IIT Madras develop pocket device to detect milk adulteration
Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) Researchers have developed a three-dimensional (3D) paper-based portable device that can detect adulteration in milk within 30 seconds. The test could be even performed at home. It can detect multiple substances commonly used as adulterating agents including Urea, detergents, soap, starch, hydrogen peroxide, sodium-hydrogen-carbonate and salt, among others…
Beat the heat. Relish more desi flavours of ice-creams
Witnessing an uptick in demand for beverages, and ice creams, fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies have introduced new products with typically desi flavours geared to appeal to the Indian palate. ITC, for instance, has launched a range of products in its beverages portfolio under Sunfeast, with smoothie flavours such as mango, litchi, strawberry and peach pineapple, fruits…
Amul marketer launches fixed-price edible oil pack to beat inflation
In a disruption to the edible oil retailing, cooperative major Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd (GCMMF) has launched a fixed-price retail pack of refined cottonseed oil for ₹100. The Amul marketer GCMMF sells six variants of edible oils under the brand ‘Janmay’. never-tried-before This new initiative, according to the dairy major, will make the edible oil…
NDRI-Karnal Produces India’s First Cloned Gir Calf
In a first for the country, Indian Council of Agricultural Research-National Dairy Research Institute scientists have successfully cloned a Gir cow in Haryana’s Karnal, the institute said on Monday. Ganga, a female calf of the Gir breed, was born on March 16. Weighing 32 kilograms, the calf is keeping good health and growing well, the…
Milk powder unfit for consumption: Protest to WFP on 27-3-1973
News from archives – Same day 50 years ago India has protested to the World Food Programme (WFP) against the supply under the ‘Operation Flood Programme’ of large quantities of milk powder and ghee found unfit for human consumption. This was stated by the Minister of State for Agriculture Prof. Sher Singh, in the Rajya…
Avanti Finance partners with Stellapps mooPay to provide credit
Bengaluru-based Avanti Finance, a technology-led NBFC focused on financial inclusion, has partnered with Stellapps’ data-driven digital FinTech vertical mooPay. mooPay is a platform using deep tech to offer financial products i.e. payments, credit, insurance, agent banking and savings products to farmers in rural India. The strategic partnership with Avanti will help mooPay further drive financial inclusion in…
DAHD implements National Programme for Dairy Development
Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying (DAHD) is implementing National Programme for Dairy Development (NPDD) scheme across the country since Feb-2014. The scheme has been restructured/ realigned in July 2021 for implementation from 2021-22 to 2025- 26with following two components: (i). The Component ”A” of NPDD focuses on creating/strengthening of infrastructure for quality milk testing…
Fodder cost whips up milk prices: R S Sodhi
While cereals inflation of 12 to 13 percent has caught headlines, the second largest factor pushing up food inflation is milk prices. In February Consumer Price Index (CPI) data showed milk prices up by 9.6 percent from year-ago levels; higher than an already elevated 8.8 percent year-on-year rise in January. And while cereal prices will…
Tamil Nadu govt. to provide ₹15,500 cr. in crop and allied loans
The Tamil Nadu government will provide ₹14,000 crore in crop loans to farmers through co-operative societies in 2023-24, besides ₹1,500 crore for goat-rearing, dairy and poultry farming and fisheries, Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare M.R.K. Panneerselvam said on Tuesday. The Minister, who presented the Agriculture Budget in the Assembly, announced the allocation of ₹500…
Mondelez International to invest ₹4,000 cr in India over four years
In a strategic move, Mondelez International is looking at significantly accelerating its investments in India, which it considers a key market. The maker of Oreo and Cadbury plans to invest about ₹4,000 crore in the 2023-26 period in the country. The packaged food major said this is in addition to investments of₹1,500 crore made during…