IGNOU Announced Eight New Programmes on Sustainable Development
IGNOU announced the launch of eight new programmes under the Chair for Sustainable Development at the IGNOU Main campus, today. These include programmes on Sustainability Science, Climate Change, Population and Sustainable Development, Biodiversity, Wetland Management, Sustainable Management of Ganga, Himalayan ecosystem and Sustainability Audit. Prof. Swaminathan was speaking at the launch of his book, “Science and Sustainable Food Security” published by the World Scientific and IISc Press at a book release function organized by the IGNOU Chair for Sustainable Development, today. Dedicated to Dr. Norman Borlaug, who along with Prof. Swaminathan was at the forefront of the scientific achievements that led to the Green Revolution, ‘Science and Sustainable Food Security’ provides a roadmap for achieving sustainable agricultural advance and food security in an era of climate change and global economic melt-down. The book showcases a number of methods of linking ecological security with li...