National Milk Day celebrated at Purabi Dairy

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Purabi Dairy, a milk and dairy products manufacturing company in Northeast has sold nearly 1 lakh units of its falvoured drinks in just five months, S.K. Parida, Managing Director West Assam Milk Producers’ Co-operative Union Ltd. (WAMUL) told Business North East (BNE). On November 26, National Milk Day, Purabi Dairy organized a free milk distribution campaign, […]

Remembering Dr Verghese Kurien on National Milk Day

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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 […]

National Gopal Ratna Award 2024 winners announced

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Union Minister Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh to Felicitate the Winners on 26th November 2024, National Milk Day in New Delhi Special Awards for North Eastern States Added; Will Give Boost to Dairy Development in the Region Posted On: 23 NOV 2024 8:19PM by PIB Delhi The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying (DAHD) declared the […]

Milk production was estimated at 230.58 million tonnes in FY 23

Union Minister Shri Parshottam Rupala releases Basic Animal Husbandry Statistics 2023 during National Milk Day event at Guwahati today Milk production in the country is estimated as 230.58 million tonnes during 2022-23 registered a growth of 22.81%over the past 5 years: Shri Parshottam Rupala Union Minister informed that Highest milk producing State during 2022-23 was […]

Facing eviction, a dairy farmer kills self in Kannur

Kannur: Days after receiving an eviction notice from a bank, a dairy farmer died by suicide in Kannur on Monday. Kolakkad native M R Albert (73) was found hanging in his residence. Albert reportedly died by suicide when his wife went to church on Monday morning. Manorama News reported that he had borrowed over Rs […]

India is well poised to emerge as a leader in dairy

Largely organised under the cooperative structure, the industry has seen significant growth over the years, with the government investing in its development through several schemes and initiatives that have put it on the global map. The country celebrates National Milk Day on November 26. The occasion is momentous because, for one, it will mark the […]

Dr Kurien’s birthday celebrated as National Milk Day at VKCoE, IRMA

Verghese Kurien Center of Excellence (VKCoE) conducted a Dr. Kurien Dairy Awareness Competition 2022 amongst the school children of class 9, 10 and 11 of Anand and the neighbouring towns at SMC College of Dairy Science, AAU Campus, Anand on 24 November, two days ahead of Dr. Verghese Kurien’s 101st Birth Anniversary. The presentation/ elocution competition was […]

Mother Dairy pledges 101,000 glasses of milk to mark Dr. Kurien’s birthday

Mother Dairy, India’s leading dairy player, has pledged to distribute 101,000 glasses of milk to the underprivileged on the occasion of National Milk Day 2022, marking the 101st birth anniversary of Dr Verghese Kurien, also known as the father of India’s White Revolution. The birth anniversary of Dr. Verghese Kurien, the Father of White Revolution in […]

Dairy Farmers To Get “Kisan Credit Card”: Union Minister

Union Minister Parshottam Rupala on Friday said the ”kisan credit card” will be given to dairy farmers as well enabling them to get loans of up to ₹ 3 lakh at reduced interest rates. Speaking at the National Milk Day celebrations in Anand in Gujarat, the Union minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying also launched online […]

Remembering Dr Verghese Kurien who would have turned 100 today

The Kaira District Co-operative Milk Producers’ Union came into being on December 14, 1946, well before Verghese Kurien arrived in Anand. The credit for creating the cooperative – which was already collecting some 7,250 litres of milk daily from nearly 2,000 farmers in 27 villages when the 28-year-old mechanical engineer joined as manager on January […]