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The Tamil Nadu-based AR Dairy Food is facing scrutiny over the alleged presence of animal fat in the laddu preparation process at Tirupati Tirumala Devasthanams (TTD)
Cabinet approves seven agricultural projects worth Rs 13,966 crore
Godrej Agrovet has bought 7.37 lakh shares in its subsidiary Godrej Cattle Genetics for Rs 25 crore through the rights issue. Godrej Cattle Genetics Pvt Ltd (GCGPL), the wholly-owned subsidiary of Godrej Agrovert, is engaged in agri-business and its principal business activities includes dairy farming and developing high-breed cattle and cattle embryo. In a regulatory filing on Thursday, the company informed that it has been allotted 7,37,463 fresh equity shares of GCGPL at a face value of Rs 10 per share. "The company has made additional investment aggregating up to Rs 25 crore in the equity share capital of GCGPL by way of subscription to the rights issue," the filing said. Godrej Agrovet had 100 per cent equity in GCGPL. Post acquisition of fresh equity shares, GCGPL will continue to be a wholly-owned subsidiary.
Talking about the uses of renewable energy in the dairy sector, the Chairman and Managing Director of NDDB said that, the NDDB is trying to become a net-zero dairy by 2050 or 2070
Efforts to increase the availability and accessibility of better veterinary health services have to be made to minimise economic losses due to animal diseases, Union Minister Parshottam Rupala said on Friday. The Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying chaired the inter-session meeting of the Consultative Committee attached to his Ministry here. Ministers of State for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Sanjeev Kumar Balyan and L Murugan, and members of the committee also attended the meeting. The committee deliberated on various aspects of "strengthening of veterinary services through mobile units and implementation of vaccination programme in the country". While chairing the meeting, Rupala said India has a vast resource of livestock and poultry, which play a vital role in improving the socio-economic conditions of rural masses. Therefore, the department has to make deliberate efforts to increase the availability and accessibility of better veterinary health ..
Himachal Pradesh's economy is largely banking on agriculture and animal husbandry. With a livestock population of about 4.41 million, their care is an essential part of every rural household
On his birth centenary, remembering the legacy of the man behind the White Revolution
'The country is fortunate to have a rich diversity of goat breeds', says the author
Opposition, experts say measures do nothing for farmers facing income loss
Their milk is better than that of exotic cows in terms of quality and composition of proteins
Cow vigilantism has compounded the impact of falling milk prices and rising fodder cost on producers
Its demand as a draught animal for transportation and farm work in arid areas is waning but rearing camels, primarily as a productive milch animal, has immense potential
Govt said benefits of cow milk need publicity to achieve target of making cow rearing lucrative