It’s all very well to come in with that baggage of news media experience – ‘been there, done that’ attitude - that most journalists have. The nuances of communication however, are of a completely different

Climate change and sea level rise is increasingly affecting coastal regions of India. Intrusion of sea water into agricultural lands in coastal regions is increasing soil salinity (increasing soil sodium ion content), affecting agricultural productivity. Roots are plant organs that first perceive salt in the soil

Food security one one of the foremost goals of social policy in most developing countries, including India. Subsidies for food security can be at the producer level (through price support and procurement),

June 28, 2017: I went to the Netherlands to study at the Agricultural University at Wageningen in 1949. The First Secretary in our embassy in the Hague was Shri N.B Menon. He did a tremendous job in

On 10th December 2017 ICAN was conferred with the Nobel Peace Prize for 2017 for their efforts to save human kind from nuclear annihilation. Earlier the Nobel Peace Prize had been awarded in 1995 to the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs along with the then head of Pugwash

December 7, 2017: The Government has approved a National Nutrition Mission with a three-year budget of Rs. 9,000 crore. This is the government’s response to the widespread malnutrition resulting in

November 21, 2017: Fishing is recognized as one of the most -risky professions in the world with hundreds of lives lost at sea every year and many more affected by the implied occupational hazards in this profession. Fisheries and aquaculture employ more than 43.5 million individuals worldwide. Fish provide more than 25% of the world dietary protein.

This year’s UN Climate Change Conference kicked off in Bonn on November 6 and will go on till November 17, 2017 with strong, unified calls to hold to the path of the Paris Climate Change Agreement1.

Today is the International Day for Biological Diversity. Biological diversity provides the basic feedstock for food, climate and livelihood security.

Both the Western and Eastern Ghats are rich in agrobiodiversity. The Western Ghats agrobiodiversity heritage has received detailed scientific attention and documentation.

In 1986, both in my lecture at FAO and in a book on “Global Aspects of Food Production” I stressed the need for a change in emphasis from food security to nutrition security.

22 April is commemorated all over the world as Earth Day.