PEDA to run Haibowal biogas plant for dairy waste
Officials from Punjab Energy Development Authority (Peda) and the civic body recently visited the biogas plant of Haibowel, India, to study how to run it at full capacity, to prevent dairy waste from running into the Buddha Nullah, which is the seasonal water stream that runs through the Malwa region of Punjab. The waste flowing…
Aavin does not produce health mix for expectant mothers : Minister
It will take us two more months to come to a decision, says Dairy Development Secretary Minister for Dairy Development S.M. Nasar on Tuesday clarified that Aavin was not manufacturing any health mix meant for expectant mothers. It was only planning to manufacture a health mix, like Sathumaavu, meant for general use. Addressing presspersons at the Aavin…
Punjab to encourage women to set up commercial dairy farms
Punjab government will set up small commercial dairy farms in state and focus on involving women in the business. Animal husbandry minister Kuldeep Dhaliwal on Monday held a review meet with officials of the department Punjab animal husbandry and dairy development minister Kuldeep Dhaliwal on Monday held a review meeting with the officials of the…
Raise your words not voice
The Indian government faced a growing diplomatic storm over comments made by two suspended political leaders; as countries in the Gulf region summoned Ambassadors and conveyed their concern about growing “extremism and hatred” the comments signified. Let us look at this scenario from the types of food products sold in the Middle east . The…
Indian dairy firms address climate concerns via green initiatives
For a dairy organisation, generating 400 metric standard cubic meters (MCM) of gas on a daily basis is something unthinkable. But at AmulFed dairy in Gandhinagar, it is one of the several green initiatives aimed at addressing climate concerns. It uses dairy waste to generate natural gas, which is used in boilers and the canteen….
Indian dairy firms address climate concerns via green initiatives
For a dairy organisation, generating 400 metric standard cubic meters (MCM) of gas on a daily basis is something unthinkable. But at AmulFed dairy in Gandhinagar, it is one of the several green initiatives aimed at addressing climate concerns. It uses dairy waste to generate natural gas, which is used in boilers and the canteen….
Tamil Nadu: Here’s why your milk sachet might have sprung a leak
Aavin is crying over spilt milk, literally. Its milk sachets are leaking, and customers are not amused. “This summer, at least twice a week, we received milk packets that leaked. On an average, we lose nearly 25 ml to 30 ml of milk from a 500 ml sachet. It has become so common that delivery…
DAIRY NEWS Will buy your milk if you form co-op society: CM
Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Friday announced that if dairy owners form cooperative societies, then the Chhattisgarh government will consider buying their dairy products. Baghel said this to a farmer from Charama, Bhushan Sahu, during a ‘Bhent Mulaqat’ programme in Gitpahar in Bhanupratappur assembly segment in North Bastar. Sahu told the Chief Minister that he…
IDF World Dairy Summit’s Poster Competition Begins
International Dairy Federation’s World Dairy Summit 2022, the most coveted event of the dairy sector, will be organized in India’s New Delhi-NCR from September 12-15 this year in which dairy industry stakeholders from over 40 countries would participate and work towards ways to further develop dairy industry. As part of the International Dairy Federation World…
The meat and dairy farmers who are going vegan
It was after Laurence Candy lost most of his dairy herd to bovine tuberculosis that he decided he would no longer send animals to the slaughterhouse. “It made me wonder if we can justify the industrial slaughter of sentient beings,” says the 50-year-old looking back on the event in 2017. “As a society, we have…