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Rishi Sunak joins Oxford, Stanford in academic roles

Britain's former prime minister Rishi Sunak has taken on new academic roles at the University of Oxford in the UK and University of Stanford in the US -- both alma maters of the Conservative Party......

Rediff's Wave Rider Retires!

After steering the Rediff mothership for close to 29 years, Ajit Balakrishnan, founder, chairman and CEO, did what few businessmen in this country do -- R-E-T-I-R-E. On August 2, 2024, we were......

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......

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......

Swaminathan nominated to Rajya Sabha

Father of India's first green revolution and noted agriculture scientist M S Swaminathan has been nominated to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Parliament. Swaminathan, 81, till recently the......

Designer rice, a solution to tackle rising demand

'Designer rice' or genetically-modified rice variety, is going to be the answer for food security and will help in increasing rice production in the coming years. Robert S Zeigler,......

Festivities, polls prompt govt to keep tabs on food price movement

Amid the ongoing festival season and ahead of the elections for five state assemblies, the Centre is closely monitoring inflation, particularly in food items, to enable it to take steps to increase......

Global warming to hit rice production hard

The heat is on and will take a heavy toll on your rice bowl in the coming years. The reason: global warming. Global warming, which will increase the temperatures up to 4.5 degree celsius by the end......

Go for hybrid rice, feed the world

Faced with a huge food shortage and rising prices, the world has to tackle the situation with better planning. Concerned over the issue, a multi-year assessment of international agricultural......

'Feed the Future' is central to US foreign policy

With the number of people suffering from hunger globally crossing the one billion mark, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said that America's new policy "Feed the Future" is central to the......

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