Updated On: 28 September, 2023 06:36 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
On Thursday, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar hailed eminent scientist MS Swaminathan as the "father of the Green Revolution"

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On Thursday, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar hailed eminent scientist MS Swaminathan as the "father of the Green Revolution".
Swaminathan (98) died due to age-related illness. The celebrated agriculture icon, was being treated for age-related illness for quite some time. He passed away at 11.15 am in Chennai.