MS Swaminathan (1925-2023)
Professor Swaminathan ushered in new era of agri prosperity, PM Modi writes
The Green Revolution offered a glimpse of India’s “Can Do Spirit” — that if we have challenges, we also have minds to overcome those challenges.
Published on Oct 07, 2023 05:19 AM IST
HT Archives: Implications for India
"The Green Revolution has raised new hopes for the hungry and poor world"
Updated on Sep 28, 2023 10:00 PM IST
HT Archives: Keeping the Green Revolution green
“What we need now is an environmentally sustainable and socially equitable green revolution or what may be termed as evergreen revolution”
Updated on Sep 28, 2023 10:28 PM IST
HT Archives: New frontiers in farming
“The release of the dwarf varieties of wheat and rice and hybrids of jowar, maize and bajra, has during the last few years changed the entire situation”
Updated on Sep 28, 2023 10:36 PM IST
MS Swaminathan, father of India’s Green Revolution, dies
Born in Tamil Nadu’s Thanjavur district, he was named the first World Food Prize laureate for developing and spearheading the introduction of high-yielding wheat and rice varieties into India
Updated on Sep 28, 2023 02:27 PM IST