The union minister for science and technology Harsh Vardhan dedicated the Ksheer Scanner system for people which are used to detect Adulteration in Milk. It was developed by CSIR-CEERI.
Flashpoints
- India is the leading producer of milk with 18% contribution of world production
- India consumes about 146 million tonnes of milk
- But 60% of the milk is contaminated
- Major contaminants: Urea,detergent,liquid soap,caustic soda, boric acid
- Initially NITI Aayog invented a technology to detect adulteration at a cost less than 4 rupees
- But now with KSHEER SCANNER , the cost has come down to 50 paisa
- Ksheer scanner can detect the adulteration in less than 45 seconds
- It uses electrochemical technology
- System tested at Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan
- Rajasthan electronics limited and surat alpine technologies sold 35-40 machines
Director General of CSIR – Girish Sahni
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