Extension of a Rs 5 per litre subsidy for milk producers in Maharashtra Budget
Finance Minister Ajit Pawar announced on Friday that the subsidy of Rs 5 per litre for milk producers in Maharashtra will be extended, as he presented the state’s budget for 2024-25 in the legislative assembly. This budget marks the final one before the assembly elections for the BJP-Shiv Sena-NCP government. Pawar also stated that the state plans to…
DNA tests reveal finger tip in ice cream cone that of factory’s employee
A severed tip of a human finger found inside an ice cream earlier this month belonged to an employee of a Pune factory where the frozen dessert was prepared, police said on Thursday. A DNA report from the state forensic science laboratory (FSL) confirmed that the fingertip was a match for blood samples of factory employee Omkar Pote, police said. Pote had been trying to…
FDA Announces New FSSAI Requirements for Dairy Exports to India
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has implemented new requirements for dairy products for human consumption imported into India. Effective September 1, 2024, FSSAI is requiring establishments that import dairy products into India to appear on FSSAI’s lists of approved establishments eligible to export such products. FSSAI will include establishments on these…
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,…
$100 per cow: Why Denmark is imposing tax on livestock farts
Denmark will tax livestock farmers for the greenhouse gases emitted by their cows, sheep and pigs from 2030, the first country to do so as it targets a major source of methane emissions, one of the most potent gases contributing to global warming. The aim is to reduce Danish greenhouse gas emissions by 70% from…
Milk brands Amul & Verka are expanding beyond comfort zones
Punjab, the state with the highest per-capita milk availability, is witnessing a unique transition in the marketing strategies of the two leading milk brands (File Image) The ‘utterly butterly delicious’ Amul girl, always seen in her red polka dot frock and a matching ribbon in her hair, now also wears Punjabi attire salwar-kameez. The Amul…
Kochi-based firm sets up country’s first off-grid solar power plant in dairy sector
Sapins, a Kochi-based dairy products company, has arguably become the first in the dairy sector to set up the country’s first off-grid solar power plant in the sector. The 200-kW plant installed at a cost of ₹2.8 crore will meet the entire energy requirements of the upgraded plant at Kizhakkambalam with a processing capacity of…
International dairy meet gets under way in Kochi by IDF and DAHD
India has set a model for public-private partnership (PPP) in the dairy sector, and the country has made admirable progress in milk production, Piercristiano Brazzale, president of the International Dairy Federation (IDF), has said. He said the role played by women was a source of hope for the dairy sector, and that India imparted a…
How Akshayakalpa Organic’s Farmer-Centric Model Achieved Rs30 Cr Monthly Revenue
In 2010, a group of 27 technology professionals, led by Shashi Kumar, took a bold leap of faith. They left behind lucrative careers in the tech industry to venture into the world of farming. This unconventional decision was driven by a shared vision: to prove that farming could be viable and sustainable. Thus, Akshayakalpa Organic…
India will be world’s largest milk producer Jayen Mehta Amul
The IMC Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IMC) hosted its 116th Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Friday, June 21, 2024 at its headquarters in Churchgate, Mumbai. Jayen Mehta, Managing Director, Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd. addressed the AGM. In his address, Mehta highlighted Amul’s upward journey from producing approximately 250 litres of milk per day…