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IIT-Hyderabad develops smartphone-based sensor to detect adulteration in milk

The researchers at IIT-Hyderabad have developed a smartphone-based system to detect adulteration in milk. The detector system can measure the level of acidity in milk using an indicator paper. The sensor-chip based method measures pH, which is an indicator of the acidity and the colour of the paper indicates different pH levels. The IIT team, ..

Topics: Acids in wine • Chemistry • Electrospinning • Equilibrium chemistry • Halochromism • Indicator • Milk • Natural sciences • PH • Physical sciences

2018 World Vegan Day (WVD)

The World Vegan Day (WVD) is observed every year on November 1 to commemorate the holistic benefits of switching to veganism. Veganism is the practice of abstaining from consuming any animal products, including milk, curd, eggs, cheese, honey, and meat amongst other derived products.

Topics: Animal (De)liberation • Animal product • Cheese • Climate change mitigation • Dairy products • Ethical theories • Food and drink • Milk • Veganism • Vegetarianism and wine • World Vegan Day

Dairy Processing & Infrastructure Development Fund Scheme

Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Radha Mohan Singh has recently launched Dairy Processing & Infrastructure Development Fund (DIDF) in New Delhi with an outlay of Rs 10881 crore. The fund is implemented through National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) and National Cooperative Development Development Corporation (NCDC). It will benefit 95 lakh farmers in about ..

Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs

Topics: Dairy • Dudhsagar Dairy • Economy of Gujarat • Food and drink • Kerala Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation • Milk • National Dairy Development Board

2018 World Milk Day (WMD)

The World Milk Day (WMD) is observed every year by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) on June 1 to recognize the importance of milk as a global food. The day is intended to provide an opportunity to bring attention to activities that are connected with the dairy sector. Interestingly, this is an event which ..

Topics: Calcium in biology • Dairy • Food • Food and drink • Health • Milk • Non-alcoholic drinks • Nutrient • Nutrition • World Milk Day

The Union government set up special fund ‘DPIDF’ to boost dairy sector

The Union government has set up the Dairy Processing and Infrastructure Development Fund (DPIDF) worth Rs 10,881 crore to boost the dairy sector. With this investment, 95 lakh farmers from about 50,000 villages would be benefited. The National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) and the National Cooperative Development Cooperation (NCDC) will utilise DPIDF to provide the ..

Topics: Dairy • Economy of Gujarat • Food and drink • Milk • National Dairy Development Board • NDDB • Operation Flood • Orissa State Cooperative Milk Producers' Federation

Maharashtra government tied up with Mother Dairy to set up a state-of-the-art milk and milk products processing plant

Maharashtra The Maharashtra Government and Mother Dairy Fruit and Vegetable Pvt. Ltd have signed a lease agreement to set up a state-of-the-art milk and milk products processing plant. As per the MoU, a dairy development initiative will begin in Vidarbha and Marathwada regions to provide access to milk producers to markets in Nagpur and Mumbai. ..

Topics: Food and drink • India • Maharashtra • Milk • Mother Dairy • Nagpur • National Dairy Development Board • NDDB • Operation Flood • Vidarbha