With adulteration of milk being a widespread problem in India, the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has developed a handy device to detect the presence of harmful additives in milk. The Automated System for Detection of Adulterated Milk, christened Ksheer Scanner, has been developed by scientists at the Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute and is based on the electrochemical method of detection. It is capable of detecting adulterants such as urea, salt, detergent, liquid soap, boric acid, caustic soda, soda and hydrogen peroxide in milk. The system is suitable for installation at village milk collection centers and has been successfully tested at various dairies in Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. The specially-designed hardware of the Ksheer Scanner is efficient in detection of adulteration in raw milk. It has dedicated software modules for signal acquisition, control, analysis and display and user-interactive menu-driven software for calibration. The scanner offers real-time automated scanning of raw milk samples at milk collection points. It is safe to use and is said to be ideal for a dairy, milk society or other agencies handling large quantities of milk.