The Farming System for Nutrition Advocacy project held consultation with district official in Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Odisha recently.

The Tamil Nadu Nutrition Alliance gathered for a two-day workshop on ‘Knowledge Management for Nutrition’ at Puducherry on September 26 & 27, 2017.

The 30th AGM of Centre for Research on Sustainable Agricultural and Rural Development (CRSARD) was held today under my chairmanship.

Probably in the history of science there has been no other occasion when so many Nobel laureates have come together to plead for justice and appreciation of Ismail Serageldin, the founder of the Alexandria Library.

A Memorandum of Understanding was signed today between M S Swaminathan Research Foundation and global water technology company VA Tech WABAG Ltd, Chennai.

Global water treatment company WABAG and the M S Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) are entering in to a Memorandum of Understanding on water technology for agriculture, from 19 Sep 2017.

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the Indian Council of Agriculture Research (ICAR), the M S Swaminathan Research Foundation, the Biotechnology Industry Research Assistance Council (BIRAC) headed by Dr Renu Swarup and the concerned state governments are planning to initiate a Zero Hunger Programme on October 16 (World Food Day) in three districts – Koraput, Thane and Gorakhpur.

Learning and sharing through seminars is an integral part of MSSRF’s regular activities. Several of these seminars are also streamed live to the various regional centres and site offices.

Prof Swaminathan was felicitated as a 'Swiss-Indian Friendship Ambassador' by the President of Switzerland H.E. Doris Leuthard during her visit to India.

Today is Teachers Day. In my view, the most important characteristic of a good teacher should be to keep in view the following advice of Gurdev Rabindranath Tagore

Leader of the Green Revolution Dr. M.S Swaminathan and Padma Shri Dr. H Sudarshan, today, launched the National Nutrition Strategy, along with Vice Chairman Dr. Rajiv Kumar and Member Dr. Vinod Paul. With a benefit to cost ratio of 16:1 for 40 low and middle-income countries, there is a well recognized rationale, globally, for investing in Nutrition.