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West Bengal Assembly Elections: BJP Likely to Announce First List of Candidates This Week More than ₹40 lakh crore in collateral-free loans have been sanctioned under the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana over the past eleven years, marking a major expansion of formal credit access for India's small businesses and micro entrepreneurs. The flagship micro-credit programme, launched on April 8, 2015, has issued over 58 crore loans so far, helping individuals start or expand small enterprises across sec ...Read More >
Shimla, Apr 4 (PTI) Milk-producing farmers in the state are now receiving an average benefit of Rs 34.18 crore per month -- "the highest ever -- "as the state milk federation procures approximately 2.70 lakh litres of milk per day from the farmers. This is a significant increase compared to the average procurement of 1.57 lakh litres per day during the financial year 2024-25, a government spokesperson said in a statement here on Saturday. The federation is ensuring doorstep milk collection, pa ...Read More >
The Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), which markets the popular Amul brand of milk and dairy products, on Sunday said the brand's turnover crossed ₹1 lakh crore for the financial year 2025-26, marking a major financial milestone for the farmer-owned cooperative network. "The total unduplicated revenue of the Amul brand grew by 11 per cent over a base of ₹90,000 crore in 2024-25. GCMMF itself recorded a sales turnover of ₹73,450 crore in 2025-26, registering an increase ...Read More >
The Supreme Court on Monday (April 6, 2026) sought responses from the Centre and others on a plea seeking direction to the authorities to ensure that stray cattle is kept away from national and State highways across the country. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta issued notice to the Centre and others, including the States, Union Territories and Animal Welfare Board of India, seeking their responses on the plea within four weeks. The bench observed that several States were charg ...Read More >
Chandauli (UP), Apr 6 (PTI) At a time when concerns over cooking gas supply have emerged in parts of the country, a village in eastern Uttar Pradesh has turned self-reliant, with biogas powering kitchens of over 125 households at nearly half the cost of LPG. Ekauni village's initiative has drawn attention for its cost-effectiveness and environmental benefits. The biogas plant, installed with the support of a Pune-based clean energy company, supplies gas to around 125 families in the village, w ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 5 (ANI): Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd (GCMMF), the world's largest farmer-owned dairy cooperative, announced a historic milestone as the Amul brand turnover crossed the Rs 1 lakh crore mark for the financial year 2025-26. The total unduplicated revenue of the Amul brand has increased by 11 per cent over a base of Rs 90,000 crores in 2024-25. This solidifies Amul's position as a dominant global dairy cooperative. Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing ...Read More >
Vijayawada: The Krishna District Milk Producers Mutually Aided Cooperative Union Limited, popularly known as Vijaya Dairy, has announced an increase in the prices of its milk and milk products with effect from April 4. The Union has raised packet milk prices by Rs 2 per litre and Re 1 per half-litre, citing rising production and operational costs. The decision was disclosed by Managing Director Kolli Eswara Babu on Wednesday. He said that monthly cardholders would continue to get milk at the ex ...Read More >
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 24 : In an effort to promote the breeding of indigenous cows and raise the income of cow herders, the Yogi government has decided to offer a grant of Rs 40,000 for the purchase of indigenous cows from other states under the Nand Baba Milk Mission. According to the government's scheme, cow herders who purchase Sahiwal, Tharparkar, and Gir cows from other states will receive a subsidy on the amount spent on other items such as transportation, transit insuranc ...Read More >
SALEM: The Tamil Nadu Milk Producers Welfare Association has raised concerns over rising production costs, stating that farmers across the state are incurring losses as procurement prices remain significantly lower than the production cost. According to the association, the cost of producing one litre of milk has increased to around Rs 61, but procurement prices offered by Aavin, private dairy firms and small-scale traders are much lower, resulting in sustained losses for farmers. The associat ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], March 30 (ANI): The National Green Tribunal has issued notice to authorities on an execution plea alleging failure to comply with its earlier directions concerning illegal dairy farms operating on the Yamuna floodplains in Delhi. The order was passed by a Bench headed by Chairperson Justice Prakash Shrivastava, along with Expert Member Afroz Ahmad, during the hearing of the Execution Application. The execution application has been filed by Gauri Maulekhi and another applicant ...Read More >
A farmer from Maharashtra was forced to travel to Cambodia and sell his kidney as a Rs 1 lakh loan and the Rs 10,000 per day interest caused his debt to balloon to Rs 74 lakh. Roshan Sadashiv Kude, a farmer from the Chandrapur district, was seeing continuous losses in farming and decided to start a dairy business. He took a cumulative loan of Rs 1 lakh from several moneylenders. Even before the dairy business could take off, the cows he had purchased died and the crops on the land he owned fai ...Read More >
Karnataka Cooperative Milk Producers' Federation Limited (KMF), which markets its products under the Nandini brand, posted record sweet sales of 1,100 metric tonnes worth Rs 46 crore during Dussehra and Diwali, up 38 per cent from last year. "In 2024, 725 MT were sold for Rs 33.48 crore," Karnataka Minister for Animal Husbandry and Sericulture K Venkatesh told reporters on October 21. "During festive seasons like Dussehra and Diwali, demand for sweets rises significantly. For the 2024 festival ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Responding to allegations over purchase of around six acre agricultural land in Coimbatore worth several crores of rupees in market value by only paying the minimum guideline value, former Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai on Friday said he purchased it using loan and personal savings of him and his wife Akila to further their interest in organic farming. In a statement that had no mention of his party affiliation, Annamalai said Rs 40 lakh in stamp duty and registration charges was ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: In a bid to enhance milk production, the state government has set an ambitious target to provide 10,000 high-yielding breed cows to farmers under the Kamdhenu scheme, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said Saturday. While attending the MoU signing ceremony between the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) and Omfed in Cuttack, Majhi said Omfed, the backbone of the white revolution in Odisha, has significantly contributed to boosting milk production and empowering dairy farmers to ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Delhi Congress president Devender Yadav on Saturday criticised the Rekha Gupta-led BJP government in the city over the worsening pollution levels in the Yamuna River, calling it a "grave concern". Referring to the July pollution report by the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), Yadav said that pollution levels in the Yamuna have worsened since March. This, he said, clearly exposes the BJP's hollow promises on cleaning the river. He alleged that the government has only made tal ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: State govt will distribute 10,000 high-milk yielding cows to farmers under the Mukhyamantri Kamadhenu Yojana, announced chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Saturday.An MoU was signed between the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) and the Odisha State Cooperative Milk Producers' Federation (Omfed) in Cuttack on Saturday, under which NDDB will facilitate the supply of 3,000 to 4,000 high-milk-yielding cows of Gir, Sahiwal and cross-bred varieties to dairy farmers in the state. P ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, July 19 (UNI) The Odisha government has set an ambitious target to provide 10,000 high-yielding breed cows to farmers under the Kamdhenu Scheme to enhance milk production across the state. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, while attending the signing ceremony of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) and OMFED in Cuttack today, said the initiative will enrich the state's dairy economy by promoting large-scale dairy farming. Highlig ...Read More >
Dairy officials tout 'great day for "Maha"' as Trump officials claim deal leads to healthier options, especially for children In what Trump administration officials dubbed a "major announcement", health and agriculture department leaders said the US dairy industry agreed to voluntarily remove synthetic dyes from ice-cream. The announcement continues the Trump administration's pattern of voluntary agreements with industry - from health insurers to snack food makers. "This is relevant to my fav ...Read More >
Himmatnagar (Gujarat), Jul 15 (PTI) A case has been registered against 1,000 people, including a former MLA, for allegedly attacking the police and damaging public property during a protest by dairy farmers outside Sabar Dairy in Gujarat's Sabarkantha district, an official said on Tuesday. Police have arrested 47 people so far in connection with Monday's violent protest, and a search is underway to nab others, including former Congress MLA Jashubhai Patel, who is also a director of the Sabarkan ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): Opening India dairy sector to US imports could result in an annual loss of Rs 1.03 lakh crore to Indian dairy farmers, according to a recent report by the State Bank of India (SBI). The report cautioned that the move would significantly impact the livelihoods of small dairy farmers, as the US dairy sector is heavily subsidized. SBI stated, If the dairy sector is opened up, price of milk in India is likely to drop by at least 15 per cent which could cause poten ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): Opening India's dairy sector to US imports could result in an annual loss of Rs 1.03 lakh crore to Indian dairy farmers, according to a recent report by the State Bank of India (SBI). The report cautioned that the move would significantly impact the livelihoods of small dairy farmers, as the US dairy sector is heavily subsidized. Also Read | Bitcoin Price Hits All-Time High Today, Cryptocurrency Surpasses USD 1,21,000 Mark for First Time. SBI stated, "If the ...Read More >
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], July 5 (ANI): Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah and Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Saturday laid the foundation stone for the world's first Tribhuvan Cooperative University in Anand, also known as the city of education, an official statement. Announced in the current Union Budget, this ambitious institution is set to become functional within just four months. Speaking at the event, the Union Home Minister noted that the scope of cooperative ...Read More >
Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh): Marking the Cooperatives Year, a two-day national seminar will be inaugurated on Friday at the Swarn Jayanti Auditorium of Vikram University. Farmers from five major states: Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Goa are set to participate in the seminar, 'Dairy Development in Madhya Pradesh: Possibilities and Challenges', under the joint aegis of the Indian Dairy Association (DA) West Zone, and Vikram University (VU). Researchers, students, milk produc ...Read More >
SRINAGAR, July 2: Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Rajiv Ranjan Singh and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today jointly chaired a high-level review meeting of the Animal Husbandry and Fisheries sectors of Jammu & Kashmir. The meeting was attended by Minister for Agriculture Production & Panchayati Raj Javid Ahmad Dar, Advisor to the Chief Minister Nasir Aslam Wani, Secretary GoI Alka Upadhyay, Additional Chief Secretary Dheeraj Gupta, Additional Secretary (CDD/IT) and oth ...Read More >
Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying Rajiv Ranjan Singh and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday jointly chaired a high-level review meeting of the Animal Husbandry and Fisheries sectors of Jammu & Kashmir in Srinagar. The Union Minister underlined the immense untapped potential in J&K's livestock and fisheries sectors and assured full support from the Centre. "We are here today to listen, understand your challenges, and work together. Where there is scope, there must ...Read More >
Srinagar, July 02: Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Rajiv Ranjan Singh, who is on a two-day visit to Kashmir, today assured that the central government will provide all possible support to Jammu and Kashmir for the development of the dairy and fisheries sectors. The Minister was speaking at a function titled 'Reimagining Livestock & Fisheries with Future Ready Farmers: Vision 2030' held at the Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmi ...Read More >
SRINAGAR, Jul 2: Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying, Rajiv Ranjan Singh, who is on a two day visit to Kashmir, today said the central government will extend all possible support to J&K for developing dairy and fisheries sectors. The Union Minister was speaking at a function, 'Reimagining Livestock & Fisheries with Future Ready Farmers: Vision 2030', at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir (SKUAST-K). The Union Minister reaffirmed t ...Read More >
Vellore District Collector V. R. Subbulaxmi has instructed officials of District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) and civic bodies in Vellore that seized stray cattle should be sent to goshalas for upkeep to prevent traffic congestion and accidents especially during night. It comes after residents, motorists and traders have highlighted to the Collector on the need for a permanent solution for stray cattle menace in the district. At present, except Vellore Corporation, officials of other civic b ...Read More >
NewsVoir New Delhi [India], July 1: The French Dairy Board (CNIEL), supported by the European Union, brings back its 'Full of Character' campaign for its third chapter in India. Continuing its mission to showcase the rich heritage, high quality, and irresistible flavour of authentic French cheese, the campaign is set to capture the hearts of Indian cheese enthusiasts through immersive events and experiences. The theme for the 2025 edition is: French cheese meets Indian street food. Over the pa ...Read More >
Belagavi (Karnataka), Jun 30 (PTI) Four people have been arrested for allegedly "assaulting" five members of the Sri Ram Sene by tying them to a tree in Ingali village, police said on Monday. A video of the incident, which took place in Hukkeri taluk on June 28, has gone viral on social media, prompting police to register a case on their own. Also Read | Government Job Alert: Indian Navy 10+2 BTech Cadet Entry Scheme Goes Live on joinindiannavy.gov.in; Know Eligibility Criteria, Steps To Apply ...Read More >
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