Abstract: India is making major advances in polar research. At the same time, it is also inspiring the younger generation to work in this sector. Polar outreach activities are aimed to connect teachers, students and citizens and help enthusiastic scientists, educators and communicators take an active interest in Polar research.
The authors are scientists at the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR), Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt. of India, Goa, India. swati23n@gmail.com. The article should be cited as Nagar S., Avinash Kumar and Rahul Mohan, 2019. Towards Polar Research: Enthusing India’s young minds,Geography and You, 19 (16): 44-48
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