The benefits of choosing farm fresh or organic dairy products for your health
Have you ever questioned if it is worthwhile to purchase organic milk, curd, paneer, ghee and various other dairy and daily essential products in the nation? The use of antibiotics, growth hormones, residuals and traces of pesticides are frequently found in typical dairy products. This is largely due to infrastructural challenges in the traditional dairy…
Honorary Doctorate to RCDF Administrators & MD Sushma Arora
Sushma Arora, Administrators & Managing Director of Rajasthan Co-operative Dairy Federation was given an honorary doctorate degree by America’s Prestigious Cambridge Digital University in a grand convocation ceremony held at Hotel Sarovar Portico, New Delhi. Arora was honoured by award of honorary PhD for her significant contribution in the field of dairy development in the…
Hyderabad man finds worm ‘crawling’ in Cadbury Dairy Milk
A resident of Hyderabad found a worm “crawling” in a Cadbury Dairy Milk Chocolate bar that he bought from a store at a metro station in the city. Taking to social media platform X, Robin Zaccheus posted a video, which has gone viral. Zaccheus posted the video along with the receipt of the Rs 45…
All milk dairies in Indore asked to install fat-checking machines
Already declared India’s cleanest city for seven straight years, Indore is now gearing up to ensure that its residents get unadulterated/uncontaminated and quality milk. The Indore district administration on Friday decided to make the installation of Fat Checking Machines compulsory at all dairies across the district – to ensure that the residents get the best…
Milk price increased by Rs 6 per liter in Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Sunday said the State government was all set to introduce innovative schemes and increase farmers’ incomes in the upcoming annual Budget since agriculture and milk production played a pivotal role in the rural economy. He was speaking in Shimla during a first of its kind interaction with…
Amul launch Cattle feed to increase SNF in milk
Amul Dairy has launched a new feed variety that will improve solid-non-fat (SNF) in milk of cows and buffaloes. Problem of low fat and SNF in milk is common in the country’s domestic dairy industry. The milk union’s study revealed that low SNF content was due to less protein and energy in the diet provided to the dairy animals. “We had initiated…
India’s Dairy Production Model: Narendra Modi
Much like India’s own dream run towards growth and development since 2014, the country’s dairy sector serves as a unique example of resilience and rise. Due credit belongs to PM Modi’s government which has worked matchlessly to achieve a rare transformation of the sector. Cattle wealth and dairy business have been integral to our socio-economic…
The cow’s status doesn’t protect her,’ says Yamini Narayanan
A senior lecturer at Deakin University in Australia, Yamini Narayanan exposes how the cow has been exploited to promote casteism and communalism. In an interview, she responds to questions that emerge from her ground-breaking book Mother Cow, Mother India. Edited excerpts. Its political connotation notwithstanding, does cow vigilantism hold the ‘cow’ as a cultural symbol to…
Parag Milk Foods consolidated revenue up 8.8% at ₹800.84cr in Q3
Parag Milk Foods Ltd (PMFL) has reported a 268.8 per cent increase in profit after tax at ₹34.16 crore in the third quarter of fiscal year 2024. The consolidated Q3 FY24 revenue stood at ₹800.84 crore, an 8.8 per cent YoY growth, while gross profit stood at ₹210.75 crore, with a gross profit margin of 26.3 per cent….
Govt grants Income Tax Exemption to Boost Dairy Cooperatives
Central Government has granted certain exemptions under Income Tax Act to Dairy Cooperative Societies to Boost the Sector In a significant move aimed at supporting the dairy sector, the Government has introduced a series of measures granting income tax exemptions and reductions for Cooperative Societies under the Income Tax Act. The announcement was made by…