Is India Losing the Creamy Legacy of Its Buffalo Milk?
National Milk Day 2024 marked the 103rd birth anniversary of Dr. Verghese Kurien, the Father of the Milk Revolution in India. The Government of India celebrated the occasion on a grand scale, conferring the prestigious Gopal Ratna awards and honoring Dr. Kurien’s remarkable legacy. On this day, the Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD) […]
Remembering Dr Verghese Kurien on National Milk Day
India commemorates National Milk Day in tribute to Dr. Verghese Kurien, the progenitor of the White Revolution, and to acknowledge the indefatigable contributions of the nation’s agriculturists. As of 2024, owing to Dr. Kurien’s prescient stewardship and the relentless diligence of these farmers, India retains its stature as the preeminent milk producer globally. The nation accounts […]
Manthan at Cannes- Amul model is India’s gift to the world:Jayen Mehta
The screening of the restored 4K version of the 1976 Smita Patil starrer Shyam Benegal classic ‘Manthan’ at Salle Bunuel in 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival on Friday marked a milestone not only for the film, based on the pioneering milk cooperative movement of Dr Varghese Kurien, but also propped up the Gujarat […]
Why the Amul-Nandini Controversy Is Important
The controversy about Amul coming into Bengaluru to sell liquid milk and curd has opened a new debate on whether it is threatening the local brand Nandini. While this looks like one more fishing expedition by the minister for co-operation after he dropped a hint of Amul and Nandini “working together”, it may be important […]
Control, competition & cooperation: Ministry of cooperation
One will have to wait for its blueprint to see how it plans to take the country forward. However, experience of co-operatives in India is a mixed bag, more of failures and only few successes. It was an indirect admission of the failure of socialist state with all its controls on the economy. July is […]
Control, competition & cooperation: Ministry of cooperation
One will have to wait for its blueprint to see how it plans to take the country forward. However, experience of co-operatives in India is a mixed bag, more of failures and only few successes. It was an indirect admission of the failure of socialist state with all its controls on the economy. July is […]