Arivine Angadi

The White Revolution

* Attempts to increase milk production led to the White Revolution

* The white revolution in India was led by Dr. Varghese Kurien, a Malayalee

* The White Revolution was spearheaded by Amul, headquartered in Anand, Gujarat

* Amul, a dairy co - operative movement, was established in 1946

* AMUL stands for Anand Milk Union Limited

* White Revolution is known as Operation Flood

* Dr. Varghese Kurien is known as the milkman of India

* Switzerland is the country which cooperating with India in connection with the White 

   Revolution

* The National Dairy Development Board is headquartered in Anand, Gujarat

* The National Dairy Research Center is headquartered in Karnal, Haryana

* Milma is a dairy co - operative society started in Kerala as part of the White Revolution

* Milma was founded in 1980

* Milma is headquartered in Thiruvananthapuram

Milk

* Casein is responsible for the white color of milk

* Carotene is responsible for the light yellow color of milk

* The sugar in milk is lactose

* The acid contained in milk is lactic acid

* Lactobacillus is the bacterium that causes milk to ferment

* Lactometer is a device that measures the purity of milk

* Pasteurization is the scientific method of keeping milk intact

* Pasteurization involves rapid cooling of milk heated for 15 seconds at 72 C.

* Pasteurization was discovered by Louis Pastor 

* The most fat milk mammal is the rabbit

* The highest fat milk of cattle is that of buffalo

* The most medicinal milk is that of goat 

* The whale is the largest milk producing animal

* Elephant is the largest milk producing land animal

* Pigeons and flamingos are birds that produce milk and breastfeed

* Milk has 88% water

* June 1 is World Dairy Day

* November 26 is National Dairy Day

* India is the largest producer of milk in the world

* The United States is the largest producer of cow's milk in the world