Mosquitoes in ghee, dead lizard: Telangana
In a recent inspection conducted on February 1, 2025, the State-level Task force team identified multiple critical violations at Shakti Milk and Milk Products in Raghunathpally Mandal, Jangaon district. The Commissioner of Food Safety, Telangana, reported that food handlers were not adhering to adequate sanitary measures during processing and handling. The inspection revealed structural issues,…
Congress govt initiated evaluation of Vijaya Dairy
At a time when the quality of dairy products, particularly ghee, has become a contentious issue, Congress govt has initiated an independent third-party evaluation of the state-owned Vijaya Dairy’s mega greenfield facility located in Raviryal, Rangareddy district. This plant was inaugurated in 2021 during the BRS tenure and commenced operations in Dec 2023. According to reliable sources, the National…
BRS sees conspiracy against State-owned Vijaya Dairy to benefit Heritage
Alleging a major conspiracy to divert dairy farmers from the State-owned Vijaya Dairy to Heritage, which is planning to invest Rs.204 crore in Telangana, BRS leader and former Agriculture Minister S. Niranjan Reddy feared that it might spell doom for the dairy industry in the State. Addressing a news conference at Telangana Bhavan on Saturday, Reddy, along with…
FSSAI officials flag hygiene violations at dairy units in Hyderabad
The task force teams of Telangana’s Commissioner of Food Safety conducted inspections at dairy manufacturing units in Hyderabad on June 25 (Tuesday) and uncovered hygiene violations. At Sapthagiri Foods in Karmanghat, the teams found a copy of the FSSAI licence displayed in the office. Head gear, gloves, and uniforms were available for the food handlers. However,…
Indira Dairy project to be launched in Madhira: Deputy CM Bhatti
Steps were being taken to set up Indira Dairy enabling DWCRA group members to become entrepreneurs, informed Deputy CM Bhatti Vikramarka. Similarly, hundreds of unemployed youth who have knowledge of agriculture would also get direct and indirect employment through the dairy industry. The youth would be engaged to supply green grass, dry grass and fodder to…
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,…
Vijaya Mega Dairy to be inaugurated by August 2023, says Talasani
Minister for Animal Husbandry Talasani Srinivas Yadav said that the mega dairy plant by Vijaya Dairy would be ready by August and inaugurated in the same month. The Minister reviewed the ongoing works of Vijaya Mega Dairy at Raviryal in Rangareddy district on Tuesday. He was accompanied by Vijaya Dairy chairman Soma Bharat Kumar, Special…
Telangana reports ‘mild’ infection of LSD
The Telangana Government has sealed the borders for cattle movement as it reported the first incidence of lumpy skin disease (LSD) among ‘white and black’ animals in 12 districts this week. Following the Union Government advisory, the Animal Husbandry Department sent about 130 samples to the Southern Region Disease Diagnostics Laboratory in Bengaluru. “We are taking…
Hatsun to increase milk collection in AP, Telangana and Maharashtra
Hatsun Agro Product Ltd.(HAP), a leading private sector dairy company in India with brands ‘Arokya’, ‘Hatsun’, ‘Arun Icecreams’, has announced its plans to expand procurement in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Maharashtra. HAP has over 3,100 milk collection centres which benefit farmers across various villages in the three States. HAP plans to aggressively expand this network…
Creamline Dairy to expand plant with ₹20 cr in Telangana state
Godrej Agrovet subsidiary Creamline Dairy Products plans to expand the capacity of its Kesavaram plant, near here, with an investment of ₹20 crore this year. The company, which markets milk and milk products under the Godrej Jersey brand, decided on the expansion since it is running out of tetrapak capacity at the plant. Post the…