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DAIRY FARMERS PROTESTS
Will stand with you, says Rahul Gandhi as Gujarat dairy farmers cite low milk prices, BJP 'control'Rahul Gandhi met with dairy farmers in Gujarat. He promised to support them in their fight for fair milk prices. Farmers expressed concerns...
Don’t politicise Amul issue: CM Bommai rules out blocking dairy brand's entry into KarnatakaThe Opposition parties have sought to make the Gujarat-based dairy brand’s plans for marketing its milk and curd in the lucrative market of...
Amul’s plans to sell milk in Bengaluru sets off storm, Cong calls it BJP’s plot to kill brand NandiniThe Opposition Congress and JDS interpreted the statement as an attempt to merge the state’s dairy brand with Amul, stoking protests from d...
Protest by BKU (Ekta Ugrahan) near Punjab CM's residence in Sangrur enters seventh day"We will continue with our protest until our demands are met," said BKU (Ekta Ugrahan) general secretary Sukhdev Singh Kokrikalan.
Lok Sabha witnesses heated arguments over issue of farm loan waiversLok Sabha on Tuesday witnessed heated arguments between the Treasury and Opposition benches over the issue of farm loan waivers with Speake...
Kerala Assembly to move resolution against move to impose tax on primary milk co-opsPresiding over the protest at the Martyrs' Column in the city, Leader of Opposition in the State Assembly V D Satheesan emphasised the need...
Maharashtra government accepts Rs 25 per litre milk procurement demandThe government has decided to give Rs 25 per litre for milk to dairy farmers with effect from July 21, Dairy Development Minister Mahadev J...
Maharashtra dairy farmers withdraw stir as government announces new rateFederation of dairy farmers, led by Shetti-headed Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana, have been protesting in parts of the state seeking higher...
Centre taking steps to boost milk producers income, says Nitin GadkariHis comments came against the background of ongoing protest by farmers in Maharashtra to seek higher milk procurement prices and a Rs 5/L s...
If government can spend crores on bullet train, why it has no money for milk farmers: Shiv SenaWhile the government has fixed Rs 27 per litre as the procurement price of milk, currently it is being procured only at Rs 16-18, the party...
Mumbai, Pune may face milk shortage as farmers' protest dirupts collectionThe milk supply was not affected on Monday as dairies had stocked up milk. However, if the agitation continues, some shortages are likely t...
Maharashtra farmer stir hits milk supplies, Opposition says govt 'indifferent'Scores of milk tankers bound for major cities including Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Nashik and others were blocked in different parts of the stat...
Maharashtra's dairy farmers fail to get remunerative prices for milkIn Kolhapur, which is known as the milk hub of Maharashtra, some of the dairy farmers are lucky to get Rs 23 per litre for cow's milk while...
Veggies, milk prices up in Mumbai, Pune as supplies cut offDevendra Fadnavis, refusing to accept any of the demands of the farmers, alleged that the opposition parties were trying to intensify the a...
- China dairy farmers dump milk due to falling milk prices
Following the incident Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) promised measures to boost incomes of dairy farmers.
- UP & Punjab farmers protest as private dairies cut purchase price
Dairy farmers and contractors allege that companies are profiteering because they have not simultaneously reduced consumer prices.
- Nestle cuts milk purchase price in Punjab
Nestle India has slashed the price at which it buys milk from farmers in Punjab in a summer of record supply.