CUDDALORE: The Union budget does not reflect the recommendations of the National Commission on Farmers headed by M.S. Swaminathan which has clearly spelt out measures to be taken for rejuvenating the agriculture sector, according to R.V. Giri, State general secretary of the Consortium of Indian Farmers
Agricultural scientist and chairman of National Commission on Agriculture MS Swaminathan said that any attempt to promote the cooperative or group farming will succeed only if it is made into win-win situation for all those who join it.
June 29: Renowned agricultural scientist and rice specialist Prof. M.S. Swaminathan on Monday suggested that at least one man and a woman in every village should be trained as climate risk managers.
Cooling water booth installed in school at West Mambalam
KNOWLEDGE IS POWER: D. Jayasudha, a student of Government Medical College, Vellore, receives books from Rajya Sabha member M.S. Swaminathan at a function organised by the Rajasthani Association, Tamil Nadu, in Chennai on Sunday.
NEW DELHI: What activities harm the 7,000km-long Indian coastline and what should be permitted? Should ports and airports be allowed to come up freely or should even small patches of mangroves be saved at all costs? Answers to such questions could soon be answered with the environment minister setting up a committee under M S Swaminathan to chart out the way for implementing coastal regulations.
Thiruvananthapuram, June 11 A joint team comprising experts from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Chennai, and the Centre for Water Resources Development and Management (CWRDM), Kozhikode, will carry out scientific studies to improve the efficiency of the Thanneermukkom bund and the Thottappally Spillway under the
B. Muralidhar Reddy
To help Sri Lanka rehabilitate war-displaced
COLOMBO: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Tuesday urged M.S. Swaminathan, father of the Indian Green Revolution, to help the nation finalise a road map for early rehabilitation and resettlement of the war displaced in the agriculture and fisheries sectors.
One man stands surrounded by the debris of agricultural distress in this country: Sharad Pawar. In his second term as Agriculture Minister, he faces the formidable task of redeeming himself by solving the farm crisis that has claimed so many lives in India
