Sulagna Chattopadhyay

@SKSharma_World, DG, RIS, chaired a Technical Panel on “Sharing Futures: Building an Ethos of Sustainable Tech for All” at #SaGAA. The session highlighted how circularity, green innovation, sustainable ocean systems, ethical AI, and South-led institutions can shape a resilient tech future, positioning India and the #GlobalSouth as emerging agenda transformers. The panel included, Dr. S. C. Shenoi (Former Director, INCOIS) @ESSO_INCOIS H.E. Benedikt Höskuldsson, Ambassador of Iceland @IcelandinIndia Shri Dheeraj Pande (DAE/AMD) Prof. Balaji Ramakrishnan, Director, NIOT @MoesNiot @EditorSulagna #SustainableTech #ClimateAction #BlueEconomy #CircularEconomy #GreenInnovation #IndoPacific #SouthSouthCooperation #TechForAll #RISIndia

Honoured and grateful to have spoken today at the SAGAA 7th Leadership Conference by @Sa_GHAA at the India International Centre, New Delhi. SAGAA, A think-tank brought together brilliant minds to discuss policy, advocacy & international collaboration for the two poles-Arctic and Antarctic. This year’s vital theme: ‘The Indian Parliament: Shaping Governance and Collaborations in the Cold Regions’. Proud to contribute to conversations that will shape India’s growing leadership in polar governance and scientific diplomacy. Grateful for the insightful exchanges and the opportunity to represent ideas for a sustainable and cooperative future in Earth’s coldest frontiers. 🇮🇳 #PolarPolicy #Arctic #Antarctic #IndianParliament #SAGAA #Geopolitics #ClimateLeadership

Secretary (West) @AmbSibiGeorge addressed the Inaugural Session of SaGAA VIII 2025 “Confrontation to Collaboration in a Fractured World”. Highlighting 🇮🇳’s polar approach, he stressed that polar region is rapidly becoming integral to the global climate system, global economy and global security matrix. He called for stakeholders to engage globally, contribute scientifically and act responsibly. He alluded to 🇮🇳’s rich maritime history and its Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative (IPOI) which is based on the principle of rules based maritime order anchored in UNCLOS and assured of 🇮🇳’s positive collaborative approach to the polar issues. On the margins of the conference, Secretary (West) had a meeting with Ms. Camilla Brekke, Director, Norwegian Polar Institute and discussed 🇮🇳’s bilateral cooperation with Norway in the Arctic region.

🌍❄️ @ESSO_NCESS at SaGAA 7! Team NCESS, led by Prof. N.V. Chalapathi Rao, Director, participated in the SaGAA VIII @Sa_GHAA Leadership Meet at the India International Centre, New Delhi. #SaGAA2025 #NCESS #MoES #LeadershipMeet

In collaboration with the Indian Council of World Affairs (#ICWA), a two-day Conference entitled “Confrontation to Collaboration in a Fractured World: Science, Business, and Policy” was organized by Science and Geopolitics of Arctic and Antarctic - LIGHTS (SaGAA VIII), New Delhi from 24-25th November 2025. The Conference included eminent academicians, scientists and government officials who deliberated upon a range of scientific, environmental and developmental issues pertaining to the polar regions and their regional and global impact, from the point of view of building an Indian discourse on the subject. Dr. Stuti Banerjee @banerjee_stuti, Senior Research Fellow, ICWA and Mr. Keshav Verma @keshavvermair, Research Associate, ICWA participated as the panelists in the conference.

Dr. Grinson George, Director, @ICAR_CMFRI,joined eminent experts as a panelist at the SaGAA Conference (Nov 24-25) in New Delhi. Dr. Geetha Sasikumar, Principal Scientist, also took part in the event. #MarineScience #ClimateDialogue

Secretary (West) @AmbSibiGeorge addressed the Inaugural Session of SaGAA VIII 2025 “Confrontation to Collaboration in a Fractured World”. Highlighting 🇮🇳’s polar approach, he stressed that polar region is rapidly becoming integral to the global climate system, global economy and global security matrix. He called for stakeholders to engage globally, contribute scientifically and act responsibly. He alluded to 🇮🇳’s rich maritime history and its Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative (IPOI) which is based on the principle of rules based maritime order anchored in UNCLOS and assured of 🇮🇳’s positive collaborative approach to the polar issues. On the margins of the conference, Secretary (West) had a meeting with Ms. Camilla Brekke, Director, Norwegian Polar Institute and discussed 🇮🇳’s bilateral cooperation with Norway in the Arctic region.

Dr. M. Ravichandran, @Ravi_MoES Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences, addressed the SaGAA VIII Leadership Conference at IIC, New Delhi, emphasising how shifts across the Arctic, Antarctic, and Himalayas directly influence India’s monsoons, agriculture, extreme weather, and sea-level rise. He highlighted that the Arctic—far more fragile than Antarctica—is witnessing rapid glacier loss, thinning ice, rising CO₂ trends, and warming surface waters, while the Southern Ocean is heating faster, signalling the urgency for action. He underlined the need for stronger science–policy–industry collaboration and outlined key priorities: real-time observations, research-driven remedies, open data, global partnerships, capacity building across continents, regulated tourism, emergency readiness, geo-strategic awareness, science diplomacy, and critical infrastructure strengthening. #SaGAA2025 #ClimateScience #LeadershipConference @narendramodi @mygovindia @PMOIndia @OfficeofDrJS @DrJitendraSingh @PIB_India @Mib_India @PIBEarthScience @ESSO_INCOIS @MoesNiot @Indiametdept @ncs_earthquake @CentreCoastal @esso_ncess @iitmpune @cmlre_kochi @ncaor_goa @ncmrwfmoes