Dear readers,

The new year is here. Tumultuous and tortuous, 2010 left behind bittersweet memories. A few smiling eyes in the Dehradun Data Users’ Seminar, a warm smile across the table in Hyderabad’s two day workshop on Capacity Building, a smattering of hard earned media coverage, accolades and flak from peers and most of all the opportunity to create a new magazine on renewable energy - a subject very close to my heart, filled the year with surprises.

This, the last issue of the year, by default has found its publication date shifted to January due to the National Conference on Science and Geopolitics of Arctic and Antarctic that was organised on 14-15 January 2011. The shift is inadvertent and I sincerely apologise to our readers. But, as we bid 2010 goodbye, I resolve that each coming issue of G’nY will reach newer heights in article, photography and data coverage.

In the backdrop of the recently completed India’s first scientific expedition to the south pole, growing relevance of this region became increasingly palpable. The Conference was a huge success on several counts with scientists and geopolitical experts debating about the trajectory of India’s Arctic, Antarctic Programme. In the near future, I believe the polar realms would hold the key to build sustainable futures through a regime of sharing and caring. I am grateful to Prof K Dodds for contributing an extremely lucid article that beautifully describes the changing scenario in Antarctic governance. Also Dr Rasik Ravindra and Reena Kaushal Dharamshaktu need special mention for their courage and vision.

Happy reading...