Guwahati, Oct. 29 -- Two meteorologists from the India Meteorological Department's (IMD) Meteorological Centre in Shillong will participate in the 46th Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica (46-ISEA), scheduled to begin in November 2026, officials confirmed on Wednesday.

Scientific Assistants Partik Kumar and Dheeraj Chaudhary will represent the Shillong centre during the expedition. They will be deployed at India's year-round research stations, Maitri and Bharati, where they will operate and maintain essential meteorological observatories in the polar region.

Ahead of their departure, the Meteorological Centre in Shillong organised a formal farewell ceremony on October 27, 2026. Addressing the gathering, centre head Thangjalal Lho...