Important Days
World Milk Day 2024
▪ It is observed on June 1 every year to recognize the importance of milk as a global food.
▪ The day was first established in 2001 by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
▪ Theme 2024: “Celebrating the vital role dairy plays in delivering quality nutrition to nourish the world”.
Note
✓ India is the leading producer of Milk in the world
Appointments
New Director for IGCAR
▪ Chandrashekhar Gaurinath Karhadkar has been appointed as the new Director of the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR).
About IGCAR
✓ Formation – 1971
✓ Functions under Department of Atomic Energy.
✓ Second largest Nuclear Research Centre after Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC)
