ISSUE DATE: June 14, 2021
UPDATED: June 5, 2021 13:44 IST
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman; Photo by Bandeep Singh
Q . How does it feel being the finance minister when all the major economic indices, including the GDP, are down? Don’t you feel depressed looking at the numbers?
I take it as a big challenge that calls for a lot of focus and attention to make sure that we are able to, every now and then, come up with steps that will help people. I don’t want to say numbers do not worry me, but I also have to think of the sufferings of people on the ground and the tragedy that has struck so many families. So, that is something lying heavy in my heart. I have to respond in such a way that it is addressed even if not completely resolved.
In a letter to Amul Managing Director R S Sodhi, PETA said the dairy cooperative society should get benefitted from the booming vegan food and milk market
NEW DELHI: People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India has asked Amul to make a decision to switch to producing vegan milk.
In a letter to Amul Managing Director R S Sodhi, PETA said the dairy cooperative society should get benefitted from the booming vegan food and milk market.
“We would again like to encourage Amul to benefit from the booming vegan food and milk market, instead of wasting resources trying to fight the demand for plant-based products that is only growing. Other companies are responding to market changes, and Amul can too,” PETA India said.
Sodhi, while replying to a tweet by Ashwini Mahajan, national co-convener of Swadeshi Jagran Manch, said, “Don t you know dairy farmers are mostly landless. Your designs may kill their only source of livelihood. Mind it milk is in our faith, our traditions, our taste, our food habits an easy and always available source of nutrition.