PM Modi to inaugurate Prof M S Swaminathan Centenary International event on Aug 7

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to inaugurate Prof M S Swaminathan Centenary International Conference on August 7, and release a commemorative coin and stamp in honour of the legendary scientist.

The three-day conference with the theme “Evergreen Revolution – The Pathway to Bio happiness” aims to honour late Prof M S Swaminathan’s lifelong contributions to sustainable and equitable development.

Swaminathan, who is regarded as the “Father of the Green Revolution in India”, played a pivotal role in transforming India from being food-deficient to self-sufficient by leading the introduction and further development of high-yielding varieties of wheat and rice in the 1960s and 1970s.