Topic: Dairy Industry
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The dairy industry plays a vital role in India’s agricultural landscape, and addressing key challenges in the milk collection process is crucial for its growth and efficiency. In...
India’s First Cloned Desi Gir Female Calf
The National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI) in Karnal, Haryana, has produced the country’s first cloned female calf of the desi breed Gir, named ‘Ganga.’ The NDRI had initiated...
NCW Launches Training Program for Women in Dairy Farming
National Commission for Women (NCW) launched a nationwide training and capacity building programme for women in dairy farming. Key Facts To launch the training programme, NCW is collaborating...
DAHD launches dairy investment accelerator
Government of India’s Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying (DAHD), under its Investment Facilitation Cell, has setup Dairy Investment Accelerator. About Dairy Investment Accelerator This has been...
New Scheme for Diary Sector: GoI subsidizes interest rates on working capital
On May 14, 2020, the Government of India launched a new scheme for the diary sector. The scheme has introduced Interest Subvention on Working Capital to support Diary... Milk Price Rise in India
On December 14, 2019, Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (Amul) and Mother Dairy (owned by National Diary Development Board) increased MRP (Maximum Retail Prices) of their pouched milk...
India, Rwanda sign eight agreements in various fields
India and Rwanda have signed eight agreements in the fields of defence, trade, agriculture, leather and allied products and dairy. The agreements were signed following delegation-level talks between...
Government bans imports of hormone oxytocin
The Union government has banned imports of hormone oxytocin to stop its misuse in livestock industry, where it causes hormonal imbalances and shortens the lives of milch animals....
CCEA approves Dairy Processing & Infrastructure Development Fund
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved Dairy Processing & Infrastructure Development Fund (DIDF) Scheme with an outlay of Rs 10,881 crore to boost dairy sector. It...
