Giving an income orientation to farming is probably the most significant announcement made by the Finance Minister.

In the light of recent events, I wish to recall how Shri G Parthasarathy, (GP as he is affectionately known) Founder Vice chancellor of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) handled a student unrest.

A group of scientists from the Rutgers’ University in USA headed by Dr Robert Kopp have pointed out that sea levels rose by about 14 cms between 1900–2000.

Ms Soundaravalli, woman farmer from Maniyarambatti village, Vaiyampatti responds immediately when asked about Climate Change.

Goa was well known for combining natural beauty with human destruction. The destruction was largely due to mining activities.

M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation in collaboration with Department of Science and Technology is organizing a one-week long residential training programme on ‘Agrobiodiversity and Sustainable Livelihoods’ from November 18-24, 2016.

This was the advice of Hippocrates given as early as 370 BC. This was the theme for the Borlaug Symposium held this month at Des Moines, Iowa State, US on the occasion of the award of the World Food Prize to a group of four scientists who were involved in the biofortification of sweet potato. The biofortified sweet potato, rich in vitamin A, became an important tool for the eradication of vitamin A deficiency in the diet of the people in several countries of East Africa and Latin America.

On the basis of my suggestion, a few years ago, the Government of India, Ministry of External Affairs decided to extend support to Myanmar in the following two project

In the context of high levels of malnutrition facing the world due to wars, natural disasters and climate change, what is the signifciance of UN agencies and what role can they play? October 24 is designated as UN Day. Professor Swaminathan speaks about the relevance of this day.

“Shetkari Mitra” (farmers’ friend) a whatsapp group in Yavatmal, Maharashtra, is becoming a popular method for sharing information on agriculture. M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation’s Village Resource Centre, created this group with over 130 farmers from different villages, who use Whatsapp. Through this group, information is shared on agriculture, marketing, animal husbandry and government schemes.

The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has identified a credit potential of Rs. 1.91 lakh crore for Tamil Nadu.

The Board of Trustees of the M S Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) has appointed Dr V Selvam as the Foundation’s new Executive Director with effect from February 15, 2016.