The renowned agricultural scientist was instrumental in developing high-yielding varieties of paddy which helped India’s low-income farmers produce the crop in abundance.
NITI Aayog data shows multidimensional poverty dipped for state as whole but rose marginally in urban areas. Inability to steer state's economy away from agriculture played role.
The answers from Norman Borlaug and William Vogt, two of the most important scientists of the 20th century, would have been very different, says their biographer Charles Mann.
Chidambaram Subramaniam, former minister of food and agriculture, introduced high-yielding seed varieties and intense fertiliser application, which paved the way for increased production.
Swaminathan’s extensive body of research is housed at the National Center for Biological Sciences. It contains his research notes, data, and photographs dating as far back as 1933.
Aditya Pandey of Divine Magnitude was awarded Rashtriya Sewa Samman by Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari. The award ceremony was hosted at the Governor’s...
I don’t ever want us to have to beg for food again, Indira Gandhi said after a call with US President Lyndon Johnson. Science, Swaminathan and Subramanian made sure she didn’t have to.
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