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MS Swaminathan (1925-2023) news

Professor Swaminathan ushered in new era of agri prosperity, PM Modi writes

MS Swaminathan, father of India’s ‘Green Revolution,’ passed away at the age of 98.
Published on Oct 07, 2023 05:23 am IST

HT Archives: Implications for India

The Green Revolution has raised new hopes for the hungry and poor world. It has also generated new attitudes and destroyed many beliefs (Getty Images)
Updated on Sept 28, 2023 10:00 pm IST

HT Archives: Keeping the Green Revolution green

Punjab took the lead because of the scientific and educational help given by the Punjab Agricultural University and the presence of essential pre-requisites (HT File)
Updated on Sept 28, 2023 10:28 pm IST

HT Archives: New frontiers in farming

The Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, has pioneered research and development efforts in evolving outstanding dwarf wheat varieties. (HT photo)
Updated on Sept 28, 2023 10:36 pm IST

MS Swaminathan, father of India’s Green Revolution, dies

He chaired numerous prestigious international conferences, including the 1974 UN World Food Congress in Rome. (MSSRF)
Updated on Sept 28, 2023 02:27 pm IST

Former Punjab minister Mittal defends agri ordinances, accuses Congress, AAP of misleading farmers

BJP leader Madan Mohan Mittal addressing the media in Ludhiana on Thursday.
Updated on Jul 03, 2020 02:07 am IST

Make stubble lucrative, says Swaminathan

Swaminathan’s tweets sparked a debate on how the administration could focus on income generation from stubble.
Updated on Nov 05, 2019 01:45 pm IST

Former DU V-C refutes GM crops criticism by MS Swaminathan

Agriculture scientist MS Swaminathan at the inaugural ceremony of 1st International Agrobiodiversity Congress 2016 in New Delhi
Updated on Sept 28, 2019 06:54 am IST

Lok Sabha elections 2019: Home to a Mughal-era hunting lodge, Jaunti village awaits tourism facelift

Jaunti is one of the four model villages adopted by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Udit Raj in northwest Delhi in 2014 under Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY).
Updated on Apr 08, 2019 10:07 am IST

Prof MS Swaminathan distances himself from his anti-GM write-up

File photo of agriculture scientist MS Swaminathan
Updated on Dec 21, 2018 02:45 pm IST

Empowered women farmers can help fight malnutrition

Agriculture in India is significantly dependent on women. Women make up about 33% of cultivators and about 47% of agricultural labourers in rural India.
Updated on Oct 04, 2018 12:58 pm IST

HT Archives: 2010, a do-or-die year for agriculture, thanks to food inflation

The gap between potential and actual yields with the technologies on the shelf ranges from 200 to 300 per cent in these areas.
Updated on Sept 28, 2023 10:18 pm IST

HT Archive: Not a grain to spare

Small and marginal farmer households account for 84 per cent of all farmer households.
Updated on Sept 28, 2023 10:08 pm IST