National Dairy Development Board

India’s milk production increased by 25 million tonnes in five years

Milk production in India – world’s largest milk producer – has increased by about 25 million tonnes in the last five years.

This is what chairman of Anand-headquartered National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) Amrita Patel said on Wednesday while delivering her keynote address at the India Dairy Summit 2013.

Publication Date:

25/07/2013

Source: Times Of India (Ahmedabad)

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Gujarat, Milk, National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), Ministry Of Agriculture, India, European Union (EU), Food Policy

Food Policy

National Dairy Plan rolled out in key milk-producing states to boost output

Chennai: The first phase of the National Dairy Plan (NDP), a central sector scheme funded by the World Bank and being implemented by the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), has commenced opera

Publication Date:

06/02/2013

Source: Financial Express (New Delhi)

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National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Milk, Farmers, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Punjab, Rajasthan, Food Policy

Animal Care

Verghese Kurien, father of ‘White Revolution’, dies

Dr Verghese Kurien, the father of the “White Revolution”, died today after a brief illness. Kurien, 90, is survived by his wife and daughter.

Publication Date:

10/09/2012

Source: Indian Express (New Delhi)

Tags:

Milk, Dairy Development, Animal Care, People, National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), Development

Food Policy

Amul stirs up storm in teacup, says milk not tea should be national drink

VADODARA: Your morning cup of tea would not fire up your sleepy senses without a little milk in it, and yet a debate has been stirred up on what should be India's national drink - tea or milk.

On Saturday, deputy chairman of Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia announced in Jorhat, the tea capital of India, that tea will be given that place of pride by April next year.

Publication Date:

23/04/2012

Source: Times Of India (Ahmedabad)

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Planning Commission, Tea, Milk, Energy Drinks, Anand (D), National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), Milk Products, Food Policy, Gujarat

Food Policy

‘Mission Milk’ launched from Anand

Anand: The first phase of National Dairy Plan (NDP), the ambitious scheme to double India’s milk production, was launched at the headquarters of National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) in the country’s milk capital here on Thursday.

Launched as ‘Mission Milk’, NDP proposes to usher in country’s second White Revolution. Since 1998, India has already emerged as world’s largest milk producer.

Publication Date:

20/04/2012

Source: Times Of India (Ahmedabad)

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