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BORLAUG FIELD AWARD
Swaminathan, the genius who sowed it rightBorn in Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu on August 7, 1925, Swaminathan played a significant role in changing the trajectory of the agriculture sec...29 Sep, 2023, 06.16 PM IST- "Will always cherish conversations with him": PM Modi condoles death of MS SwaminathanHis groundbreaking work paved the way for what would become the "Green Revolution" in India-an agricultural transformation that significant...28 Sep, 2023, 06.12 PM IST
- Indian scientist Swati Nayak named World Food Prize's Norman E Borlaug Award winnerBased in Delhi, the scientist from Odisha, Nayak will formally receive the Borlaug Field Award during a ceremony at the 2023 Norman E. Borl...21 Sep, 2023, 08.26 PM IST
- Top soil scientist keen to help India, but 'nobody listens'Dakhla (Morocco), April 2 (IANS) His expertise as a soil scientist has helped arrest degradation and grow crops in several areas across Afr...02 Apr, 2017, 11.45 AM IST
- Norman Borlaug: A midwestern karmayogiNorman Borlaug was 56 when he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for having sparked the Green Revolution. Characteristically, the agronomist...16 Sep, 2009, 02.46 AM IST
- Borlaug showed India way to overcome food shortageBy cranking up a wheat strain containing an unusual gene, Borlaug created the so-called “semi-dwarf ’’ plant variety, a shorter, stubbier, ...14 Sep, 2009, 12.10 PM IST
- Norman Borlaug, Green Revolution pioneer diesLong before Mr Bush and Dr Rice came by to leapfrog US-India ties to a new level, it was Prof Wheat who jumpstarted and nourished the relat...14 Sep, 2009, 09.53 AM IST
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