Eminent agronomist and agricultural scientist Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan will be conferred the prestigious Bharat Ratna award for his unparalleled contributions to Indian agriculture and farmers' ...

Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan, a key architect in reducing India’s widespread hunger in the late 1960s and 1970s, has died at 98 years old after suffering from an age-related illness. Swaminathan, ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday announced that renowned agricultural scientist Dr MS Swaminathan will be conferred with Bharat Ratna, the country's highest civilian honour. Late Dr Swaminathan ...

Dr M.S. Swaminathan's journey in agriculture began with a pivotal decision during the Quit India Movement. Inspired by the Bengal famine and Gandhiji's call for action, he shifted his focus from ...

We were a couple of Indians at the Bombay Club—not in our native land, but about a block from the White House, at a restaurant in Washington, D.C. My companion was a soft-spoken global icon. I was a ...