Jamshedpur: In West Singhbhum, once a hotbed of Maoist violence and development deficit, a quiet transformation is taking shape in remote villages. Women are using govt livelihood schemes to move beyond subsistence farming and build independent incomes.Among them is 38-year-old Sushma Devi of Anandpur village, whose dairy venture reflects the changing face. A few years…
Kolkata: Most state-run schools in Kolkata may stop serving eggs to students after ISKCON takes charge of the midday meal programme under PM POSHANISKCON is gearing up to cook and serve midday meals to around 1 lakh students up to Class VIII across more than 1,800 primary and upper primary schools in Kolkata, following the…
Milk production in Karnataka Bengaluru: In a big boost to the dairy sector, Karnataka Co-operative Milk Producers’ Federation has defied the traditional summer slump and recorded a daily milk collection of over 1 crore litres a day since April this year.Milk procurement in the state drops to 85 lakh to 90 lakh litres a day…
Food safety experts say milk and other fresh dairy products are highly susceptible to bacterial growth and spoilage, if not stored and transported under proper refrigeration Pune: The Pune Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has launched a large-scale crackdown on dairies across the city following the Wadgaon Sheri food poisoning incident, wherein a 13-year-old boy…
Vadodara: More than a decade after Amul first entered West Bengal to replicate the famed Amul model outside its home turf, Gujarat’s cooperative dairy giant is now preparing for its biggest expansion yet in eastern and northeastern India.Following the BJP’s sweeping victory in West Bengal and its return to power for a third consecutive term…
Bengaluru: Think twice before reaching for your favourite namkeen or savoury/salted snacks. Namkeens such as boondi, sev, chips and chow chow mixture, along with dairy products, emerged as the most unsafe food items in Karnataka in 2025-26, according to the Food Safety and Drug Administration (FSDA).The findings came after the department analysed 35,639 food samples…
