It will be held at SRM University in Kattankulathur, with delegates from all over the country participating
Express News Service THE Indian Youth Science Congress is all set to begin here on June 26. The three-day Congress is aimed at providing a platform for students and young teachers between the age of 18 and 35 to present papers on their work.

Effective steps to preserve biodiversity can only be taken at the ground level
THE MS Swaminathan Research Foundation, on Monday, held a State-level meeting on "Community-based management of agro biodiversity in the era of climate change".

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The pre-draft Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) notification 2010, published recently by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) for public comments, is a welcome improvement over the existing one.

THE National Advisory Council (NAC), led by Sonia Gandhi, will get down to business this week itself with the Congress leadership finalising a list of 10 members. While four members of the previous NAC

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NEW DELH

The draft food May 23: The draft food security bill has come in for sharp criticism from experts who have cautioned the government against rushing in with the law guaranteeing food grains to the poor.

Two of India's foremost agricultural scientists, whose names invariably come up whenever the phrase "green revolution" is uttered or written about - Dr. MS Swaminathan and Dr MV Rao-have not endorsed the application of Bt technology in brinjal so far Why?

Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) today launched eight new programmes.

The launch of the programmes was announced by professor M.S. Swaminathan, chair for sustainable development, IGNOU, while launching his book,

Flaws In The PDS

MUMBAI: The Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) notification of 1991 does not require any amendments and this should remain as a base document to further strengthen the fragile coastal areas across the country. This is one of the key recommendations made by coastal communities across the country that is part of an exhaustive report by the Union ministry of environment and forests.

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