Citing a lack of scientific consensus and the absence of any

Moratorium Restricted To Commercial Launch Of Mahyco

Gargi Parsai

NEW DELHI: Agriculture scientist and Rajya Sabha member M.S. Swaminathan on Tuesday described the government

In the context of the stiff opposition to the introduction of Bt brinjal in the market by activists in particular, although some scientists too have expressed their opposition to the move, one is reminded of the atmosphere prevailing at the time of the introduction of the high-yielding semi-dwarf varieties of wheat in India in the late 1960s which had resulted in the introduction of what was later

Ludhiana: Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) will honour Dr MS Swaminathan, a renowned agricultural scientist of the country and the world, and will confer on him the degree of Doctor of Science (honoris causa) at its convocation on February 10 here.

BHUBANESWAR: The unique hilly floral and faunal diversity of Koraput, presumed as the origin of rice, will soon be designated a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System (GIAHS), on the lines of World Heritage Site, by Unesco.

As voices against contentious Bt Brinjal steadily grow louder, agricultural scientist MS Swaminathan has called for a thorough analysis of benefits and risks of genetically modified vegetable in a credible manner before introducing it in the country.

India witnessed unprecedented food production in the 1970s and the 1980s, and this phenomenon was dubbed as the Green Revolution. The country was transformed from a food-deficient nation to a food-sufficient nation. The seeds of the Green Revolution were sown when Dr M.S. Swaminathan invited Dr Norman E. Borlaug to India in 1963.

Reema Narendran

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Thiruvananthapuram Declaration made by the M S Swaminathan Research Foundation on agrobiodiversity conservation here on January 5 is conspicuously silent on the issue of genetically- modified (GM) food.

Agriculture scientist Dr M.S. Swaminathan, has warned that Kerala would need to brace itself for climate refugees from within.

Addressing an invited audience hosted by the Trivandrum Management Association here, Dr Swaminathan said that food and water security could be at worst risk due to sea-level changes entailed by climate change.

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