Blogs about: M S Swaminathan

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Without Comment - The Great Indian Genetic Robbery5 comments

Anuraag Sanghi wrote 1 year ago: The ways, means, and behind Western technology and science. India is rice country. Rice is a critica … more →

Tags: India, Environment, corruption, Pax Americana, Agriculture, Rice, International Rice Research Institute, Central Rice Research Institute, Dr R.H. Richharia

The great gene robbery - Claude Alvares

IS wrote 1 year ago: “More than 25 years have passed in this costly, wasteful, environmentally unsound, flirtation … more →

Tags: Globalization, India, USA, Science, GeoPolitics, Agriculture, Rice, irri, rice germplasm

Setting agenda for the media

venkatpulapaka wrote 1 year ago: Venkat Pulapaka On December 6 this year when Press Council of India Chairman Justice Markandey Katju … more →

Tags: India, Markandey Katju, India's Press Council, Green Revolution, Andhra Pradesh, Media of India, Katju

Curb speculation, scrap biofuel sops in India to check food price volatility: FAO panel

panchabhutha wrote 1 year ago: According to reports, speculation on the futures market and diversion of food for energy use in the … more →

Tags: CleanFuel, biomass, Agriculture, biofuel, FAO, Food and Agriculture Organisation

Taking tech. to the common man the Gandhian way

Vasudevan Mukunth wrote 1 year ago: A lot has been said about technology shrinking the world, bringing its peoples closer and making all … more →

Tags: Science & Technology, Agriculture, Communication, community ownsership, development, ict, Information, MSSRF, Services

Taking tech. to the common man the Gandhian way

Vasudevan Mukunth wrote 1 year ago: A lot has been said about technology shrinking the world, bringing its peoples closer and making all … more →

Tags: Science & Technology, Agriculture, Communication, community ownsership, development, ict, Information, MSSRF, Services

The INDIA Idea - The Book : Passion paves the way1 comment

R Srinivasan wrote 1 year ago: It was in the month of March 2011, I got a call from a gentleman, Shobit Arya, saying that he has a … more →

Tags: Travel and learnings, inspirations, Movement in Education, Discipline and social responsibility, Inventors, dream it do it, Reading and Learning, Sreeni, Prof anil gupta

Drawbacks of the Green Revolution and Alternative Solutions 5 comments

aditiramesh wrote 2 years ago: The Green Revolution The Green Revolution is a term used to describe the worldwide transformation of … more →

Tags: Environment, Green Revolution, Cultivation, Agriculture, Sustainable Agriculture

Agriculture, nutrition, health: the new global focus begins1 comment

makanaka wrote 2 years ago: I am attending the “Leveraging Agriculture for Improving Nutrition and Health” conferenc … more →

Tags: Agriculture, Rural, development, Food, health, Food Security, DfID, Nutrition, land

You can't pick very much cotton5 comments

Keya Majoomdar wrote 2 years ago: When I was a little bitty baby there was a Green Revolution in my home country … But much befo … more →

Tags: News that impact your life, India, united states, vandana shiva, Mercedes Benz, Cotton, Green Revolution, agriculture in india, Monsanto

Hidden Agenda?1 comment

Aaron Pereira wrote 2 years ago: November 14 was the last day for public to provide their comments and suggestions about the draft Co … more →

Tags: Environment, Chennai, coastal areas, CRZ, goa, Mining, MOEF, Ports, SEZs

WHAT’S WRONG WITH THE DRAFT CRZ NOTIFICATION 2010?

Aaron Pereira wrote 2 years ago: The Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoeF) released a draft of the Coastal Regulatory Zone (CRZ) … more →

Tags: Environment, Coastal Regulatory Zones (CRZs), Final Frontier Report, MOEF, Olive Ridley, Special Economic Zones (SEZs)

Carto-mobile Engineering.

aryankris wrote 2 years ago: It was a Thursday afternoon, I thought I would jus drop by a foodstuff shop to grab a drink to quenc … more →

Tags: Norman Borlaug, Green Revolution, Petrol, cart

Feeding Billions1 comment

Scholars without Borders wrote 3 years ago: The Indian Institue of Science, Bangalore, celebrated its centenary this past year, and one of the m … more →

Tags: Organizations, Books, Sustainable Development, Food Security, Agriculture

Post Budget Blues And Food Insecurities

Vijay Manohar Deshpande wrote 3 years ago: Post Budget Blues and Food Insecurities Vijay M. Deshpande Pranab Mukherjee, Union Minister for Fina … more →

Tags: Economy, Values in politics, Budget, Indian Railways, Agriculture, FRBM, NREGA, Railways, GM foods

'Do or die' year for agriculture

makanaka wrote 3 years ago: “If we don’t take steps to address the serious ecological, economic and social crises facing o … more →

Tags: India, Agriculture, Rural, Climate, Crop, Carbon, Wheat, Food, farm

Time running out for fixing climate change, says Norwegian Minister

akbangia wrote 3 years ago: 17th Feb 2010 M.S. Swaminathan, Chairman of MSSRF with Lars Peder Brekk, Minister of Agric and Food, … more →

Tags: Environment, Project Smile INDIA, climate change, Norway Minister, Lars Pedder Brekk, Green Revolution, Ambassador Kenneth M. Quinn, World Food Prize Foundation

Interview with Prof. M. S. Swaminathan

suchitnanda wrote 3 years ago: When working on the two books “Reaching the Unreached” and “Transformative Impact … more →

Tags: MSSRF, Books, Rural, Village, India, technology, ict, book, Book Release

A case for TamBrahmland

Gani wrote 3 years ago: The Central Government’s decision to grant statehood to Telangana bodes well for the long suff … more →

Tags: Life, Cricket, Music, talangana, Tamil, Brahmins, Karunanidhi, Ramesh Krishnan, Ramanathan Krishnan


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