From milk booths in Delhi to a pan-India food print, mother dairy is entering its next growth phase. On this edition of big business bet, WION speaks to mother dairy and NDDB chairman Dr Meenesh Shah about expansion plans, new food categories and the company's biggest business bet yet.


Mother Dairy Eyes Global Markets & Export Growth

GST Cut: The recent GST reforms have simplified the tax structure, reducing slabs to 5% and 18% while removing the 12% and 28% rates. As a result, all Mother Dairy products now fall under the exempted or 5% GST categories.


GST Cut: Mother Dairy Reduces Prices Of Dairy & Processed Food Products

Here’s a quick and easy recipe for a No-Bake Milk Chocolate Pie that’s perfect for satisfying your sweet tooth without turning on the oven. It’s creamy, chocolatey, and ready in no time!


Quick & Easy No-Bake Milk Chocolate Pie

Cockroach milk might sound strange, but scientists say it could be the next big superfood! Packed with protein, essential amino acids, and nutrients, it’s even more nutritious than cow’s milk. Could this tiny bug revolutionize the future of sustainable nutrition?

Cockroach milk is here and it’s more nutritious than cow’s milk

A glass of milk each day holds the potential to improve bowel health, new research suggests. Watch this report for more details!

Glass of milk a day slashes bowel cancer risk by 17%: study

Pakistan's first human milk bank has been forced to suspend operations following a religious edict that deemed the initiative "haram" or forbidden under Islamic law.

Pakistan's first human milk bank halts operations as initiative seen 'haram' under Islamic law

Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, have successfully genetically modified a plant closely related to tobacco to produce nutrients found in human breast milk.

Infant formula revolution? Scientists modify tobacco-like plant to produce human breast milk nutrients

In the United States a Michigan Dairy worker has been diagnosed with the bird flu. This is the second human case associated with an outbreak in US dairy cows after a case emerged in Texas earlier this spring. Bird flu or H5N1, a strain of the highly pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), has been spreading among cows in the United States for almost five months, new data indicated. Watch in for more details!

Bird Flu: US officials report second human case of H5N1 infection

In the US, the Food and Drug Administration found fragments of bird flu virus in samples of pasteurized milk. While the agency maintains that the milk is safe to drink, it said it is waiting on results of investigation to confirm this. Watch in for more details!

US: Bird Flu traces in 1 in 5 milk samples, FDA investigates presence in milk supply chain

In the US, the Food and Drug Administration found fragments of bird flu virus in samples of pasteurized milk. While the agency maintains that the milk is safe to drink, it said it is waiting on results of investigation to confirm this.

Gravitas | US: Bird Flu virus found in pasteurized milk, probe results awaited

In an attempt to increase milk production in the country, India has imported 40,000 doses of bull semen from Brazil, to be used in artificial insemination, according to a report in Mint.

India to import bull semen from Brazil to boost milk production: Report

Breast milk is not just a source of nourishment for infants but also contains essential micronutrients crucial for healthy brain development. Recently, researchers made a significant finding about a specific component in breast milk, Myo-inositol, which plays a key role in promoting the formation of neural connections in the brains of infants.

Infant brain-boosting sugar molecule found in breast milk: Study

New peer-reviewed research has identified 25 kinds of toxic flame retardants in human breast milk in the US, and all samples contained at least some level of dangerous chemicals.

'Shocking': 25 types of toxic flame retardant found in US breast milk

Health-conscious Australians are ditching low-fat or skim milk for full cream milk after research showed that full-fat dairy products are not as harmful as previously thought.

Australians ditch low-fat milk for full-cream as research clears misconception

Soy, oat, almond and other dairy alternative drinks that bill themselves as “milk” can keep using the name, according to draft released by US FDA on Wednesday.

Soy, Almond, Oat, other dairy alternatives can be called milk, says FDA

Drinking coffee with milk can have anti-inflammatory benefits, according to new research.

Coffee with milk reduces health risks

Scientists in China have cloned what are being called 'super cows', local media has reported. These cows are reportedly able to produce huge amounts of milk in their lifetime.

Chinese scientists clone 'super cows' capable of producing huge amounts of milk

Demanding a switch to plant-based dairy alternatives, a group of vegan campaigners is threatening to block the supply of milk in Britain. Up to 500 activists reportedly are set to take part in plans to block dairy depots for over two weeks.

Group of vegan campaigners plans to block milk supply in Britain for two weeks

India's prominent milk suppliers Mother Dairy and Amul have increased their milk prices in Delhi-NCR and other cities by ₹2 per litre with effect from Wednesday.

India: Mother Dairy, Amul increase milk prices by Rs 2 per litre from Wednesday

The United Nations on Wednesday lashed out at makers of commercial baby formula for 'unethical' marketing strategies. The UN accused the companies of putting shareholder interests before children's health and aggressively targetting expecting parents and health workers.

Formula milk companies get rap from the UN 

Sri Lanka may be on a brink of bankruptcy as the island country faces an acute financial crisis topped by a blow to a food supply. As 2022 begins, Sri Lanka is looking to face record-high inflation, financial crisis, exorbitant food prices, humanitarian crisis, and pandemic-induced disruptions. The Sri Lankan government had decided to temporarily ban the use of chemical fertilizers in May 2021. The ban led to protest by farmers ultimately leading to a drastic drop in cultivation in Sri Lanka. Moreover, long queues were seen outside shops for bare necessities lie milk, sugar, and rice. Also, several shops in the markets were shut. Opposition MP Harsha de Silva told Sri Lankan parliament that the country would go bankrupt.

Sri Lanka may go bankrupt in 2022? From financial to food crisis Sri Lanka’s woes amid Covid

Japan may have a global image of a high-tech country where extremely disciplines citizens walk the roads just as Yakuza, the dreaded Japanese mafia does! But the country is in news for an interesting reason.

Drink milk, Japan urges people as huge wastage looms

A new study has revealed that drinking a glass of warm milk can make one sleepy. As per the study, milk's sleep-enhancing properties are linked to tryptophan. However, scientists have also discovered a mixture of milk peptides, called casein tryptic hydrolysate (CTH), that relieves stress and enhances sleep.

Study says drinking warm milk can make one sleepy, here is how

Wildfire smoke reduces milk production and is linked to an increased risk of sickness and even mortality in dairy cows, according to scientists in the US. The hazardous smoke contains fine particles that enter deep into the lungs, exacerbating chronic heart and lung illness and even causing death.

Health effects of wildfires: Where there’s smoke, there’s less cow milk

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