September 28, 2023 1:36 PM

Father of India's Green Revolution, Agricultural scientist MS Swaminathan passes away in Chennai

Agricultural scientist MS Swaminathan, known as the father of India's Green Revolution, passed away in Chennai today. He was 98. He breathed his last at his residence. Swaminathan brought a social revolution through his policies to rescue India from famine-like circumstances in the 1960s. He founded the MS Swaminathan Research Foundation and played a vital role in developing high-yield variety seeds of wheat, which led to the green revolution in India. He was the director general of the Ind...