Free Nandini milk for BPL families on BJP’s manifesto
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) as a part of its Karnataka Elections 2023 manifesto. A high-level committee will be constituted for the purpose of implementing the UCC. Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai released the party manifesto for the Assembly Polls on Monday in a huge event. CM Bommai said…
5 dairy brands that made India one of the top milk producer globally
India was the highest milk producer in the world in the year 2021-2022, contributing to 24% of the world’s milk production, according to the data from Food and Agriculture Organization Corporate Statistical Database (FAOSTAT). During the same period, Rajasthan emerged as the highest milk-producing state in the country, contributing to 15.05% of the total milk…
TN dairy farmers to get 2 lakh jersey cows to keep milk flowing
After being snubbed by a section of dairy farmers who have been selling their milk to private dairies for a higher price since January, Aavin has decided to purchase two lakhs crossbred jersey milch cows from other states as part of its plan to facilitate loans to dairy farmers. According to sources, each cow may…
State sponsored subsidies for dairy farmers is like a cancer
At a time when India collectively opposed the dumping of subsidised dairy products from overseas, there is also a big threat to the dairy trade from within through the State-sponsored subsidies. A few States have subsidies for dairy farmers which experts feel is a cancer that weakens the dairy trade from the core, making it…
Social media is a bane disguised as boon, Or is it the opposite ?
Sugar is not the problem with Bournvita. 200 ml of milk with one serving of Bournvita contains 6.5-7.5 gms of added sugar only .Which is far less than sugar found (14-20 gms) in 200 ml of other drinks including fruit juice drinks sold in local markets. Social media is a part of our lives now….
Amul identifies land in Telangana to set up 5 Lakh LPD milk plant
The Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd (GCMMF), the marketer of Amul on Saturday said it has identified land at Vargal near Hyderabad to set up a milk processing plant with a capacity of 5 lakh litres per day (LLPD). The upcoming plant will be done through one of the 18 GCMMF member dairy unions,…
9 Killed In Ludhiana Gas Leak, Victims’ Kin Narrate Horror
In a tragic incident, at least nine people died and eleven people were hospitalised after a gas leak incident at a factory in the Giaspura area of Ludhiana in Punjab on Sunday morning. The affected area was cordoned off. A team of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) was rushed to the spot, and doctors, ambulances, and a fire brigade team are…
Amul Dairy directors were not part of New Zealand delegation
Three days after the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd denied that two members of a dairy delegation from Gujarat had harassed a woman while on a study tour to New Zealand , Vipul Patel, Chairman of Kaira District Cooperative Milk Producers’ Union Limited – the oldest milk cooperative of Gujarat known as Amul Dairy…
Shah asks NDDB to make India “Dairy to the World”
Appreciating the stellar role being played by NDDB in strengthening the dairy co-op movement in the country, Amit Shah, Union Minister of Home Affairs & Cooperation raised the bar for the NDDB to reach out to all those panchayats and villages where there is no dairy co-op. “NDDB needs to further strengthen cooperative dairying by…
Plant milk is catching up in India: Dairies are ‘concerned’
On World Vegan Day this year, the Internet was rife with a list of celebrities who have adopted a life free of animal products. The names included actors Aamir Khan and Sonam Kapoor, and cricketer Virat Kohli. Then there are premium magazines that fill in readers about elaborate vegan diet plans of India’s biggest celebrities….