Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Hon'ble Union Minister for MoS&T and MoES inaugurated the 12th International Symposium on Antarctic Earth Sciences (ISAES) at Goa

Dr.Harsh Vardhan, Hon'ble Union Minister for Ministry of Science & Technology and Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) inaugurated the 12th International Symposium on Antarctic Earth Sciences (ISAES) at a function in Goa. Scientific sessions are scheduled for five days from 13-17th July 2015. Speaking on the occasion he said, Indian scientific expeditions to the continent hosting the southernmost frozen continent began nearly 35 years ago considering the fact that nature does not recognize political boundaries. Global influences on climate today have further proven this point. 

Prof. Jeronimo Lopez-Martinez, President, Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), was the guest of honour on the occasion. 

Dr. Shailesh Nayak, Secretary, MOES addressed the gathering with India’s perspective on geosciences research. The R & D arm of the MOES, National Center for Antarctic and Ocean Research, Goa is hosting and organizing the symposium with Dr. Rahul Mohan as the organizing secretary. Dr. M. Ravichandran, Director, ESSO-NCAOR is leading the organizational efforts for this symposium.

The two-way interaction between the global and Indian polar scientific community is expected to lead to reinvigoration of Indian Antarctic programs.