Cow milk drinking increase the risk of type-1 diabetes in childhood
Research released on Wednesday suggests that drinking two or more glasses of cow milk daily during childhood can increase the risk of type-1 diabetes that is insulin-dependent and can strike the young. The findings presented online at the annual conference of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes bolster concerns that emerged 20 years […]
Set up committee to determine milk procurement price in TN
The Tamil Nadu Milk Producers’ Welfare Association submitted a petition to the Chief Minister requesting the State government to constitute an expert committee to determine the procurement price of milk and to revise the maximum retail price accordingly. In the petition, the association demanded the Chief Minister to increase the procurement price as the cost […]
Olympic committee urged to drop dairy advertising in Olympics
This week, a letter urging the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC) to stop promoting dairy products to athletes was printed as a full-page advertisement in three daily newspapers in areas where USOPC training facilities are located. Written by vegan activist and cycling champion Dotsie Bausch—a silver medalist for Team USA in the 2012 […]
90% of milk in India is A2 , Charging Premium is a gimmick : R S Sodhi
More Indians now prefer buffalo milk over cow milk with many farmers opting to engage in buffalo milk production, and nearly all of this milk comprises the A2 protein, dairy cooperative Amul managing director Rupinder Singh Sodhi said. Sodhi dismissed worries that Indian milk comprises the less healthy A1 protein. “A2 milk marketing gimmick came from New […]
Doodh Duronto’ transports 5 cr litres milk to Delhi
Being the chief producer of milk in the state with around 32 to 34 lakh litres daily, Chittoor district is able to send the milk to national capital Delhi, thanks to the initiative of Mother dairy and South Central Railway (SCR). In its efforts to ensure uninterrupted supply of essential commodities to various parts of […]
Dairy industry witness an innovation galore during Covid times
Dairy farming is a crucial component of rural economy, which has the highest potential of generating income and employment through augmenting productivity of milch animals. It is an effective instrument of social and economic change. India is the largest milk producer in the world. In the last three decades, world milk production has increased by […]