CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The Department of Animal Husbandry and Dairying is celebrating “National Milk Day ” to commemorate 101st birth anniversary of the “Father of the White Revolution in India”, Dr. Verghese Kurien also known as the Milkman of India, as a part of “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav” on 26th November 2022 in Bengaluru.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hyderabad: Every year November 26 is celebrated as National Milk Day, to mark the birth anniversary of Verghese Kurien, “the milk man” of India. The National Milk Day is observed every year since 2014. The late social entrepreneur was born on November 26, 1921, in the present-day Kozhikode in Kerala.

Detailed explanation-3: -Department of Animal Husbandry is celebrating National Milk Day on 26th November 2022. National Gopal Ratna Awards 2022 are conferred as part of the celebrations. Animal Quarantine Certification Services are also to be inaugurated.

Detailed explanation-4: -The day was started by the Indian Diary Association (IDA). The story lies in the year 1970 when the National Diary Development Board (NDDB) began a rural development program called Operation Flood. This program was considered one of the largest and aimed to develop a milk grid throughout the country.

Detailed explanation-5: -National Milk Day: History Therefore, the first National Milk Day was observed on 26 November 2014.