National Milk Day observed on Kurien's birthday
India on Saturday celebrated National Milk Day to mark the 95th birthday of Verghese Kurien, Amul Dairy's co-founder. Kurien launched the world's biggest dairy development program 'Operation Flood' in 1970, which eventually made India the world's largest milk producer in 1998. Proposed by Indian Dairy Association, the first National Milk Day was observed in 2014 by Indian dairy sector majors.