White Revolution of India—Myths and Reality
India is widely mentioned as the top milk producer in world and this achievement is frequently stated to have been achieved on the basis of its ‘white revolution’ which in…
How ‘Operation Flood’ helped in the evolution of the dairy sector In India?
The evolution of the dairy sector in India and the stellar role played by dairy cooperatives since the launch of Operation Flood form an integral part of the country’s growth…
Over 200 Dairy Veterans Opposes the Proposed NDDB Amendment Act
Over 200 dairy cooperative industry veterans have written to the Union government and concerned ministries, opposing the proposed amendments to the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) that could privatise the…
Stellapps created a step counter for cows in 100 B USD wearables market
The wearables market skyrocketed over the last three years, and consumers are projected to spend nearly a $100 Billion on devices ranging from smartwatches to smart patches in 2022.Now, one…
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…
White Revolution 2.0: Time to build demand in dairy
The first White Revolution, brought to its culmination in the 70s-80s by ‘Operation Flood’ and the dairy co-operatives movement built by Dr Kurien, changed the context and the ethos of…
Invoking the green revolution to justify the new farm laws may not be right
Last week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hardened his government’s stand on the farm laws. In the Rajya Sabha, during his reply to the President’s address, the Prime Minister asserted that…
PM Modi lauds contribution of dairy farming in the Farmer’s Income
Prime Minister Narendra Modi made some pertinent points on the much-needed farm reforms and did well by mentioning the contribution of dairy farming. In his Rajya Sabha address on Monday,…
Remembering Dr Kurien is not enough : Lets walk the talk
We all remembered Dr Kurien on his eighth death anniversary on September 9th. It is quite apt to revisit the key principles which he so fondly embeded in the DNA…
Mission Milk has helped India make giant strides in dairying
Published on September 04, 2020 in The Hindu Businessline Next phase of National Dairy Plan aims to build and modernisemilk processing infrastructure in organised sector Phase I of the National…