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M. S. Swaminathan. Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan (7 August 1925 – 28 September 2023) was an Indian agronomist, agricultural scientist, geneticist, administrator and humanitarian. [1] . Swaminathan was a global leader of the green revolution. [2] .
Feb 9, 2024 · Bharat Ratna MS Swaminathan: Father of Green Revolution who made India food surplus. The award, which is India's highest civilian honor, posthumously recognises Dr. Swaminathan's instrumental role in ushering in the Green Revolution and steering the country towards self-sufficiency in food production. Listen to Story. Advertisement.
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Apr 10, 2024 · M.S. Swaminathan (born August 7, 1925, Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India—died September 28, 2023, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India) 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 ...
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Sep 28, 2023 · By Keith Schneider. Sept. 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...
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).
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Sep 28, 2023 · Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan, popularly known as M.S. Swaminathan, the legendary agricultural scientist and a key architect of the country’s ‘Green Revolution,’ passed away at his residence...
Sep 28, 2023 · Prof. M.S.Swaminathan at his Foundation in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. (India Today Archives) India Today Science Desk. New Delhi, UPDATED: Sep 28, 2023 13:01 IST. MS Swaminathan, the renowned Indian agricultural scientist, passed away on Thursday, marking the end of an era in the Indian agriculture sector.
