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5 years

As an Indian scientist I am grateful to @PMOIndia for remarkable encouragement to scientists in general & space scientists in particular. This will stimulate scientists to give their best to take India forward. Also glad that he stressed that success & failure provide lessons

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Dr M #Karunanidhi was a scientists’ scientist. Among his numerous contributions to Tamil Nadu's development are outstanding universities like Anna University as well as the State Biotechnology Council and gender-sensitive institutions like the Women’s Biotechnology Park.

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Shri Jawaharlal Nehru used to say “Everything else can wait, but not agriculture”. Mahatma Gandhi also used to emphasise that without food & safe drinking water our life cannot get fulfilled. #WorldFoodDay2020

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The air pollution in Delhi has become a matter of public health concern nationally and internationally. Farmers are being blamed by many including the Chief Minister of Delhi for burning stubble and thereby causing atmospheric pollution. 1/4

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@mssrf I suggest that the Delhi, Haryana and UP govts put up Rice BioParks where farmers can convert stubble into income and employment. We should stop blaming farmers since it will take us nowhere. Instead we should propose methods which are economically & ecologically desirable. 4/4

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4 years

The #locust menace is causing serious damage to agriculture. Farmers are worried. The best way to control locust invasion is spray neem seed decoction over plants. Neem is a strong repellent & also a fertilizer. I hope our farmers will manage the serious threat to crop security.

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In South India stubble is not burnt as there's economic value as animal feed. For years I pointed out many economic uses of rice straw. We should adopt a do-ecology approach with farmers to convert rice stubble into income rather than making them agents of eco-disaster. 2/4

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Dr #Karunanidhi had great respect for scientists. In 1989, when I approached him seeking land in Taramani, Chennai for establishing a scientific institution, he said it is he who should be inviting me to establish the institution. @MSSRF was granted the land where it now stands.

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A great Tamil scholar and an ardent advocate of #science for #SustainableDevelopment , Dr #Karunanidhi stands tall among political leaders who have promoted science for public good.

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Recently @mssrf established a Rice BioPark at Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, funded by the Ministry of External Affairs & inaugurated by our Hon President of India. The rice biopark shows how stubble can be utilized to make products including paper, cardboard and animal feed. 3/4

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#Karunanidhi was also keen to see Tamil Nadu progress from food security to nutrition security. Long before India's #foodsecurity Act was introduced, he launched in the 1990s a ‘ #Hunger -free area programme’ in order to fulfil the dream of Mahakavi Subramania Bharathiyar.

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Hon'ble Union Minister for Agriculture @RadhamohanBJP & I discussed in detail, strategy for doubling agricultural income by 2022. @AgriGoI

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At today's meeting the @AgriGoI Minister Shri @RadhamohanBJP was enthusiastic about our farmers trying their best to maximise income.

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The former Chief Minister also married #science with Tamil #literature . At the World Tamil conference in 2010, Dr #Karunanidhi announced the setting up of genetic heritage gardens based on Sangam literature in five zones representing kurinji, mullai, neithal, palai and marutham.

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Vaccinated at home with Covishield, thanks to Dr K Arun Chander, Incharge of Apollo Hospitals Covid19 Vaccination Programme for the Chennai region and Nurse Kausalya for their professionalism and care.

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7 years

The Modi Govt has implemented several Farmers’ Commission recommendations. These include providing improved seeds, soil health cards (1/2)

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4 years

Today, we have nearly moved from a hungry stomach to food self-sufficiency based on home-grown food. There is however no time to relax. We should do everything possible to ensure sustainable food security. This our privilege. #WorldFoodDay

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7 years

Sad that farmers who sustain life have to agitate for demands & livelihood. Need serious attention to their long-term economic viability.

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7 years

Univ of Jerusalem President told me “You come from a country which is the only one which has never persecuted Jews in our 2000 year history”

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The aim of the #genetic heritage gardens was to create awareness about the invaluable contributions of Tamil scholars towards achieving #foodsecurity and health security, whereby the unique plants and animal breeds of these five regions could be conserved for future generations.

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If agriculture goes wrong nothing else will go right. That's why @AgriGoI should make farmers’ wellbeing centre of all programmes & policies

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It was agreed that hereafter economic viability of #farming will depend on efforts to increase productivity & profitability. @RadhamohanBJP

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5 years

Dear Dr Sivan, Success & failure both help in progress. @ISRO has our admiration. @PMOIndia expressed views of Indians in general & scientists in particular. Success will come soon. I thank and congratulate you and your team for placing India on the world's space technology map.

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India is known for fine breeds of cattle both cows & buffalo. In spite of our animal wealth our milk production was inadequate to meet the country's needs. This is where Dr Verghese Kurien’s entry into dairy industry in the 1950s made a significant landmark. #NationalMilkDay

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7 years

Minister Shri @RadhamohanBJP outlined the 7 point strategy which involves value addition to primary products and crop livestock integration.

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4 years

On nutrition security & intellectual ability, we should attend to agriculture, nutrition & health in an integrated way. I'm happy that @POSHAN_Official is organising contests in collaboration with @MinistryWCD @mygovindia . I wish the initiative much success @smritiirani @PMOIndia

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#RememberingBorlaug Norman Borlaug is the only agriculture scientist who has received the Nobel Peace Prize (1970). He was not only a great scientist and wheat breeder, but also a great humanist committed to the cause of a hunger free world.

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7 years

Long-term solutions are important to ensure that farming remains an occupation of choice among majority of our country’s rural population

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6 years

Minister @sureshpprabhu deserves gratitude for indicating at #BuenosAires #WTO that there's no compromise on #foodsecurity . WTO exists to promote free & fair trade. “Fair” should include protection of livelihood & food security of our majority who depend on farming #IndiaAtWTO

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The former King of #Bhutan changed the concept of #GDP to Gross National Happiness (GNH). This concept is now gaining round since ultimately the purpose of all development is to help every child, woman and man to lead a happy & healthy life. GDP promotes competition and jealousy

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4 years

Today is the birthday of Nobel Peace Laureate Norman Borlaug, regarded as the greatest hunger fighter of the 20th C. He improved food production considerably in many developing countries of Asia, Africa & Latin America. Roman philosopher Seneca highlighted importance of hunger.

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3 years

Congratulations to Tamil Nadu government for its farmer-centred agriculture budget, with an integrated focus on securing livelihoods and ensuring nutrition and health security #sdg2 @CMOTamilnadu @MRKPaneerselvam (1/5)

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Today @the_hindu completes 140 years of remarkable service to the public, political & media world. For the past 70 yrs, my mornings have begun with the Hindu. An exceptional feature of this newspaper is the attention paid to accuracy of facts & impartiality of coverage. @nramind

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6 years

The milk & vegetable supply boycott gives a glimpse of implications of farming neglect. People should support farmers' economically. If farming goes wrong nothing will go right in a country like ours. Women farmers & peri-urban farming can make a big difference to our destiny.

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4 years

Pleasure to meet Dr @RenuSwarup Secy @DBTIndia . We spoke on harnessing tools of gene editing for plant, animal & human disease control. Possible vaccines against #coronavirus , eg of challenges for biotechnologists. She is providing outstanding leadership for India's biotech prog.

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7 years

The Karnataka Govt has taken the lead to promote large-scale millet consumption, integrating millets in the food of people eg. Ragi

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6 years

GDP alone will mislead without associated indicators on quality of life of people. Particularly prevalence of hunger & malnutrition and high infant & maternal mortality indicators are equally important.

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4 years

The Govt of Tamil Nadu has decided to designate selected areas as Protected Agricultural Zone. Over 20 years ago I suggested that like Special Economic Zone, we should introduce SAZ (Special Agriculture Zone) for Kuttanad, Wayanad in Kerala & the Indira Gandhi Canal in Rajasthan

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The very high onion prices again raise the question of managing demand & supply in onion, tomato & crops used in urban areas. The answer should address the longer term. Some years ago I suggested we organise a Peri-Urban Horticulture Estate on the dairy model in every panchayat.

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When I was young, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was my idol and all the younger generation used to worship him for making the independence fight the most important task in our life. On his birthday, let's emulate his commitment to our nation’s economic, ecological & social progress

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6 years

Sea water provides 97% of the world’s water resource and it is important to promote sea water farming as well as below sea level farming. Thus, in this #WorldEnvironmentDay , we should prevent plastic pollution on the one hand and promote water security on the other.

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7 years

Answers to the #agriculture distress are in enhancing small farm productivity & ensuring adequate public #procurement at remunerative prices

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4 years

Environment is our own wealth. We can be happy only if the environment is healthy and inspiring. I hope the #WorldEnvironmentDay will arouse our consciousness about the need for safeguarding the health and beauty of our environment. #ForNature

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6 years

The postponement of the 105th Science Congress at Osmania Univ, from Jan 3-7, due to potential student unrest is a sad reflection of youth attitude towards science. These meetings are welcomed by scholars in developed countries as they get updated on different areas of science.

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4 years

The coronavirus has aroused awareness across the world on what damage viruses can do. In agriculture, fungi and bacteria do a lot of damage, but viruses can be even more dangerous as often there are no methods of controlling them.

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6 years

Our country is rich in a variety of food crops including millets. I refer to them as #ClimateSmart nutri-cereals as they are resistant to drought & high temperature. I call upon the Govt of India, which graciously declared 2018 as the year of the #millets , to include it in #PDS .

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The #Pongal festival is an important landmark in the cultural and scientific history of Tamil Nadu and allied regions. The ceremonies are associated with a few other initiatives like safeguarding our animal wealth and linking nutrition and health.

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French Philosopher Marquis De Condorcet (1795) said “ #Population will stabilize if children are born for happiness & not for mere existence”, emphasizing that children should be born for happiness. Happy children should be the goal of human development. #WorldPopulationDay

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7 years

Rural women contribute 50% agricultural work. Special efforts made to promote their market skills thru agri universities & private sector

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4 years

A Teacher both at home & school shapes character and commitment of scholars & citizens. As children, we learn from our mother how to keep our planet safe and happy. A good teacher helps scholars learn continuously from the environment. #TeachersDay

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5 years

Today, thousands of farmers are assembling in several parts of Delhi as part of a two-day #KisanMuktiMarch . Evidence of agrarian unrest has been growing and farmers have come to the conclusion that only agitation and not reasoning will lead to action on their problems.

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4 years

This #IndependenceDay has highlighted many challenges of a free nation, most important being people coming together to contain the coronavirus. Such unity is essential for national progress and I hope we will all follow the ‘Unity in Diversity’ principle in our day-to-day life.

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On #ChildrensDay , let's remember that children are God’s gifts. It's important that attention is paid to their needs, particularly nutrition, health and education. The first 1,000 days in a child’s life are most important with regard to access to balanced diets. #ChildrensDay2018

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4 years

I wish everyone from Kerala a very Happy Onam. #Onam is celebrated irrespective of community and religion. I wish that the post corona era will mark the new beginning of a peaceful and healthy life with happiness for all. #Onam2020

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As a result of Dr Verghese Kurien’s work, our country became first among milk producing nations, occupying the world’s top position in milk production & consumption. It is a fine tribute to Dr Kurien’s remarkable contributions and appropriate that today is called #NationalMilkDay

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6 years

I wish everyone a very satisfying and meaningful New Year. The year 2018 is likely to be very important in terms of climate risk management. Let us all work together for a #HappyNewYear2018 .

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I suggest a 5-pronged water security system that includes mandatory rainwater harvesting & storage, surface water management, groundwater conservation coupled with supply augmentation & demand management, waste water purification & recycling & sea water utilisation

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It is sad that farmers who are life givers are forced to take their own life due to economic reasons. I sincerely hope that today’s #KisanMuktiMarch will be a turning point in the history of public policy formulation in the field of agriculture.

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4 years

Pongal an important harvest festival safeguards #foodsecurity , paying homage to Sun, moon & green plants that convert solar energy to food. Sugarcane is worshipped as an efficient solar energy converter. Let's salute everyday Sun, green plants & farmers who safeguard food systems

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Farmers' Commn recos on improved insurance, irrigated area increase & Farmer’s Welfare added to @AgriGoI responsibility implemented (2/2)

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Over 20,000 farmers have gathered in Mumbai to express their anguish over the delay in solving their economic problems. Unfortunately, farmers’ problems are being dealt with in an ad hoc manner than in a more fundamental way. #FarmersProtest #AgrarianCrisis

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6 years

There is a large peri-urban area which is vacant, although real estate ventures are taking up much of these lands. We urgently need a peri-urban horticulture programme where onion, tomato, potato and other vegetables can be produced within cities.

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Farmer to farmer learning is the most effective way of disseminating information. Therefore, we should establish farm schools in outstanding farmer’s fields, so that the objective of doubling income is based on achievable and already attained methods of farming.

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Farm distress in Paschim Bangal caused by collapse in potato prices, in spite of excellent potato crop is not encouraging for farmers. It again emphasizes need for crop & land use planning assistance before sowing. If not done we will see ups and downs in production & pricing.

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We need to bring agricultural production, micro & macronutrient nutrition, and health together. Until then, malnutrition will be a challenge. Gradually there is realization that these should come together. My interview in Seminar #JusticeonOurPlates @GHS

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In the midst of the Covid pandemic, this World Environment Day reminds us of the urgent need to work and live in harmony with the environment. To move forward, we must work together.

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6 years

Media reports indicate that the life of Dr Lalji Singh our most eminent expert in DNA Fingerprinting could have been saved if there were adequate facilities for emergency medical assistance at the Varanasi International Airport. The airline also did not have the facility.

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6 years

Kerala, Punjab & Tamil Nadu achieved success in #health with catalytic interventions that can be followed by states, yet to make desired progress. For #nutrition , greater consumption of biofortified crops can help. I hope @NITIAayog 's #HealthIndex will help enhance public health

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4 years

We value #EarthDay since Earth is our mother. Our very existence on this planet is due to benefits we derive from Mother Earth. It is the duty and privilege of every generation to strengthen our ecological foundations to preserve the earth for generations yet to be born.

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3 aspects to ensure on #ChildrensDay are: 1. adequate #nutrition for children in 1st 1000 days 2. teach young #children through games for joyful learning 3. give children opportunity to engage in #environment protection to instill a love of nature in them

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Happy New Year to all. Today we enter another year and we can look back with satisfaction on the progress made to strengthen democracy during 2019. During 2020 our aim should be to achieve eligibility for the following goal – as written by poet Maria Rilke Rainer:

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Agreeing to disagree is the very essence of democracy. I'm glad that the two major parties have come to a conclusion that Parliament work should proceed without disruption. I hope this understanding will become a permanent feature of our secular democratic framework.

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7 years

Loan Waivers mean that money which could have gone to strengthening agricultural infrastructure will not have adequate funds.

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4 years

A good teacher is constantly learning. That is why Guru Rabindranath Tagore made the following comment “A candle which is not lit, cannot light others, A teacher who is also not learning, cannot teach others”. #HappyTeachersDay to all teachers everywhere.

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MSP should be C2+50% with procurement, storage & distribution. Agri policies must base on conservation, cultivation, consumption, commerce

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3 years

With predictions of normal monsoons, alongside growing climate-resilient pulses, millets and oilseeds, important to safeguard animals, the economic safety net of farmers, through building feed and fodder banks and water conservation.

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We are fortunate to have many religions & communities, & celebrate irrespective of religion. Unity in diversity is our strength #EidMubarak

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6 years

According to @NitiAayog ’s latest National #HealthIndex , Kerala is the healthiest state, with Punjab & Tamil Nadu occupying 2nd and 3rd positions. The #HealthIndex measures the progress we are making to provide every person in the country, opportunity for productive healthy life.

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People with peri-urban land can grow crops like onion to meet urban demand. This can help solve the issue without imports & exports & give additional income to urban population. I suggest we initiate a Peri-Urban Horticulture Revolution to solve problems like onion crisis.

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On the occasion of the International Day of Biological Diversity, I re-emphasize the importance of protecting and enriching our #biodiversity . More here: #BiodiversityDay2020

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On #TeachersDay I stress Rabindranath Tagore's words: "A candle which is not lit cannot light others; A teacher who is also not learning cannot teach others” Thus students too teach us & I salute them. There is a need for policies to help teachers undertake lifelong learning.

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In my view, the idea proposed by His Majesty the King of Bhutan on Gross National Happiness must be adapted to conditions in every country, so that we do not measure our achievement by GDP alone, which leads to situations like coexistence of Grain Mountains and hungry millions.

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For over 10 years, there’s no action on the Farmers' Commission Report, particularly on farming economics. The 2 major determinants of farmers’ wellbeing, the monsoon (uncertain with frequent drought & floods) & the market push farmers to debt. So there’s demand for loan waivers.

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Managing the corona pandemic has taught many lessons. Eternal vigilance & proactive action are essential to avoid such calamities. It is clear that corona is causing lot of damage to human life and property. This has led to strengthening human efforts to protect environment.

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On the occasion of the birthday of the late JRD Tata, the M S Swaminathan Research Foundation @mssrf and @tatatrusts have together organised a consultation on achieving the goal of #malnutrition free India as soon as possible.

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States like Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh can purchase straw from Punjab, Haryana & UP & treat it with urea & molasses for healthy animal feed

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7 years

Right time to upgrade technology, attract & retain youth in farming. This needs regulatory system to assess risks & benefits objectively

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8 years

Appreciation for @TelanganaCMO 's @missionkakatiya to desilt tanks and reservoirs that will increase rain water harvesting & holding capacity

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Where hunger rules, peace cannot prevail. Our first duty on #InternationalPeaceDay is to ensure that every child, woman & man has access to balanced diet & clean drinking water. A world without hunger will not only be peaceful but also filled with happy, healthy inhabitants.

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Remembering Smt #IndiraGandhi today, who has sown the seeds for our #foodsecurity and who insulated our country from the need to import food

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On #TeachersDay recall Tagore’s advice: A candle which isn't lit cannot light others. A teacher who is also not learning cannot teach others

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Most #tuberculosis patients are poor and need adequate nutrition. This disease is one more example of the need to link #agriculture , #nutrition and #health . This will help mobilize public understanding and public cooperation in achieving the Goal of a TB free India. #WorldTBDay

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Now they have widespread political & public attention, I hope farmers’ problems will be resolved soon, so kharif cultivation can progress

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6 years

Air pollution is increasing and water security is threatened due to interstate conflicts & overexploitation of aquifers. It is therefore prudent for every state to develop a strategy for managing the expected 2018 challenges in farming successfully. #Agriculture2018

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Best wishes for a Happy Onam to all, and to those from Kerala in particular. Onam marks the annual harvest festival. Similar festivals like Pongal remind us of the importance of agricultural harvests. I am happy that families of people of Kerala try to get-together for Onam.

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Farmers Commission recommended non-farm initiatives with agri enterprises for along with NREGA for social protection to landless farmers.

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If market is distorted through cheap #wheat #imports we will be putting the clock back in terms of sustaining the wheat revolution.

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Apart from scientific knowledge, scientific culture helps overcome prejudices social & gender inequity. It's appropriate that National Science Day commemorates & celebrates Sir C V Raman. His work on Raman Effect for the Physics Nobel Prize used simple instruments in a small lab

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Jawaharlal Nehru said the future belongs to science & those who make friendship with science. #NationalScienceDay is an opportunity to look back & forward. We should agree to promote more inter-disciplinary cooperation in scientific and technological research.

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There are four areas which attract particular attention during the #Pongal festival. The first is the emphasis given to the life saving characteristic of solar energy. We thank the Sun for the multiple blessings it is conferring on our lives and livelihoods.

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