Akhilesh Yadav seeks ‘white paper’ on Parag milk plants
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Uttar Pradesh of corruption in the dairy sector and demanded a “white paper” on the condition of Parag milk plants. Sharing an advertisement by Amul (GCMMF) on X — which announced its recognition as the World’s No. 1 Cooperative in…
Hatsun Agro rises as value-added dairy leader
Hatsun Agro Product Ltd (HAP), India’s largest private-sector dairy company, has strengthened its leadership in the southern market and is expanding its footprint across the country. Known for its flagship Arokya milk and Arun Icecreams, the company has diversified into a broad range of value-added dairy products including ghee, curd, skimmed milk powder, butter, and…
Spurious ghee scandal: 68 lakh kg fake supply to TTD
A dramatic food-fraud case has been unearthed involving the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) and a supplier dairy. Between 2019 and 2024, the Bhole Baba Organic Dairy of Uttarakhand — led by promoters Pomil Jain and Vipin Jain — supplied around 68 lakh kg of ghee, valued at approximately ₹250 crore, to TTD despite never procuring…
Gates-backed lab invents milk container to cut spoilage
A new initiative backed by Bill Gates is targeting the dairy supply-chain in developing countries, aiming to reduce spoilage and improve milk quality for small-scale farmers. The project, carried out in collaboration with Global Good and Intellectual Ventures Laboratory, has developed an improved milking and transportation system specifically designed for smallholder dairy producers. Traditional milk-collection…
Ayurvedic doctor booked for false claims on Amul milk
An FIR has been lodged in Gujarat against Dr. Hitesh Jani, a former principal of an Ayurvedic university, after a video he posted online alleging that Amul milk contained “22 types of chemicals” and DDT-like pesticides went viral. The complaint was filed by a quality assurance officer of Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), the…
Swiss Milk Glut Sends Warning Signal to Global Dairy Sector
Swiss dairy farms are facing an unprecedented surplus after the U.S. imposed steep 39% tariffs on Swiss goods, including cheeses — forcing producers to confront excess milk supply and shrinking export pathways. (IP Lait recommended cutting production by 50,000 tonnes — roughly the output of 25,000 cows — to manage the imbalance. The tariffs have…
Safer Dairy Products With Fewer Chemicals: New Research Breakthrough
Researchers at Umeå University have launched a major new project, backed by SEK 6 million, to tackle the persistent challenge of Bacillus spores in dairy plants — the hardy bacterial form that survives pasteurisation and conventional cleaning procedures. The research has two main goals: first, to map where spores attach in processing systems (tanks, pipes,…
Chandrababu Naidu Lays Foundation for Shreeja dairy in Kuppam
In a significant boost to Rayalaseema’s industrial landscape, N. Chandrababu Naidu virtually laid the foundation stones for seven major industrial units in his home constituency of Kuppam, Andhra Pradesh, representing a combined investment of ₹2,203 crore. The projects, covering sectors including food-processing and dairy, have the potential to generate over 22,000 direct and indirect jobs….
Global FAO Dairy Prices Fall on Weak Demand, Ample Supply
The FAO Dairy Price Index averaged 142.2 points in October 2025, down 5.0 points (3.4 percent) from September, marking the fourth consecutive monthly decline. Despite this decline, the index remained 2.7 percent above its level a year earlier. All sub-indices dropped – butter fell by 6.5 percent, whole milk powder by 6.0 percent, skim milk powder by 4.0…
Fake Ghee Mafia Eyeing Indore as Hub – Big Adulteration Alert
Investigations in Indore have uncovered a large‐scale adulteration network diverting cheap vegetable oils and fats into ghee supply chains. Officials say the racket spans several local instances, with an estimated 15-20 % of ghee circulating in the market potentially fake — a figure that raises alarm for both public health and brand trust. The supply…