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Editorial: Green Revolution 2.0
It is now fairly well-established that while the Green Revolution helped achieve food security, it came at a substantial environmental cost in terms...
MS Swaminathan, father of India’s Green Revolution, passes away
28 Sept 2023 12:24 PM ISTSwaminathan played a pivotal role in introducing and promoting these modern agricultural techniques in India during the 1960s and 1970s.
Green revolution’s side-effect: Birds hit by chemical deposition near...
31 Aug 2020 4:10 AM ISTDecades after green revolution brought about internationally acclaimed success in increasing agriculture production, experts are studying its...
Quest for Green: Can China meet its decarbonisation goals?
23 Feb 2021 1:26 AM ISTWe aim to have CO2 emissions peak before 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality before 2060,” China’s President Xi Jinping told the UN general assembly in...
Wheat output in India, second largest grower, rises 1,000 pc
31 Aug 2022 7:34 PM ISTIndia now stands second in total production of wheat globally. In 2021-22 itself, India exported a record 70 lakh tonnes of foodgrain.
United we fall: Global aid not needed to fight climate change
12 Nov 2022 9:29 AM ISTEfforts to promote multilateral coordination to mitigate climate risks are doomed to fail in today’s fraught geopolitical environment. But a global...
International Year of Millets 2023 kicks off
1 Jan 2023 2:23 PM ISTIndia pushed for recognizing the importance of millet and creating a domestic and global demand along with providing nutritious food to the community.
Mulling over millets
10 Feb 2023 7:00 AM ISTStating that the food grain was on the government’s priority list, the Minister remarked that millets could help India address its food security...