President Murmu confers Bharat Ratna on ex-PMs, two others posthumouslyPresident Droupadi Murmu awarded Bharat Ratna to P V Narasimha Rao and Chaudhary Charan Singh. Singh, a Jat leader, served as prime ministe...
30 Mar, 2024, 11.34 PM IST
Bharat Ratna awardees list shows Modi govt's commitment towards farmers, downtrodden: ShahUnion Home Minister Amit Shah praised the conferment of the Bharat Ratna on former prime ministers P V Narasimha Rao and Chaudhary Charan S...
30 Mar, 2024, 04.48 PM IST
President Murmu confers Bharat Ratna on ex-Prime Ministers Chaudhary Charan Singh and P.V. Narasimha RaoPresident Murmu honored Bharat Ratna recipients including Chaudhary Charan Singh, P.V. Narasimha Rao, M.S. Swaminathan, and Karpoori Thakur...
30 Mar, 2024, 01.26 PM IST
Leaders from across political parties welcome Bharat Ratna announcementsLeaders from various parties applaud the Bharat Ratna announcement for P V Narasimha Rao, Chaudhary Charan Singh, and M S Swaminathan. They...
09 Feb, 2024, 06.56 PM IST
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...
09 Feb, 2024, 06.55 PM IST
Bharat Ratna recipient count goes up to 53. Check full list herePrime Minister Narendra Modi announced that former prime ministers P V Narasimha Rao and Charan Singh, along with green revolution pioneer ...
09 Feb, 2024, 05.38 PM IST
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
Venkaiah Naidu pitches for lifting restriction on agriculture movementUnion Minister M Venkaiah Naidu raised the pitch for lifting restrictions on the movement of agricultural produce in the country.
16 Nov, 2014, 06.02 PM IST
Venkaiah Naidu advocates higher MSP for farmersUrban Development Minister Venkaiah Naidu today said that he favoured minimum support price for farmers to be at least 50 per cent more tha...
10 Sep, 2014, 09.49 PM IST
M S Swaminathan, Saina Nehwal presented 'Ambassadors of Goodwill' awardICRISAT Director General William D Dar presented the award to Swaminathan and Saina at an event organised at the agriculture institute.
14 Jul, 2014, 02.57 PM IST
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Sonia Gandhi warn against attempts at communal, caste divideIn an apparent reference to riots in Muzaffarnagar, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said attempts are being made in some parts of the c...
31 Oct, 2013, 07.50 PM IST
- ICRISAT director William D Dar receives Swaminathan award
Dr William D Dar, Director General of International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), today received the M S Sw...
24 Jun, 2013, 09.41 PM IST
- High time India taps non-conventional energy sources: Farooq Abdullah
Union Minister for Non-Conventional Energy Farooq Abdullah on Monday said it is high time the country tapped non-conventional energy source...
27 Feb, 2012, 02.48 PM IST
- Farmers' suicides a matter of shame: Dr Swaminathan
Dr M S Swaminathan today said here that the farmers' suicides was a matter of shame for the country, and holding mere discussions was no so...
23 Dec, 2011, 11.30 PM IST
- BrahMos CEO Sivathanu Pillai selected for award
Manging Director of BrahMos Aerospace A Sivathanu Pillai has been selected for the prestigious Dr Y Nayudamma Memorial Award for the Year 2...
20 Jan, 2008, 09.53 PM IST
- Swaminathan to get Lal Bahadur Shastri Award
Eminent agricultural scientist M S Swaminathan has been chosen for the prestigious Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award.
27 Jun, 2007, 05.45 PM IST
- ITC chairman gets award
Chairman of ITC Limited Y C Deveshwar was presented with the M S Swaminathan Award for Environment Protection for 2006 by Tamil Nadu Govern...
11 Aug, 2006, 09.10 PM IST