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All you need to know about Bharat Ratna MS Swaminathan

 Agriculture scientist M S Swaminathan's research as a plant geneticist addressed the issue of food insecurity and helped small farmers augment their income by enhancing productivity. IMAGE: In his......

PV Narasimha Rao, Charan Singh, MS Swaminathan get Bharat Ratna

 Former prime ministers P V Narasimha Rao and Charan Singh as well as Green Revolution pioneer M S Swaminathan will be conferred the Bharat Ratna, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Friday.......

Dr Swaminathan changed India's destiny from begging bowl to food basket

 "As I was working on agriculture, my family wanted me to take over the management of our plantations. But my aim was to master the art of developing new varieties, that is genetics and breeding. As......

Dr M S Swaminathan, who made India self-sufficient in food, passes away

 M S Swaminathan, renowned agricultural scientist and a lifelong crusader against hunger who bet on sustainable farming passed away in Chennai on Thursday. He was 98 and is survived by three......

Canadian biochemist thanks India for Padma Shri

 Professor Joseph H Hulse, Canadian biochemist and one of the world's leading experts in biotechnology, has thanked India for honouring him with thePadma Shri. Hulse, who received the Padma Shri at......

India faces crisis as boom fails rural poor

 High economic growth rates have failed to improve food security in India leaving the country facing a crisis in its rural economy, the United Nations World Food Programme warned. India has grown at......

Global warming hits cereal production

Global warming is taking a heavy toll on cereal crops. A new study on the impact of global warming on global food production by researchers of a US university says that in 20 years since 1981,......

Microsoft grants $216,000 for ICT centres

Microsoft will extend cash grant of $1,08,000 each to MS Swaminathan Research Foundation and Datamation Foundation Charitable Trust for setting up community technology learning centres in India.The......

Wireless wonders

 Even by the standards of the scorching pace set in the past five years, the next five years of India's telecom history promise to be good, if a report just released by Ficci and BDA, a telecom......

Videoconferencing lends farmers a helping hand

 Farmers are now using video conferencing to procure good-quality seeds, fertiliser and other inputs. They are also using the technology to access market-related information, and market their......

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