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| Volume 1 | Issue 5 | July-Agu 2025                   INDUSTRY HIGHLIGHT                                                                                                 | Volume 1 | Issue 5 | July-Agu 2025


                                                                                                                                                                                      of a Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) system, the first of its
                                                                                                                                                                                      kind in India's dairy sector. The plant recycles more than
                                                                                                                                                                                      660,000 litres of water per day, achieving closed-loop
                                                                                                                                                                                      water usage and significantly reducing environmental
                                                                                                                                                                                      discharge. The project has been deemed scalable and
                                                                                                                                                                                      replicable, with the Rajasthan Cooperative Dairy
                                                                                                                                                                                      Federation (RCDF) initiating ZLD deployments across
                                                                                                                                                                                      other dairy unions in the state. The initiative reflects
                                                                                                                                                                                      India's evolving focus on eco-conscious processing
                                                                                                                                                                                      infrastructure.
                                                                                                                                                                                      National Dairy Development Board (NDDB)
                                                                                                                                                                                      Category: Innovation in Climate Action in the Dairy
                                                                                                                                                                                      Sector
                                                                                                                                                                                      NDDB's biogas initiative demonstrates how
                                                                                                                                                                                      environmental stewardship can intersect with rural
                                                                                                                                                                                      energy access and income generation. The programme
                                                                                                                                                                                      converts livestock manure into biogas for clean fuel use
                                                                                                                                                                                      and creates additional revenue streams through carbon
                                                                                                                                                                                      credit generation. By addressing methane emissions,



           India's Dairy Sector



           Gains Global Spotlight with


           Four Finalists at IDF Dairy



           Innovation Awards 2025


          Strategic sustainability, digital transformation, and   innovation, animal care, and socio-economic
          grassroots innovation place India firmly on the      development across the dairy value chain. The winners
          global dairy innovation map                          will be announced at the IDF World Dairy Summit on
          India's dairy sector, often regarded as the backbone of   October 21, 2025, in Santiago, Chile — the first time the
          rural livelihoods and national nutrition, is now being   summit is being held in South America.
                                                                                                                                                                              After
          recognised for something more: its capacity to innovate,   India's four finalist projects span climate action, digital
          scale, and lead on the global stage. At the upcoming IDF   technology, sustainable processing, and smallholder
          Dairy Innovation Awards 2025, four Indian initiatives   empowerment, highlighting a diversified portfolio of
          have been shortlisted as finalists, marking a significant   innovation and purpose-driven growth.
          shift in the country's positioning within the global dairy   India's Finalist Projects: A Cross-Section of
          ecosystem.                                           Sustainable Progress
          Hosted by the International Dairy Federation (IDF) and   Jaipur Dairy (SARAS), Rajasthan
          supported by Tetra Pak, the awards recognise global   Category: Sustainable Processing Innovation
          excellence in sustainable practices, processing      Jaipur Dairy has been recognised for its implementation



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