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The Best Communication Teacher I could ask for
05/09/2020
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It’s all very well to come in with that baggage of news media experience – ‘been there, done that’ attitude - that most journalists have. The nuances of communication however, are of a completely different

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Coping with soil salinity: Lessons from a wild rice species
25/08/2020
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Climate change and sea level rise is increasingly affecting coastal regions of India. Intrusion of sea water into agricultural lands in coastal regions is increasing soil salinity (increasing soil sodium ion content), affecting agricultural productivity. Roots are plant organs that first perceive salt in the soil

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The Shrinking Policy Space for Food Security: Dr Madhura Swaminathan, Chairperson
28/06/2020
Author : HMRC

Food security one one of the foremost goals of social policy in most developing countries, including India. Subsidies for food security can be at the producer level (through price support and procurement),

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70 years of India – Netherlands diplomatic partnership: Prof M S Swaminathan
28/06/2020
Author : HMRC

June 28, 2017: I went to the Netherlands to study at the Agricultural University at Wageningen in 1949. The First Secretary in our embassy in the Hague was Shri N.B Menon. He did a tremendous job in

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Nobel Peace Prize for the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN)
11/12/2017
Author : Prof M S Swaminathan

On 10th December 2017 ICAN was conferred with the Nobel Peace Prize for 2017 for their efforts to save human kind from nuclear annihilation. Earlier the Nobel Peace Prize had been awarded in 1995 to the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs along with the then head of Pugwash

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Making National Nutrition Mission a Success: Prof M S Swaminathan
07/12/2017
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December 7, 2017: The Government has approved a National Nutrition Mission with a three-year budget of Rs. 9,000 crore. This is the government’s response to the widespread malnutrition resulting in

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World Fisheries Day: A time to remember, a Time to Act
21/11/2017
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November 21, 2017: Fishing is recognized as one of the most -risky professions in the world with hundreds of lives lost at sea every year and many more affected by the implied occupational hazards in this profession. Fisheries and aquaculture employ more than 43.5 million individuals worldwide. Fish provide more than 25% of the world dietary protein.

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Without Bonn, there is no Paris
14/11/2017
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This year’s UN Climate Change Conference kicked off in Bonn on November 6 and will go on till November 17, 2017 with strong, unified calls to hold to the path of the Paris Climate Change Agreement1.

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International Day for Biological Diversity – 22 May 2017: Prof M S Swaminathan
22/05/2017
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Today is the International Day for Biological Diversity. Biological diversity provides the basic feedstock for food, climate and livelihood security.

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Safeguarding the agrobiodiversity heritage of Eastern Ghats: Prof M S Swaminathan
08/05/2017
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Both the Western and Eastern Ghats are rich in agrobiodiversity. The Western Ghats agrobiodiversity heritage has received detailed scientific attention and documentation.

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Moving from Food to Nutrition Security: Prof M S Swaminathan
24/04/2017
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In 1986, both in my lecture at FAO and in a book on “Global Aspects of Food Production” I stressed the need for a change in emphasis from food security to nutrition security.

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Earth Day: Prof M S Swaminathan
22/04/2017
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22 April is commemorated all over the world as Earth Day.

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