The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
Chinese lawmakers passed new food-safety legislation meant to tighten supervision of manufacturers and impose tougher penalties on those who make bad products as the government seeks to restore public confidence after a spate of problems with tainted food. The new law, approved by the standing committee of the National People's …
SIVAGANGA: Dairy farming was the best way to boost rural economy and eradicate poverty, said Umesh Chandra Sarangi, Chairman, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development. Inaugurating a scheme to buy 1000 milch animals under the NABARD
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala Livestock Development Board (KLDB), a State Government undertaking, is starting a technical consultancy targeting grassroot level dairy farmers as well as prospective big investors in the State
Chikkaballapur: Dairy farming has helped the farmers to sustain themselves in times of drought. As a result the government should encourage the development of dairy farming, said legislator K P Bache Gowda. He was speaking at the foot and mouth disease vaccination programme, jointly organised by the Zilla Panchayat, Taluk …
PATHANAMTHITTA: Transport Minister Mathews T Thomas has said that the State Government will set up a cattlefeed factory at Karunagappally at a cost of Rs 39 crore. Inaugurating the valedictory function of the three-day dairy festival at Vechoochira near Ranni on Thursday, Mathew T Thomas said that with the setting …
The Haryana Dairy Development Cooperative Federation Limited is set to achieve high growth in milk procurement during the current financial year. While stating this here today, a spokesman of the Federation said during 2008-09, the average per day milk procurement is expected to be 5.25 lakh litres. The single day …
This base working paper on the strategy and action plan for ensuring safety of milk and milk products covers three goals: Assessment of food legislation at national level
The Government of Andhra Pradesh established the Society for Elimination of Rural Poverty (SERP), in the year 2000, to bring light into the lives of the rural poor. It implements two poverty reduction projects with an amount of Rs. 2000 crores. SERP's current programmes reach year by 80 lakh households …
Chinese dairy companies that sold melamine-tainted milk are ready to pay compensation to families of nearly 300,000 children who became ill or died from drinking contaminated infant formula, a news agency reported on Saturday. Twenty-two dairy producers will make a one-time cash payment to the victims
Beijing: The Chinese government announced a wide range of food safety measures on Thursday aimed at reining in abuses in the dairy industry. The State Council issued several new rules it says will govern all aspects of the dairy industry.
Adulterated milk is one of the main topics of discussion. Studies all over the city have revealed that the adulteration levels vary from 5% to 25%. Substances such as soda bicarbonate (to increase the shelf life of milk), starch (to increase its viscosity), sweetening agents to improve its taste and …
A project for small scale dairy farming improvement through Genetic and Feeding Management Improvement (GFMI) to increase milk production and income of dairy farmers has been drawn up, JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) sources said. An agreement will be signed to this effect soon, they said. The project was formulated …
TANUVAS Vice-Chancellor P. Thangaraju addressing a seminar at Livestock Research Station, Kattupakkam, on Wednesday. KANCHEEPURAM: Rearing of cross-breed milch animals will boost the income of dairy farmers, according to Tamilnadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University Vice-Chancellor P.Thangaraju. Inaugurating a seminar-cum-training programme for dairy farmers on
In order to enhance milk production, the state is aiming to set up hi-tech diaries. The Centre has increased the financial allocation to the state for the purpose. The provision for the self-finance schemes has also been revised with the Government proposing Rs 600 lakh for its implementation. Milk production …
Beijing recently announced that a massive testing campaign has turned up no contamination in liquid milk made in China. That's a relief after milk powder tainted with an industrial chemical claimed the lives of at least four infants and sickened 54,000 in recent months. Just don't mistake this for a …
Three Chinese dairy companies have publicly apologized for their involvement in a toxic milk scandal that has killed at least four children, according to news reports. Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group, Mengniu Dairy and Bright Dairy Group were found to have produced milk contaminated with melamine, a compound that can …
The State Council of China has issued new regulations to tighten quality control of the dairy industry in the wake of the tainted milk crisis, state media said Friday. Effective immediately, the regulations tighten control of how cows are bred, how raw milk is purchased, and over the production and …
BEIJING: Lawyers advising victims of China's spreading tainted milk scandal said Tuesday that they were under growing pressure from officials in central China to withdraw from the cases. The families of many of the children sickened by milk laced with the industrial chemical melamine have been turning to a loose …
