At the launch of the book Swaminathan: The Man Who Fed India, Shashi Tharoor, Kanimozhi Karunanidhi, and Navtej Sarna, among others, reflected on MS Swaminathan’s many roles.
One recurring theme of the day—Swaminathan’s role as all-rounder—was emphasised greatly by his daughters. Both of them spoke about their father beyond his agricultural contributions.
Agriculture scientist MS Swaminathan and 2-time former Bihar CM Karpoori Thakur were also conferred the Bharat Ratna posthumously at ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
The contributions of former PM Narasimha Rao and scientist MS Swaminathan show how innovation and determination can eliminate challenges. They were not sectarian and did not dedicate themselves to just their states alone.
BJP leaders say party has empowered icons not recognised by Congress during their time. Rao had a falling out with Gandhi family, Congress had withdrawn support to Charan Singh govt.
MS Swaminathan, the 'Father of the Green Revolution', passed away Thursday. In this 2004 interview, he talked about his vision for India's agriculture & the need to look at it as India's pride.
Archives at National Centre for Biological Sciences provide insight into mind of Father of India’s Green Revolution, include diary entries, Guru Nanak quotes, records of crop experiments.
MS Swaminathan, the father of the Green Revolution and globally renowned agricultural scientist, passed away in Chennai Thursday morning. He was 98 years old.
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.
In India, we are accustomed to glacial change. We love appointing Committees to ‘look into’ reform. Unfortunately for us, the rest of the world moves fast.
ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.
Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points.
From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.
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