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Topic: Milk

South Asians became lactose-tolerant by accident & asteroids may be gold mines of cosmic treasure

ScientiFix, our weekly feature, offers you a summary of the top global science stories of the week, with links to their sources.  

Milk is a complete food, don’t trust Instagram

Celebrity nutritionist Rujuta Diwekar was in Delhi to promote her latest book, Mithahara, full of recipes for traditional Indian meals with a generous fistful of food wisdom.

Verghese Kurien hated his job, wanted to leave Gujarat. His legacy retold in new book

Everything about Anand was strange to Kurien, a Malayali Christian from Kozhikode. 'He completely disliked the job and wanted to leave as soon as possible,' said author MS Meenakshi.

FSSAI U-turn on A1, A2 labels for dairy products comes after ICAR member’s letter to Modi

FSSAI withdrew advisory against A1, A2 labels for dairy products five days after issuing it, citing need for wider consultation. But Venugopal Badaravada's letter played a part, it is learnt.

FSSAI asks state bodies not to issue licences to firms commercialising human milk

Apex food regulator's latest advisory clarifies illegality of human milk processing and sales, warning of strict action under Food Safety Act.

SubscriberWrites: Milk Wars: Milma must shape-up or ship-out!

The recent 'milk wars' between Nandini & Milma, serve as a reminder of the protectionist mentality of the Bombay Club in the 90s & the Kerala government's resistance to competition.

After Nandini, TN’s Aavin takes centre stage as Stalin writes to Shah over Amul milk procurement

In letter to Cooperative Minister Amit Shah, Tamil Nadu CM Stalin says ‘cross-procurement goes against spirit of Operation White Flood’ & 'will exacerbate problems for consumers'.

Milk poured on streets, dairy producers protest after talks with TN govt over procurement prices fail

Several milk producers threaten to stop supply to state-run cooperative Aavin till their demand is met. Dairy minister Nasar assures people supply from Aavin won't be affected.

You thought North consumes more ‘doodh’ & ‘dahi’? Nope, South India does, say NFHS findings

The 5th round of NFHS shows that the south has higher consumption of milk and curd. This is despite the fact that Haryana & Punjab have the highest availability of milk per capita.

Soaring milk prices are hitting household budgets & relief is unlikely till Diwali

From being 1-2% below general rate between Nov 2017 and Feb 2020, inflation in milk & milk products has gone up to at least 2% more than general inflation in past 3 months.

On Camera

How Djokovic & his luck outplayed opponents in major tournaments—walkovers to retirements

By the 2024 US Open, ESPN noted that Djokovic had advanced via opponent retirements or walkovers 16 times at Majors, the most of any male player in the Open Era.

Flagging growing obesity & heart disease risk, Economic Survey recommends hiking taxes on junk food

The Economic Survey linked ultra-processed foods (UPFs) with worsening diet quality and higher risks of obesity, diabetes, heart disease and mental health conditions.

Indian Army ties up with US drone company that made its name in the Ukraine conflict

Shield AI will provide V-BAT vertical takeoff & landing drones along with licences for software, which will be integrated into aircraft and made available to select Indian partners.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.