‘India set to become foodgrain bowl’: Union Minister Parshottam Rupala
Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Parshottam Rupala says India is all set to become the world’s ‘foodgrain bowl’ as the country quickly moves towards organic and climate-friendly farming. In an interview with Rajesh Kumar Thakur, he said the repealed farm laws were in the larger interests of the country’s farmers and that…
49th Dairy Industry Conference from 16-18th March 2023 launched
Invitation to register/participate/attend 49th DIC 2023 at Gandhi Nagar from 16th to 18th March 2023
Climate change. Why India refused to sign the ‘Methane Pledge
Much to the chagrin of the developed world, India has been a tough, unrelenting negotiator at the climate negotiations. In the 2021 Conference of Parties at Glasgow (COP26), India dug its heels in and got the wording of the text on coal changed from “phase out” to “phase down”. This nuanced semantic shift may not…
Mother Dairy to hike milk prices by ₹ 2 per litre from Tuesday
Leading dairy player Mother Dairy has decided to increase milk prices by ₹2 per litre in the Delhi-NCR region effective Tuesday. The company said this was being done in response to the sharp increase in procurement prices of raw milk over last year by 24 per cent. This is the fifth round of price hike…
How to revive low-volume growth in India’s consumption economy
The year 2023 brings an ocean of challenges and opportunities for India. Budget 2023 is even more crucial as it coincides with India’s G20 supremacy. India has done a commendable job as compared to other member countries with the highest GDP growth and the lowest inflation. However, the fear of an impending recession is still…
Why camels’ number declining in India
A water canal project and better road connectivity in a State like Rajasthan seem to be the reasons for the decline in the number of camels in the country, if the reply in the Lok Sabha is any indication. In a reply in the Lok Sabha, Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers…
November saw moderation in inflation but not in all the states
Retail inflation measured by the year-on-year change in Consumer Price Index (CPI) moderated sharply to 5.88 percent in November from 6.7 percent in October. This is the first print below 6 per cent, the upper threshold since January this year. The decline was due to moderation in food prices. Food prices eased on account of…
Breast milk sales picking up in India. Is it dairy or Ayurveda?
Imagine a 15 ml bottle, the size of an eye drop medicine, or those shampoo sachets commonly found in neighbourhood shops. Now imagine these bottles and sachets carrying breast milk for newborns without the need to put them in freezers. The childcare industry in India has new entrants. And this time, they claim they are not…
Mr.Milkman by EverAg reports 12% growth in its milk throughput in 2022
Mr.Milkman by EverAg, India’s leading SaaS platform empowering over 125 dairy players and milk brands with customer subscriptions and deliveries, has reported an increment of 12 per cent in its milk throughput in 2022 compared to 2021. Last year, from January to December, the company facilitated the sale of milk worth INR 117 crores through…
Nestle India may hike prices, to venture into small towns
Amid inflationary pressures across industries, Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) major Nestle India could look at hiking prices in extreme cases where where it unable to absorb the rise in commodity prices. The company has shifted its focus on brands that will provide better value outcomes. Speaking to businessline Suresh Narayanan, Chairman and Managing Director of Nestle India,…