HC asks FSSAI to issue notice, grant time to dairy firm to respond
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Thursday directed the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) to issue supplementary notice and grant time to A.R. Dairy Food, Dindigul, to respond to it. Justice N. Sathish Kumar was hearing a petition filed by A.R. Dairy Food, represented by G. Kannan, the authorised […]
Why ghee is naturally prone to adulteration ?
Union Health Minister J P Nadda on Friday (September 20) said he had sought a report on the controversy over the alleged use of animal fat in the preparation of laddus that are distributed as prasadam at the Tirupati temple in Andhra Pradesh. On September 18, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu had alleged that during the previous […]
Can’t supply Nandini ghee to Tirupati and incur loss, KMF chairman
Karnataka Milk Federation chairman Bheema Naik said there is no question of supplying Nandini ghee for making Tirupati laddus and incurring loss. “It (KMF) is a farmers’ federation. Is it possible to supply ghee to Tirupati incurring a loss? There is immense demand for Nandini ghee in the market. Consumers are purchasing a litre of […]
Can’t supply Nandini ghee to Tirupati and incur loss, KMF chairman
Karnataka Milk Federation chairman Bheema Naik said there is no question of supplying Nandini ghee for making Tirupati laddus and incurring loss. “It (KMF) is a farmers’ federation. Is it possible to supply ghee to Tirupati incurring a loss? There is immense demand for Nandini ghee in the market. Consumers are purchasing a litre of […]
Ramp up production of Nandini ghee, says Minister
Minister for Cooperation K.N. Rajanna has urged dairy farmers and Karnataka Milk Federation (KMF) to ramp up production of ghee as there is demand for it in Tirupati. The Minister, who reviewed the functioning of the cooperative banks and cooperative societies and institutions in the city on Saturday, said Nandini brand ghee, produced and marketed […]
Jagananna Pala Velluva’ Milk collection Scheme begins in Tirupati district
Jagananna Pala Velluva programme was launched in 79 villages of Tirupati district on Monday. The target during the first phase of the programme is 100 villages. District Collector K Venkataramana Reddy held a review on the programme with the Joint Collector, District Cooperative Officer and other officials in his chambers. He said that the state […]
Cruising through the milk ocean with women at the helm
What began as a modest cooperative venture, within a span of just eight years, has turned into the world’s largest dairy firm fully owned by rural women —Shreeja Mahila Milk Producers Company Limited (MMPCL). Launched in 2014 in the Farmer Producer Organisation (FPO) format with its headquarters at Tirupati is now co-owned by a massive […]