CTC Disha 2nd Anniversary-Blood Bank Meet
CTC Disha 2nd Anniversary- Blood Bank Meet:
On this Saturday the blood bank meet has been organised in Conference Hall, NIMHANS. More details about the event will be given soon.
Rakta Kranti Companies:
Kumbh Mela
The largest religious gathering in the world. According to astrologers, the 'Kumbh Fair' takes place when the planet Jupiter enters Aquarius and the Sun enters Aries.The pilgrimage occurs four times every twelve years, once at each of the four locations.
Why do they serve us?
A poem written by my 23 year old cousin, Chinmoy a chopper pilot of IAF:
Why do I still serve you?
How you play with us, did you ever see?
At Seven, I had decided what I wanted to be;
I would serve you to the end,
All these boundaries I would defend.
Now you make me look like a fool,
When at Seventeen and just out of school;
Went to the place where they made 'men out of boys'
Lived a tough life …sacrificed a few joys...
Blood Bank Meet
After five years of hard work for the cause of blood we found ourselves fit enough to stand before the torch bearers of the cause of blood in Bangalore. O 27th September, 2008 Sankalp organized its first Blood Bank Meet at NIMHANS.
Indian Mining Sector: Some official facts
India is endowed with significant mineral resources. India produces 89 minerals out of which 4 are fuel minerals, 11 metallic, 52 non-metallic and 22 minor minerals.The total value of mineral production was Rs. 568070 million in 2000-2001, of which the value of minerals other than petroleum and natural gas was Rs. 306751 million.
Government Policies:
Vendors and milk dealers dominate the informal market where the former generally procures milk from producers and sells them to urban households, while the latter supplies to private processing units. Of the milk that enters the formal and informal market, almost 45 percent is consumed in the raw form while the remaining is processed to produce ghee, khoa, butter, curd, milk powders, cottage cheese, etc.
The Man behind the Success - Verghese Kurien:
The milkmen of Kaira (now Kheda) were revolting, refusing to send milk to Mumbai. India had attained Independence, but rumblings of discontent rocked the region. It was during those turbulent times that Verghese Kurien reached Anand reluctantly, as a young dairy engineer.
Kurien was soon drawn into a movement that was to change the course of his life. And, with it, the lives of thousands of milkmen in Anand and almost the whole Indian countryside.
Operation Flood leading to White Revolution:
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 one of the largest producers 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.
The Solution - AMUL:
Amul (Anand Milk Union Limited), formally registered on December 14, 1946, is a dairy cooperative movement in India. Amul spurred the White Revolution of India, which has made India the largest producer of milk and milk products in the world. It is also the world's biggest vegetarian cheese brand. The Amul revolution was started as awareness among the farmers.