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Study shows impact of climate hazards on women, children

Children exposed to climate hazards are more likely to be stunted, underweight, and more vulnerable to early pregnancies, it further says.

The Hindu · May 11, 2024

M.S. Swaminathan: A global citizen with roots in Kuttanad who worked for a hunger-free world and India

M.S. Swaminathan's initiatives in Kuttanad, including the Kuttanad Package, aimed to protect the wetland ecosystem and paddy cultivation.

The Hindu · Feb 9, 2024

‘Professor wanted women, farmers to benefit from his research, initiatives’

M.S. Swaminathan: Put people first, empower women, pass on scientific know-how, promote sustainable agriculture, ensure economic & psychological rehabilitation. Result: Improved lives of 6 lakh families in 4,000 villages.

The Hindu · Sep 28, 2023

MSSRF’s research centre wins Women Connect Challenge award of Reliance Foundation and USAID

Five fisherwomen from Nagapattinam, Mayiladuthurai, Cuddalore and Ramanathapuram districts and Puducherry’s Karaikal received tabs from Soumya Swaminathan, chairperson of M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF), during the launch of the Women Connect Challenge programme

The Hindu · Aug 8, 2023

Health is an individual right and responsibility, say experts

A person must take responsibility for their health say experts at a public forum organised by the M S Swaminathan Research Foundation

The Hindu · Aug 6, 2023

‘Government should provide millets in PDS and create facilities for people to exercise’

‘Government should provide millets in PDS and create facilities for people to exercise’

The Hindu · Aug 4, 2023

Taking healthcare to the people | The complete Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam experience in Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu's Makkalai Thedi Maruthuvam (MTM) is a path-breaking project providing surveillance and intervention for health needs of its people. It has improved accessibility, early detection of diabetes/hypertension, and reduced out-of-pocket expenditure. Challenges remain, such as human resources, data accuracy, drug delivery, and evaluating outcomes. WHVs, VHNs, and digital tools…

The Hindu · Jul 22, 2023

This sacred grove at Manikavu is a verdant sanctuary in Wayanad

The sacred grove of the Manikavu Sree Mahadeva temple in Wayanad under the Malabar Devaswom Board has set a model in transforming barren land into a ‘forest’ with the addition of rare endemic and threatened (RET) plant species of the Western Ghats

The Hindu · Jun 18, 2023

‘Thejus’ empowering Paniya tribal women through social entrepreneurship

While Sumithra was staring at a bleak future, the State Bank of India Youth for India (YFI) fellowship project in association with the MS Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) launched Thejus, a garment making unit for tribal women in the hamlet in 2019, said Gayathri Kalathil, development coordinator, MSSRF.

The Hindu · Jun 4, 2023

Sensitisation programme to mark International Biodiversity Day

The M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) is organising the programme with the support of the Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment to mark International Biodiversity Day

The Hindu · May 22, 2023