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What is white revolution?
Asked by saranathan Narasimhan,
06 Dec '11 05:11 pm
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The White Revolution, also known as "Operation Flood" means increase in the production of milk and dairy products.
Answered by Joseph Chacko, 06 Dec '11 06:39 pm
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'Operation Flood was a rural development programme started by India's National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) in 1970. One of the largest of its kind, the programme objective was to create a nationwide milk grid.
It resulted in making India the largest producer of milk and milk products, and hence is also called the White Revolution of India. It also helped reduce malpractices by milk traders and merchants. This revolution followed the Indian Green Revolution and helped in alleviating poverty and famine levels from their dangerous proportions in India during the era.
This white revolution relates to the rapid development in milk production that took place in India after mid 1960's. This name is a variation of the name "Green Revolution" used earlier to describe rapid development in agricultural production in India.
A name closely associated with White Revolution is that of Dr. Verghese Kurian. This is because the origins of White Revolution can be traced to the efforts of Dr. ...more
Answered by anantharaman, 06 Dec '11 06:51 pm
It resulted in making India the largest producer of milk and milk products, and hence is also called the White Revolution of India. It also helped reduce malpractices by milk traders and merchants. This revolution followed the Indian Green Revolution and helped in alleviating poverty and famine levels from their dangerous proportions in India during the era.
This white revolution relates to the rapid development in milk production that took place in India after mid 1960's. This name is a variation of the name "Green Revolution" used earlier to describe rapid development in agricultural production in India.
A name closely associated with White Revolution is that of Dr. Verghese Kurian. This is because the origins of White Revolution can be traced to the efforts of Dr. ...more
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Independent India has witnessed three revolutions in the field of agriculture and allied branches of it, namely Green revolution(agriculture), Yellow revolution(Fisheries) and White revolution(Dairy farming and development) to improve the productivity and the life condition of farming community at one hand and to meet the demands of teeming populations demand for food,flesh and milk on the other hand.
Answered by Ramakrishnegowda, 06 Dec '11 05:36 pm
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White revolution is the rapid development of milk & milk products............
Answered by bhumika, 06 Dec '11 05:20 pm
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It referred to the increased production of milk and was first come into limelight when fakruddin ali ahmed was the agriculture minister
Answered by rajnikant raiyarela, 06 Dec '11 05:14 pm
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Rapid development of Milk & Milk products is known as the white revolution in India.........
Answered by pradeep mishra, 06 Dec '11 05:14 pm
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White Revolution refers to the agenda for increasing Milk Production in the country.
This concept was driven by Dr. Kurien.
Answered by S. Ramesh, 06 Dec '11 05:13 pm
This concept was driven by Dr. Kurien.
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