Amit Shah praises Amul model and its role in uplifting the dairy sector
Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah said on Sunday that the cooperative sector’s contribution in creating a $5-trillion economy will be immense as shown by the success of Amul, the world’s largest milk cooperative. At an event organised to mark the completion of 75 years of Amul, which was started in 1946 as a cooperative…
Declare Cow as a National animal. Baba Ram Dev appeals to PM
Yoga guru and the chief of Patanjali Peetham, Baba Ramdev, demanded on Sunday that ‘Gomata (cow)’ should be declared as the national animal of India. Addressing the farewell of the two-day ‘Go Maha Sammelan’, organized by TTD at Mahati Auditorium in Andhra Pradesh’s Tirupati, Baba Ramdev said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister…
Mother Dairy back in the black with a net profit of 186 Cr in FY 21
After two years of posting losses, Mother Dairy Fruits & Vegetables Pvt Ltd is back in the black with a net profit of ₹185.80 crore in FY20-21 compared to a net loss of ₹157.70 crore in FY19-20. However, according to its latest RoC filing sourced from business intelligence platform Tofler, the company’s total revenues remained…
Danone India launch AptaGrow – A health drink for children 0f 3-6 yrs age
Danone India, with its mission to bring health through food to as many people as possible, entered into the health drink category for children with the launch of AptaGrow. The product will address the nutrition requirement of children in the age group of 3-6years and will be available in Tasty Chocolate and Vanilla flavor. AptaGrow…
The contrast in the life of a sacred cow and a dairy cow in Indian society
The atrocities on the dairy industry across the world are not concealed anymore. However, in India, the country where the cow is considered as a sacred animal and is associated with many deities in the Hindu religion which make up to 80 per cent of the country’s population today, wistfully the status of a cow…
Stellapps leaders in dairy digitisation raises $18M In Pre-Series C Round
India’s leading Dairy-tech startup Stellapps has completed the first close towards its pre-series C round from various investors. The total size of the round will be USD 18 Mn. Led by global animal nutrition and aquaculture company, Nutreco, the fundraising round saw participation from existing investors including Qualcomm Ventures, Celesta Capital, and ABB Technology Ventures….
‘Milkfed’ strengthens Punjab’s dairy sector with over 6,474 societies
Punjab produces 6.7 per cent of India’s total milk and has per capita availability of 1,181 grams of milk per day, the highest in the country. More than 3.5 lakh dairy farmers in the state are attached to the Punjab State Cooperative’s Milk Producers Federation (Milkfed). The federation procures between 13 lakh to 27 lakh…
Proposal for 21-acre dairy complex approved at Ambala Haryana
The Haryana government has approved the Ambala Sadar municipal council’s proposal to develop a dairy complex spread across 21 acres at Brahmin Majra village. The complex will have a capacity to house approximately 5,000 cattle, that will be shifted from at least 300 dairies under the council limits, officials said. Sandeep Solanki, executive officer of…
Amul appears to be expanding in both milk and non milk products
In its 75th year, Amul literally appears to be in milk and honey land. Last month, India’s largest dairy company launched a new non-dairy product — Amul Honey. But this was no bee in the bonnet move. The Gujarat-based milk major, which clocked a turnover of over ₹53,000 crore in 2020-21; has been slowly foraying into the non-dairy…
Why liquid nitrogen is critical to the Indian animal husbandry sector ?
In an age of extremely long as well as short shelf lives and preservation periods for products, goods and materials wherein logistics, storage, transportation and distribution have been key to a successful supply chain management, liquid nitrogen has come to occupy a significant presence. As a cryogenic liquid with a boiling point of -196°C, this…