Kobbi Shoshani posted on X, "Great move by PM. Government to declare the Bharat Ratna award to fmr Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao, who established full diplomatic relations between Israel and India. People of Israel remember him for this long overdue step."
Agricultural scientist Dr MS Swaminathan, who is known for his role in India's 'Green Revolution', is set to be posthumously conferred with the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Friday.
"I came here to pay my tribute to Dr MS Swaminathan and his family. I had an opportunity to meet him earlier when he was very active, travelling especially when he used to come to Trivandrum," ISRO chief S Somanath said.
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], December 9 (ANI/BusinessWire India): The prestigious 7th Dr MS Swaminathan Award for the period 2017-2019 was awarded to Dr V Praveen Rao, the Vice Chancellor of Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University.