Who is known as the “Father of Green Revolution”?

🔑 Key Points
→ Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan is an Indian agronomist, agricultural scientist, plant geneticist, administrator, and humanitarian.
→ Swaminathan is known as the Father of India's Green Revolution, for his contributions to the development of high-yielding varieties of wheat.
→ He coined the term 'Evergreen Revolution' in 1990 to describe his vision of 'productivity in perpetuity without associated ecological harm'.
→ He founded the MS Swaminathan Research Foundation, the pioneer organization behind the “evergreen revolution”.
→ Swaminathan's collaborative scientific efforts with Norman Borlaug, spearheading a mass movement with farmers and other scientists, and backed by public policies, saved India and Pakistan from certain famine-like conditions in the 1960s.
→ Swaminathan has received numerous awards and honours, including the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award, Ramon Magsaysay Award, and the Albert Einstein World Science Award.

📌 Important Points
→ Green Revolution
Field: Agriculture
Father: Dr. M.S. Swaminathan
Period: 1966 – 1967

→ White Revolution (Operation Flood)
Field: Milk/Dairy Products
Father: Dr. Varghese Kurien
Period: 1970 – 1996

→ Blue Revolution
Field: Fish and Aqua
Fathers: Dr. Arun Krishnan, Dr. Harilal Chaudhari
Period: 1973 – 2002

→ Golden Revolution
Field: Fruits, Honey, Horticulture
Father: Nirpakh Tutaj
Period: 1991 – 2003

→ Silver Revolution
Field: Eggs
Father: Indira Gandhi
Period: 2000s

→ Yellow Revolution
Field: Oil Seeds
Father: Sam Pitroda
Period: 1986 – 1990

→ Pink Revolution
Field: Pharmaceuticals, Prawns, Onion
Father: Durgesh Patel
Period: 1970s

→ Brown Revolution
Field: Leather, Cocoa
Father: Hiralal Chaudri

→ Red Revolution
Field: Meat, Tomato
Father: Vishal Tewari
Period: 1980s

→ Golden Fibre Revolution
Field: Jute
Father: Not specified
Period: 1990s

→ Evergreen Revolution
Field: Overall Production of Agriculture
Father: M.S. Swaminathan
Period: 2017 – 2022

→ Black Revolution
Field: Petroleum
Father: Not specified
Period: 1968 – 1970

→ Silver Fiber Revolution
Field: Cotton
Father: Not specified
Period: 2000s

→ Round Revolution
Field: Potato
Father: Not specified
Period: 1965 – 2005

→ Protein Revolution
Field: Agriculture (Higher Production)
Father: Not specified
Period: 2014 – 2020

→ Grey Revolution
Field: Fertilizers
Father: Not specified
Period: 1960s – 1970s