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Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan (7 August 1925 – 28 September 2023) was an Indian agronomist, agricultural scientist, geneticist, administrator and humanitarian. Swaminathan was a global leader of the green revolution . [2]
Jun 11, 2024 · M.S. Swaminathan was an Indian geneticist and international administrator, renowned for his leading role in India’s “Green Revolution,” a program under which high-yield varieties of wheat and rice seedlings were planted in the fields of poor farmers. Swaminathan, the son of a surgeon, was educated.
Feb 9, 2024 · New Delhi, UPDATED: Feb 9, 2024 13:06 IST. In Short. The award is India's highest civilian honor. It recognises Dr. Swaminathan's instrumental role in ushering in the Green Revolution. His decision to focus on ensuring India's food security led him to become a key figure.
Sep 28, 2023 · Revered as the "Father of India's Green Revolution," Dr. Swaminathan's pioneering work has not only reshaped the nation's agricultural landscape but has also set an enduring example of scientific excellence and dedication to fighting food scarcity.
Sep 28, 2023 · M.S. Swaminathan, the eminent crop geneticist who fused plant breeding science with keen administrative skills to produce bountiful harvests that ended famine and steadily transformed India into...
Feb 9, 2024 · Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the late Indian agricultural scientist MS Swaminathan, as well as former Prime Ministers PV Narasimha Rao and Chaudhary Charan Singh, would be conferred the Bharat Ratna on Friday (February 9).
Sep 28, 2023 · M S Swaminathan was instrumental in developing high-yielding varieties of paddy that helped ensure India's low-income farmers produce more yield.
Sep 28, 2023 · M.S. Swaminathan, the renowned Indian agricultural scientist and the driving force behind India's Green Revolution, passed away on Thursday, at the age of 98.
Swaminathan, the recipient of the Padma Vibhushan, and the World Food Prize, widely known as the father of the Green Revolution, died in Chennai on Thursday.
Sep 28, 2023 · M S Swaminathan, the father of India's Green Revolution and a renowned Indian agricultural scientist, passed away today, September 28, 2023 at his residence in Chennai, at the age of 98.
