DAIRY NEWS Include Dairy Foods Daily in the Diet to Improve Health
Healthy dairy foods like milk, curds, yoghurt, buttermilk are being consumed since long almost throughout the world. Today, India’s dairy industry consists of a wide- range of both regional and international products including fermentable and non-fermentable products. Curd and yoghurt are considered valuable segments of the industry. References to yoghurt and health date back to […]
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 […]
VKCoE, IRMA, organised Training program on Reducing Carbon Footprint
Verghese Kurien Centre of Excellence (VKCoE) organized a management development programme (MDP) on “Reducing Carbon Footprint in Dairy Plants to Increase Operating Profits” between 2 and 5 August 2022 in IRMA. Seventeen dairy professionals from different milk unions from India participated in the programme. The objective of this training programme was to help dairy professionals […]
World milk day celebrated at Dr V Kurien Center of Excellence, IRMA
On the occasion of World Milk Day, 1st June, the Verghese Kurien Centre of Excellence at IRMA organized a virtual technical session on ‘Challenges and Opportunities for Indian Dairy Industry’. The dairy stalwarts discussed important issues related to Indian Dairying. Dr JB Prajapati gave a welcome speech on behalf of Director, IRMA and set the […]
Twice a day take some probiotic- Dr N K Ganguly at PSMC
On 23rd May, Verghese Kurien Centre of Excellence, IRMA organized an expert lecture and interactive session with Padma Bhushan Dr Nirmal Kumar Ganguly at Pramukh Swami Medical College, Bhaikaka University. Professor Ganguly is the President of Gut Microbiota and Probiotic Science Foundation of India. He is a former Director General of Indian Council of Medical Research […]
Why Union Budget 2022-23 will help India’s dairy and livestock farmers
Union Budget 2022-23 is expected to boost the dairying and livestock sector with a host of measures to make it sustainable amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Dairy is the single-largest agricommodity in India. It contributes five per cent to the national economy and employs 80 million dairy farmers directly. A revival in economic activities, increasing per capita consumption of milk […]
Why Union Budget 2022-23 will help India’s dairy and livestock farmers
Union Budget 2022-23 is expected to boost the dairying and livestock sector with a host of measures to make it sustainable amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Dairy is the single-largest agricommodity in India. It contributes five per cent to the national economy and employs 80 million dairy farmers directly. A revival in economic activities, increasing per capita consumption of milk […]
Shri Tribhuvandas Patel – the Father of Milk Cooperatives in India
A webinar held on 29th January 2022 at VKCoE, IRMA, Anand Verghese Kurien Centre of Excellence (VKCoE), IRMA and Gujarat Chapter of Indian Dairy Association organized a webinar on ‘Shri Tribhuvandas Patel – the Father of Milk Cooperatives in India’ on 29 January, 2022. The chief guest of the webinar was Shri Parshottam Rupala, Union Minister of […]
From Poor Cooperative to Successful Corporative : Ministry of Coop
A cooperative is an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social, and cultural needs and aspirations. They do it through a jointly owned and democratically controlled enterprise. The essence of cooperation lies in bringing the diverse group together. Infuse inclusion by giving them voice and then create belongingness by offering […]
International Panel Discussion on Linking Dairy Science to Society
An international panel discussion titled ‘Linking dairy science to society’ was organized on 24 November 2021 by Verghese Kurien Centre of Excellence (VKCoE) as part of the ongoing Birth Centenary celebrations of Dr. Verghese Kurien, dubbed ‘The Kurien Mahotsav’ at IRMA. Conducted in a hybrid mode, the basic objective of the session was to discuss contemporary issues related to dairying […]
