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To the world, the White Revolution was flagged off by the person known as the ‘Milkman of India’. He is seen as the ‘brain behind Operation Flood’ – the chief architect, who made India the largest milk producer in the world. But, a little-known fact is that Tribhuvandas Patel is actually the person behind this movement, who started it all, details Dr. N.S. Rajaram. In fact, it was the brilliant pairing of Verghese Kurien and Tribhuvandas Patel – that rewrote history for India India has retained its leadership as the world’s largest milk producer for the last 15 years, observed ...

  By Kavita Shyam Medical science has gone ahead and the sector has made progress like no other! Like all other countries in the world, India too is promoting itself as a haven for medical destination. Thanks to economic growth or boom in the country, we have seen extreme growth in the field of medicine. From state of the art infrastructure, medical advancement or research, skilled physicians and practitioners, the list is endless now. We are at par with the very best that western medical care has to offer. India does fine treatment of most of the medical cases with ...

A hugely significant meet like ‘Emerging Kerala 2012’ shows that the leadership is focused on turning Kerala into one of the most developed states in India, writes T B Venugopal When India achieved independence, Kerala was going through a golden period of industrialization, thanks to the enlightened and progressive royal rulers, especially of Travancore and Kochi. Historically, these pious rulers had been the pioneers in many fields in the country. Thinking ahead of their times, they promoted free universal education, helped to start schools, encouraged English education, started colleges, opened temples to people who were considered untouchables for long, set up ...

It is past October and the season for the migratory birds in India has begun. Lakhs of migratory birds fly thousands of miles to reach various parts of South Asia and make it their home for the winter months. The Indian coasts are already teaming with migratory waders, plovers, gulls and terns. “The usual month of the arrivals of the coastal birds is October and the coasts are already teaming with our migratory waders, plovers, gulls and terns. The migrants arrive in waves and each species arrives at a slightly different date. These waves continue up to January. The approximate ...