairy Summit, India to look for milk productivity improvement
Despite being world’s largest milk producer with largest cattle population, India’s lags behind in yield India will look to improve its per animal milk productivity by drawing lessons from advanced nations at the four-day International Dairy Federation World Dairy Summit (IDF WDS 2022), scheduled to be held in New Delhi from September 12. Currently, the…
Milk collection drops in Gujarat as cattle disease spreads to more areas
With the dreaded viral infection Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) claiming over 1,500 cattle lives in Gujarat in the past 3-4 months, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Tuesday visited Kutch, the worst-hit district, to assess the treatment and vaccination efforts by the administration. Of the 54,000 reported cases in the State, Kutch district accounts for around…
Lumpy skin disease spreads to 25,000 bovines in Rajasthan
With the lumpy skin disease spreading fast among bovines in western and northern Rajasthan, cattle-rearers in the State are suffering heavy losses. The infection has spread to about 25,000 cattle in the last couple of months and resulted in the death of more than 1,200 animals. The State government has decided to set up control…
Amul’s RS Sodhi elected as President of Indian Dairy Association
R S Sodhi, Managing Director of Amul Federation has been elected as the new President of Indian Dairy Association (IDA). Founded in 1948, IDA is the apex body of the dairy industry in India with its members ranging from dairy cooperatives, multinationals, corporate bodies, private institutions, educational institutions, government and public sector units among others. Sodhi, who…