Antibiotic drugs on livestock cut carbon in soil and affect climate
Researchers at the Centre for Ecological Sciences (CES), Indian Institute of Science (IISc), have found that grazing by livestock leads to lower carbon storage in soil compared to grazing by wild herbivores. In a study conducted in the Spiti region of the Himalayas and which was published in Global Change Biology, CES researchers found that…
Dairy farmers not milking money in Karnataka
Pointing towards the milk crates, dressed in a t-shirt with Nandini dairy’s logo on it, Manohar said, “I get 30 percent less crates of milk now and they have even stopped the six litre milk packets which I sold to the hotels and companies”. Dairy farmers under dairy co-operatives are in crisis due to lower…
Indian milkshake brand Keventers opens its first outlet in Abu Dhabi
Marks 9th milestone in the Gulf Keventers, an iconic Indian Dairy brand with 200 outlets across India, is all set to expand its footprint in the Gulf with its latest outlet launch in Abu Dhabi. Holding a legacy of more than 97 years in India, Keventers is best known for its nostalgic flavours of milkshakes…
Supply of ice cream from the outlets is not restaurant services
The Gujarat Authority for Advance Ruling (AAR) in the case of M/s HRPL Restaurants Pvt. Ltd. Vide Advance Ruling No. GUJ/GAAR/R/2023/08 dated 22.02.2023 Ltd. has ruled that the supply of ice cream from the outlets cannot be classified as the supply of ‘restaurant services’, leviable to GST 18%. In this case, the applicant is engaged in the restaurant business…
Global dairy price index down by 0.7%. Cheddar prices crashed
Global dairy price index went down by 0.7% at its 327th auction on March 7th 2023. The new average price is USD 3403 per MT.The total traded commodities volumes also contracted to 26747 MT. Cheddar cheese was the major casualty with its prices crashing in double digit. It has been a second consecutive drop in…
Meat, dairy and rice production will bust 1.5C climate target
Emissions from the food system alone will drive the world past 1.5C of global heating, unless high-methane foods are tackled as per a study. Climate-heating emissions from food production, dominated by meat, dairy and rice, will by themselves break the key international target of 1.5C if left unchecked, a detailed study has shown. The analysis…
Dairy Consumption Linked to Prostate, Ovarian, Breast Cancers
Naturally occurring hormones and compounds in dairy products may play a role in increasing the risk of breast, ovarian, and prostate cancers, according to a new narrative review by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine published in the International Journal for Disease Reversal and Prevention. “Ditch the dairy to avoid the naturally occurring hormones and compounds…
Production down, Bengaluru staring at milk scarcity, says Bamul
With milk production in and around Bengaluru coming down from 14-15 lakh litres a day to 12-13 lakh litres in less than a couple of months, Bengaluru could soon face a scarcity in milk supply in the coming months, reports Niranjan Kaggere. Bangalore Milk Union Ltd (Bamul), one of the largest federations of Karnataka, said…
FMCG, Dairy betting on double-digit sales growth this summer
Demand for ice creams and cold beverages like Cola have surged because of the onset of early summer and sales are likely to grow in strong double-digits this season, according to top executives of FMCG and dairy firms. The summer season will also get a tailwind in the form of an abatement of the pandemic…
FSSAI asks states, UTs to deploy mobile testing vans
Food regulator FSSAI has asked states and Union Territories to deploy mobile testing vans to check quality of milk and milk products considering higher demand during upcoming Holi festival. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) said in a statement that it has “directed states/UTs to deploy Food Safety on Wheels (FSW) mobile…