‘World Oceans Day' held at INCOIS
Goa University V-C Harilal Menon delivered a special talk on 'From coastline to community: partnering for resilience in an ocean warming scenario.
INCOIS Director T.M. Balakrishnan Nair, scientists Hasibur Rahaman, N. Suresh Kumar, Trishneeta Bhattacharya, chairman of Telangana Higher Education Council (TGCHE) V. Balakista Reddy and others spoke, said a press release.
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