The need to make LPG use the ‘new normal’ and engender the ‘Draft National Energy Policy’ was highlighted at a one-day consultation on ‘Political Economy of Gender and Energy’.

On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of Dina Thanthi, I wish to pay my tribute to its founder Thiru S P Adithanar for his vision in estalishing a powerful communication medium conferring multiple benefits to the people of Tamil Nadu and elsewhere.

For a long time there has been a mismatch between production and post-harvest technologies, with a result that neither our farmers nor our consumers derive full benefit from enhanced production.

A low-cost cage fish farming technology for livelihood enhancement of fishing families in Karankadu village, Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu, has been launched.

The International Network of Emerging Library Innovators (INELI) India and South Asia under its mandate of “Strengthening Public Libraries as Knowledge Learning Centres” are introducing agriculture based phone-in programmes at public libraries.

A forum on framing the Action Plan for “Carbon Neutral Wayanad” was inaugurated by Dr.T.M.Thomas Issac, Minister of Finance, Government of Kerala at the MSSRF Community Agrobiodiversity Centre (CAbC), Wayanad, Kerala.

Tata National Virtual Academy recognizes change agents as ‘Fellows’

The harmful effect of smog has led to the ban on the use of crackers and fireworks in Delhi. A part of the reason for the smog is the burning of the residual rice straw.

The International Network of Emerging Library Innovators (India) implemented by MSSRF has strengthened its partnership with Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) for extending the programme to the South Asia covering 9 countries.

The Karnataka government has taken the lead in promoting the consumption of millets on a large scale. Karnataka has always been integrating millets in the food of the people as for example Ragi.

The 11th Convocation of MSSRF’s JRD TATA National Virtual Academy (NVA) Fellowship, an initiative that recognizes rural change makers across the country, is to be held at M S Swaminathan Research Foundation in Chennai on 23rd October 2017. 

Today is the World Food Day designed to remind us that Food for All should become a reality as envisaged when FAO was established.