Aavin price cut post election worries Tamil Nadu’s dairy farmers
Home makers and tea stall owners heaved a sigh of relief as Chief Minister MK Stalin kept his poll promise of a Rs 3 cut in the price of Aavin milk within hours of assuming office on Friday. But milk producers are worried that they will be left to face the consequences of the move….
AP High Court suspends GO over handling of Sangam Dairy case
The Andhra Pradesh High Court has given a rude shock to Jagan Mohan Reddy government in the Guntur District Sangam Dairy case and cancelled the GO 19 to take over Sangam Dairy. The court ruled that the permission of the court was mandatory for the sale or purchase of assets and that the directors could…
The Dutch dairy industry: Country profile on dairy sector
Here we offer an overview of the Dutch dairy industry, look at trade and consumption, and zoom in on the sector’s focus on sustainability. Since April 2019, the Netherlands is home to 1.58 million dairy cows and calves with a yearly production of 14 billion kg of milk. Due to phosphate legislation, the sector has…
Ananda, Amul and DMS become the best Quality Paneer Brand
In a recent research done by Consumer Voice for Paneer, Ananda, Amul and DMS jointly scored highest marks on overall quality. This study was conducted on all popular paneer brands from India market. The test programme for comparative testing of paneer has been done following the Food Safety & Standard Regulations and relevant Indian standard IS: 10484…
The Dutch dairy industry: Country profile on dairy sector
Here we offer an overview of the Dutch dairy industry, look at trade and consumption, and zoom in on the sector’s focus on sustainability. Since April 2019, the Netherlands is home to 1.58 million dairy cows and calves with a yearly production of 14 billion kg of milk. Due to phosphate legislation, the sector has…
MOU between NDDB and EESL for energy efficient solutions to dairy
National Dairy Development Board on Thursday said it has signed an agreement with Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) to promote efficient renewable technologies in the dairy industry. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed on May 5 at Ananda, Gujarat by NDDB Executive Director Meenesh Shah and EESL Director (Projects) Venkatesh Dwivedi in the presence…
Andhra Pradesh: ACB unearths irregularities in Sangam Dairy
The Anti Corruption Bureau ( ACB) has found irregularities in bonus payment to milk producers and diversion of funds to unauthorized accounts in Sangam Dairy. Sources said ACB has seized documents to establish how senior TDP leader Dhulipalla Narendra Kumar became chairman of the dairy board without the eligibility to become the board director. As per…
IFC to acquire 6.41% stake in Parag Milk Foods; Stock zooming up
Parag Milk Foods has executed a Subscription and Policy Right Agreement with International Finance Corporation (IFC). Under the agreement, Parag Milk will issue and allot 6756,756 fully paid Equity Shares to IFC. The subscription price would be Rs111 per equity share. Also read : IFC to fund Parag’s milk working cap and expansion plans With that,…
District level closed dairy plants in AP to be leased out to Amul
The Gujarat-based milk products major, Amul, would soon take over all the milk dairies in the cooperative sector in the state. However, in the first phase, Amul wold get the dairies that were closed during the previous governments. The Amul would revive all these dairies and start milk procurement to benefit the farmers, particularly the women,…
Don’t follow a trend , Follow your heart : A blog by Kuldeep Sharma
India recorded over 3.57 lakh new covid-19 cases in the 24 hours ending 8 am Tuesday, taking the total infections past the 2 crore mark. With this the country reported a decline in daily spike for the third consecutive day. Over 34 lakh cases are currently active, the lowest rise in active cases in a…