There has been concern at both the judicial and public level that #Ganga water is still not potable. Announcements made about the purification of the Ganga have not been able to meet deadlines.

The tools of science and technology are available but ‘social engineering’ is needed to overcome malnutrition, said Dr Mahtab Sohrab Bamji, Emeritus Scientist, Indian National Science Academy at MSSRF.

To broaden its services the MSSRF Bhoothalingam library began tele-health awareness along with Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, on February 28, 2017. This effort aimed to spread awareness among communities on health-related issues, particularly in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. The first session dealt with Psychiatry and Psychological issues, with advice from Dr V. Muthukrishnan, Chief Psychiatrist, Apollo Hospitals.

MSSRF has been invited to be a resource agency for the Agriculture Department Staff in Odisha, for sharing knowledge related to improved agriculture technologies. This was suggested by Mr Manoj Ahuja IAS and Principal Secretary to the Govt. of Odisha. The suggestion came after a visit to MSSRF’s regional centre in Jeypore, Koraput District.

To commemorate the discovery of the Raman Effect by Nobel Laureate Sir C V Raman, 28th Feb of each year is celebrated as the National Science Day.

MSSRF and the Indian Public Library Movement (IPLM) in association with NASSCOM Foundation, signed an MoU today. This partnership aims to strengthen public libraries across India as knowledge and learning centres.

After a prolonged debate the US Patent and Trade Mark Office has issued patents to the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

A Golden Jubilee Women’s Biotechnology Park was established at Chennai and became operational in 2001.

Today is the birthday of our first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and the day is celebrated as Children’s Day particularly because of his commitment to the education and wellbeing of children.

Climate Change is a mega bomb that has been detonated, and affects all, not just perpetrators said Dr Rama Singh, geneticist from McMaster University, Canada at an MSSRF Seminar on February 14, 2017. He was speaking on the topic “Reflections on science for peace - from war on hunger to war on bomb to war on climate change".

I have been advocating a two pronged strategy to deal with monsoon behaviour, viz., maximising output during good years and minimising the impact of adverse monsoon.

“Collaboration in agriculture and food security is crucial to deal with climate change”, said Mr Jon Georg Dale, Minister for Agriculture and Food Security, Norway here today. Speaking at M S Swaminathan Research Foundation at a consultation on climate change, he said “Food security is top of the global agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals. Agriculture must be at the heart of development and we must use water and other resources sustainably.”