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National Milk Day – November 26
November 27 , 2019
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- National Milk Day' was celebrated on November 26 to mark the birth anniversary of Varghese Kurien, the father of India’s White Revolution.
- In 2014, all the dairy majors of the country and Indian Dairy Association, resolved to observe Dr. Verghese Kurien's birthday (November 26) as National Milk Day.
- He was a social entrepreneur who led Operation Flood – the world's largest agricultural dairy development programme.
- He served in the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) from 1973 to 2006.
- Its brand is AMUL (Anand Milk union Limited).
- India is the world's largest producer of milk (22% of the world's total milk production or 187.7 million tonnes per year).
- India's milk output surpasses that of all the European Union countries combined, which is followed by the US, China.
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