Professor M S Swaminathan, Founder-Chairman, MSSRF has written a letter to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, congratulating his government's efforts at minimising loss of life and human suffering while managing the effects of extensive floods in the state.

As a former Member of the Rajya Sabha, on the occasion of the introduction of the Kisan Mukti Bills in the Lok Sabha on August 9, I would like to re-state the most important goals of the National Policy for Farmers proposed by the National Commission on Farmers (NCF).

“Water (availability) is not the problem, water management is the problem," said Shri. Nitin Jairam Gadkari, Hon’ble Minister for Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation and Road Transport & Highways, and Shipping, Government of India, delivering the inaugural address at the International Consultation on Water held at M S Swaminathan Research Foundation on August 7, 2018.

MS Swaminathan Research Foundation on Tuesday bid farewell to one of its senior-most and respected staff members, Dr R Rukmani, who had been heading the Food Security programme of the Foundation.

“We cannot depend on imported food security but on home-grown food security,” said Vice President Shri Venkaiah Naidu at the National Consultation on Leveraging Agriculture for Nutrition, held at M S Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai today.

On the occasion of the birthday of the late JRD Tata, the M S Swaminathan Research Foundation and Tata Trusts together organised a consultation on achieving the goal of malnutrition free India as soon as possible. JRD Tata used to tell industrialists that we must give back to society more than what we take from them.

A novel programme to restore rice paddies and revive on-farm conservation of traditional paddy was launched in Kasaragod district on July 1, 2018 by M S Swaminathan Research Foundation with the support of the Kerala government.

Tamil Nadu School Education Minister Mr K A Sengottaiyan on Tuesday announced that Rs 10 lakh has been set apart by the State government to conduct a state-level public libraries conference every year.

MSSRF's Annual Conference to be held between August 7-9, 2018 will focus on Water: Augmenting Supply and Managing Demand. The sessions would include an overview of the water scenario at the local and global level, water resources - past, present and future scenario, impact of climate change on water resources and augmentation of water resources.