Cloning glory

Mother of all milk

Why is the Indian state so paternal to milk substitutes?

Brazil for home milk

Benefits of milk: What can it do to your body?

Milk is very beneficial for our bodies and here are such five ways that milk can make our lives better

Dairy units in India turn to cheaper alternatives

This strikes a blow to small farmers as they don't get a fair price for their produce since the market is flooded with cheaper options

Should children drink beer?

A campaign against dairy products has been launched by an overzealous NGO

THAILAND

Centre asks NDDB to estimate India's milk demand

The country does not know how much milk is needed despite its growth having exceeded targets

A paper sensor that can detect freshness of milk

IIT Guwahati scientists develop a new detection kit that could make testing freshness of milk easy and fast

When milk turns sour

Farmers worldwide face existential threat as milk prices slump but dairy processing giants are making a windfall. Down To Earth travels to Germany,…

HONG KONG

Problem of plenty: Milk farmers stuck between less demand, more supply

Maharashtra’s dairy farmers are on an indefinite strike to seek Rs5/litre subsidy to make up for crashing prices

How to make camel milk profitable for small herders

Forming a cooperative to streamline production and market products can benefit small-scale herders who are losing income

Healthy chocolates

An heirloom in muslin

A bacterial strain that shaped BHARAT LAL SETH’s idea of hospitality

Only 10% of milk in India unsafe for human consumption, says FSSAI

The food safety authority conducts a new study with a more standardised approach after its 2011 study had “major drawbacks”

Heart-friendly

Naturally occurring trans fats not harmful

Succumb to the temptation

Chocolates could hold the key to a healthy, long life

Beggar-thy-neighbour

India won’t ease milk norms for US

US has to meet all seven criteria to export milk to India

Nestle scare

Contaminated baby milk products recalled in EU

Got Fodder?

Manju and Mukesh Gupta have had to reduce their milk intake because the two rupee per litre milk price hike has become too much of an expense. …

Deadline fails

High cost of fodder led milk price hike

First pulses, now milk. The common household is compelled to give up on its easy sources of protein. RAVLEEN KAUR found rise in fodder prices, …

Keep on the grass

Alpine pastures are thriving despite policies to encourage grazing. But Himalayan pastures languish despite strong conservationist policies