The World Meteorological Organization’s State of the Climate in Asia 2024 report warns that the region is warming nearly twice as fast as the global average, driving more extreme weather and posing serious threats to lives, ecosystems, and economies. In 2024, Asia experienced its warmest or second warmest year on …
“Food security and environment sustainability are the major challenges faced across the globe and collaborative efforts between countries alone will solve these problems,” says John J. Kennelly, Dean Faculty of Agriculture, Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Alberta (UA), Canada. He was speaking to The Hindu after visiting tribal villages …
The Planning Commission began its intervention in the Rs.1,840-crore Kuttanad Package on Friday with a review visit and observed that the progress so far has not been on expected lines and that the process has to be accelerated. Planning Commission Member Secretary Sudha Pillai, who headed a team inspecting the …
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has launched a three-year village development programme at Killukottai village at Kundrandarkovil in the district recently. The programme, to be implemented in coordination with the M.S.Swaminathan Research Foundation's Village Resource Centre, aims at achieving overall development of the village in agriculture, …
BHUBANESWAR: At a time when traditional varieties of paddy are fast disappearing due to institutional promotion of high yielding varieties, the State Government chipped in to protect the rights of farmers over 760 rice species. The Agriculture Department had sent samples of the 760 varieties of paddy for registration with …
Apprehensions have been raised by many farmers on the way the Rs 1,850-crore Kuttanad package recommended by the Dr M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) is being implemented; it will not achieve the desired results and also might cause irreparable damage to the entire system, they feel. The package aimed at …
This document contains the presentation by A. A. Nambi, M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai, on “Living with Climate Change: Role of Community Based Adaptation” during Second National Research Conference on Climate Change, organized by the Centre for Science and Environment, IIT Delhi and IIT Madras on November 5-6, 2011 at …
Chief minister (CM) Prithviraj Chavan emphasised the necessity of green revolution to meet the increasing demands of the country. Speaking at an event organised at the Shiv Chhatrapati sports complex, Balewadi, on Friday to felicitate 1,500 farmers of the state, Chauhan said that the emergence of globalisation, open market and …
It envisages setting up of demo plots on farmers' lands to start organic farming KARAIKAL: The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has initiated a village development programme (VDP) for community-based capacity building at Agalangal village here in Karaikal. The programme introduced here recently, has taken on board …
Kerala and Tamil Nadu with the lowest calorie consumption seem to show better health outcome indicators REPORT ON THE STATE OF FOOD INSECURITY IN URBAN INDIA: MS Swaminathan Research Foundation, Third Cross Street, Taramani Institutional Area, Chennai- Swarna S. Vepa This report, a joint initiative by the MS Swaminathan Research …
CHENNAI: Special agriculture zones, boosting the farm production per acreage, need for post-harvest facilities and public-private partnership for sustainable agriculture will revitalise Indian agriculture, according to experts. Speaking at a panel discussion on
KALPETTA: The M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) and the Leibniz University at Hanover in Germany will jointly organise a three-year project on value and services of rice fields in Wayanad district. The project is aimed at collecting scientific evidence and formulating policies on rice ecosystem services and values, N. Anilkumar, …
KALPETTA: An instance of wildfire that destroyed more than 100 hectares of grass land on the Chembra peak, home to unique flora and fauna, in the Kottappadi section of the Meppadi range of forests under the South Wayanad Forest Division, was brought under control in the early hours of Tuesday. …
VEDARANYAM (Tamil Nadu): The Fisherfolks Rights Bill, guaranteeing traditional marine rights, is on the anvil, Union Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh said on Sunday. Conceived on the lines of the Forest Rights Act that guarantees traditional user rights and land rights to tribals, Adivasis and forest dwellers, this …
E.M. Manoj 2,100 flowering plants identified; seven of them are fresh discoveries KALPETTA: A recent study of the Wayanad part of the Western Ghats has once again proved that the biodiversity of the region is still not explored fully, with even higher plants waiting to be discovered. In their latest …
CHENNAI: About 50 experts working on climate change will draft the action plan for the next meeting to be held in New Delhi on November 12, said Gerolf Weigel, head of Climate Change and Energy and Deputy Country Director, Swiss Agency for Development and Co-operation, India, on Monday. Speaking at …
Ensures irrigation, enhancement of rain water realisation PUDUKOTTAI: Work on modernisation of the panchayat tank taken up by the M.S.Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) at Thalinji village near Iluppur has started paying dividends. The tank, spread over an area of 22 acres, is 300 metres in length and 25 metres in …
MSSRF, JRD Tata Ecotechnology Centre plan to renovate them in phases joint effort:T. Akilandeswari, panchayat president, explaining the plan to modernise the tank to the officials at Ennai village . PUDUKOTTAI: Work on modernisation of a minor tank at Ennai village panchayat near Iluppur was taken up on Wednesday jointly …
CHENNAI: A higher order of political leadership, a transparent and accountable bureaucracy and activist citizen forums are imperative for effectively addressing hunger and poverty in India, N.R. Narayana Murthy, chairman and chief mentor of Infosys Technologies, said on Sunday.Addressing a policy forum at the international conference on
A.V. Ragunathan Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Service provided the boards CUDDALORE: M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation has been imparting training on a representative section of fishermen in the coastal villages in Cuddalore district on the importance and usage of the electronic display boards (EDB) set up for disseminating information …
