Jwala Gutta, Indian badminton player, donates 60 litres of breast milk to govt hospitals. Here’s whyFormer Indian badminton player Jwala Gutta donated approximately 60 litres of breast milk to government hospitals in Hyderabad and Chennai....
15 May, 2026, 10.36 AM IST
eCommerce fraud goes 'Jamtara-style', powered by device farming: ReportIndian online shopping faces a new threat. Organised groups are using device farms to commit large-scale eCommerce fraud. These networks ex...
29 Apr, 2026, 02.55 PM IST
Is your milk safe? Know about coliform bacteria that is allegedly being linked to packaged milk?Is your milk safety under the scanner? Recently, milk pouches were found to have coliform levels 98 times higher than FSSAI’s prescribed li...
13 Feb, 2026, 03.13 PM IST
Anke Gowda, a former bus conductor gets Padma Shri for setting up the world's largest free-access libraryWest Bengal and Tamil Nadu emerged among the top recipients of “unsung hero” Padma Awards announced ahead of Republic Day 2026, with six an...
25 Jan, 2026, 11.42 PM IST
45 citizens awarded Padma Shri in 'unsung heroes' category on Republic DayIndia honors 45 unsung heroes with the Padma Shri award this Republic Day. These individuals include a former bus conductor who built the w...
25 Jan, 2026, 04.06 PM IST
Adi kekir among three Arunachal products to get GI tagThree items of Arunachal Pradesh have received the prestigious Geographical Indication (GI) tag, officials said on Wednesday. These are adi...
03 Jan, 2024, 08.03 PM IST
Kerala's first Human Milk Bank to be opened on February 5Set up with the support of the Rotary Club of Cochin Global, the milk bank is to ensure breast milk for newborn babies, who are not being b...
02 Feb, 2021, 02.01 PM IST
Pasteurising breast milk may inactivate novel coronavirus, can make it safe for consumption by babiesCurrent advice for women with Covid-19 is to continue to breastfeed their own infants.
10 Jul, 2020, 03.50 PM IST
Government to enhance human milk bank facility: JP NaddaResponding to a supplementary question on whether more such banks will be set up, Health minister J P Nadda said plans are to "enhance" the...
04 Aug, 2017, 01.41 PM IST
This 'ATM' in Puducherry offers mother's milkThe bank, named 'Amudham Thaippal Maiyam' (ATM), which will also offer breastfeeding counselling to mothers, was inaugurated last Wednesday.
19 Jul, 2016, 03.15 PM IST
India needs breast milk donors to save lives of lakhs of preterm babiesA breast milk bank is a service much like the blood bank. It collects, screens, processes and provides human milk donated by nursing mother...
09 Jul, 2016, 05.50 AM IST
Can Hobbit Tourism Save New Zealands’s Dairy Farmers?New Zealand farmer Ian Diprose used to count on the dairy industry for most of his income. Today, he relies on tourism.
10 Feb, 2016, 04.45 AM IST
Net gain for milkmen as technology reaches villagesThis turnaround in fortunes came thanks largely because of a young company — ThoughtFocus — which improved the lot of farmers through innov...
03 Sep, 2014, 11.52 AM IST
Amul builder Verghese Kurien's best quotes and pictures from Economic Times archivesIn 2001, when Dr Kurien was bestowed the Lifetime Achievement Award at the ET Awards for Corporate Excellence along with the badshaah of In...
10 Sep, 2012, 11.10 AM IST
- India retains largest milk producer tag
India which retained its numero uno position in world milk production this year as well, is estimated to have produced 110 million tonnes o...
24 Dec, 2009, 01.44 AM IST
- India retains milk largest-producer tag
India which retained its numero uno position in world milk production this year as well, is estimated to have produced 110 million tonne of...
23 Dec, 2009, 12.48 PM IST
- Cabinet to take up Drugs & Cosmetic bill
The government on Friday said the Amendment bill suggesting death penalty for spurious drug manufacturers would be taken up by the Cabinet
09 Jul, 2004, 03.01 PM IST