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FATHER OF GREEN REVOLUTION
Once known for drought & rejecting girl child, this village is now green haven that celebrates every girl born. All because one father turned his daughter's death into revolutionA father's grief over the loss of his daughter sparked a remarkable movement in a village in Rajasthan. Today, Piplantri celebrates the bir...- Pedro Sanchez, a global champion who fed the world’s poor dies at 85Pedro A. Sanchez, a soil scientist, passed away at 85. He revolutionized agriculture in poor nations, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. San...
- M S Swaminathan: The master farm scientist who transformed India into brimming breadbasketSwaminathan played a significant role in changing the trajectory of the agriculture sector when farmers were dependent on archaic farming t...
- MS Swaminathan: All you need to know about Bharat Ratna awardee & Father of Green RevolutionDr. MS Swaminathan, hailed as the father of India’s green revolution, was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna for his outstanding contrib...
- He walked...and the earth turned green: The life and legacy of MS SwaminathanGeneticist MS Swaminathan who led India’s push in the 1960s to become grain surplus, promoting the use of hybrid varieties and chemical fer...
- Tribute to MS Swaminathan: How green was his valleyMS Swaminathan, known as the "Father of India's Green Revolution," passed away recently. His contributions to agriculture and food producti...
- Swaminathan driving force behind Green Revolution, guided nation towards achieving food security, say Union MinistersRenowned scientist M.S. Swaminathan, known as the driving force behind India's Green Revolution, has passed away at the age of 98. His cont...
- Father of India's 'green revolution' MS Swaminathan passes away at 98MS Swaminathan, known as the father of India's green revolution, has passed away at the age of 98. Swaminathan played a key role in develop...
- Future of agriculture depends on the impact on production, procurement and prices: farm scientist M S SwaminathanThe National Commission on Farmers has recommended a 50 % margin over C2, which is also the demand of the farmers. "The future of agricultu...
- Have strong bio-safety systems for GM crop: SwaminathanEminent Agriculture Scientist M S Swaminathan today urged the government to put in place a strong bio-safety system for genetically modifie...
- Green Revolution was not successful in rainfed areas: GovtIn 1960s, Green Revolution had allowed India to overcome food deficit by raising foodgrains production by using high yielding varieties of ...
- Swaminathan wants the land acquisition law to classify good farm as special agricultural zoneAgricultural scientist MS Swaminathan wants the land acquisition law to strictly classify all good farm land as special agricultural zone.
- India-born scientist Sanjaya Rajaram awarded World Food PrizeThe award "honours the innovative spirit of farmers", he said adding that "without their contributions, my research wouldn't have been poss...
- India-born scientist Rajaram awarded World Food PrizeIndia-born Mexican scientist Sanjaya Rajaram has been presented with the prestigious World Food Prize 2014 for his agricultural research th...
- Sugar output expected to be higher in 2013-14 marketing year: Sharad PawarSugar output in the marketing year beginning October 2013 may exceed the current year's 25 million tonnes as good monsoon rains help yield.
- UPA government's decisions for long-term economic benefits: Finance Minister P ChidambaramReiterating UPA's commitment to reforms, P Chidambaram said all decisions are taken for long-term economic benefits to make India a major w...
- UP Assembly Election 2012: Jats hold the key in western partsThe western part, which goes to polls in the seventh and final phase, is predominantly inhabited by the Jat community.
- 2011 a year of challenges as natural calamities likely: M S SwaminathanThe recent floods in Australia and drought in China would make 2011 a 'year of challenges' as natural calamities are likely to result in gl...
- 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, ...
- 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...
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