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A researcher from Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) has been selected to enactment successful Arctic polar probe activities, marking a important milestone for TNAU successful the tract of polar subject and arctic research.
M. Gomathy, subordinate professor, Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, V.O. Chidambaranar Agricultural College and Research Institute (V.O.C. AC&RI), Killikulam, a constituent of TNAU is the archetypal researcher from TNAU, who got selected to enactment successful Indian Arctic Research Programme. The programme focuses connected polar microbial ecology and utmost biology studies.
The programme is being organised and funded by National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR), nether the authorities of India’s, Ministry of Earth Sciences, arsenic portion of India Arctic Expedition 2026-2027.
Speaking to The Hindu, Ms. Gomathi said that her survey is expected to supply insights into stress-responsive traits and imaginable bioactive metabolites associated with arctic works microbiomes.
Expressing her feeling astatine being honoured, she said that her probe enactment has been approved for conducting technological studies astatine Himadri, India’s imperishable arctic probe presumption located astatine International Arctic Research Base, Ny-Ålesund, Norway, situated astir 1,200 km from North Pole.
She noted that aft the completion of a period of research, samples volition beryllium brought to India done NCPOR for further survey and assessment, arsenic galore things cannot beryllium concluded wrong 1 period of study.
M. Theradimani, dean, V.O.C. AC&RI and K. Baskar, HoD, Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry congratulated Ms. Gomathy for the singular accomplishment.
