Doctors seek ban on lime in plastic sachets
Doctors and NGOs urge the Centre and the State to ban lime or chuna in plastic sachets used in betel chewing and also acids used as cleaning agents in home. CHENNAI:Doctors and NGOs urge the Centre
M S Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF)
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Scientist calls for farmers panel
Eminent soil scientist and former executive director of MS Swaminathan Research Foundation, Chennai, M. Velayutham today stressed on the need to set up a state farmers
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Meet crusader of green cause
BHUBANESWAR: She had no formal education beyond Class V and was married off at age 12, but for her sheer leadership qualities and dedication for saving water as a natural resource and other green initiatives, she has become a role model for the youths in Bihar.
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MSSRF turns a blind eye to GM plants dangers
Reema Narendran THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Thiruvananthapuram Declaration made by the M S Swaminathan Research Foundation on agrobiodiversity conservation here on January 5 is conspicuously silent on the issue of genetically- modified (GM) food.
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New crop varieties to cope with climate change on anvil
Bangalore, Oct. 13 The Indian Council of Agricultural Research is working on new crop varieties in rice and potato to cope with climate change. These varieties are not just expected to be flood- or drought-resistant; they are also expected to withstand rising carbon dioxide emissions without suffering metabolic changes.
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Ecology should form the base for scientific innovations: M.S. Swaminathan
"Young scientists should develop habit of conserving natural resources
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Mangrove bioshield for a sustainable future
Sangeetha Neeraja RESTORED Mangroves at Pichavaram played a role in mitigating the impact of Tsunami. Today, it stands as a precedent in evolving sustainable community centric conservation biosheild modules.
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More efforts needed to save wetland systems
Beth Middleton, research ecologist, calls for urgent intervention due to climate change Preserving Ecology: (From left ) Ajay Parida, executive director, MSSRF; Beth Middleton, U.S. based research ecologist; and M.S.Swaminathan, chairman, MSSRF, at a programme in Chennai on Tuesday.
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Group farming will benefit small, medium farmers
Enhance reach of group credit, insurance: M.S. Swaminathan. Group farming would ensure equity in water and resource sharing and thereby lead to high productivity at low resources. Shobha Kannan