Awareness and Capacity Building Workshop on Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) Technology, Policy and Regulations: Towards a Net Zero Strategy
 

Introduction by Dr. Malti Goel, President, Climate Change Research Institute (CCRI)
Welcome Address: Prof. D.P. Aggrawal, Chairman, Governing Council, CCRI and former Chairman, UPSC

Inaugural Address by the Chief Guest: Dr. V.K. Saraswat, Member, Niti Aayog and Chancellor, Jawaharlal Nehru University

Keynote Address: Shri Alok Kumar, National Advisory Board, ACBCCUS and former Secretary, Ministry of Power

(Collaboration: Climate Change Research Institute)
 

Curated & Introduced by Sunit Tandon

OPERA
Christoph Gluck: Orfeo ed Euridice
(124 min; 1982; dvd; English subtitles)

From The Glyndebourne Festival Opera, with Janet Baker (Orfeo); Elisabeth Speiser (Euridice); Elizabeth Gale (Amore);

The Glyndebourne Festival Chorus
The London Philharmonic
Conductor: Raymond Leppard
Producer: Peter Hall

British mezzo-soprano Dame Janet Baker chose to retire from the operatic stage singing the title role in Sir Peter Hall’s acclaimed production of Orfeo ed Euridice. This 1982 recording from Glyndebourne where she began her professional career, proved a suitable crowning glory to her career, with a moving portrayal of Orfeo, the grieving musician from Greek mythology, who follows his beloved wife Euridice to the depths of Hades in an attempt to bring her back from the dead.

Apostles of Development: Six Economists and the World They Made
By David C. Engerman (Penguin Viking: 2025)

Discussants: Amb. Shivshankar Menon, former NSA and Foreign Secretary; Dr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia, former Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission of India; and Prof. David C. Engerman, Leitner International Professor, Department of History and Jackson School of Global Affairs, Yale University and author of the book

Moderator: Suhas Borker, Editor, Citizens First TV (CFTV)
 

Conceptualised by Dr. Ashwani Kumar

Talk & Workshop from 10:00 to 13:00
E.N.T. Workshop on Optimizing Personal Communication – Listening and Speaking
Speaker: Dr. Rakesh Kumar, M.S., Commonwealth Fellow FPS (UK), Professor of E.N.T. & Head & Neck Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi

According to the current WHO estimate, 5% of the world’s population (including 34 million children) require rehabilitation to address the disabling hearing loss. Lifetime prevalence of Voice Disorders is as high as 20.9%, with a significant percentage (6.6%) acquiring in the recent past. The Workshop will include sensitization and education on the prevention and management of these issues with E.N.T. Consultants, Audiologist and Speech Therapists. The session will also include onsite screening including audiogram (measuring hearing levels), and sessions for voice hygiene optimizing communication and managing hearing loss

Open to IIC members and staff members of IIC

At 16:00
Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A disorder you should not sleep on
Speaker: Dr. Anant Mohan, MD, Ph.D, FRCP (London), FAMS, Professor & Head, Department of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleeping Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi

Followed by a panel discussion on Beyond the Noise: SNORING – A wake-up call for your health
Panelists: Dr. Alok Thakar, Professor & Head, Dept. of E.N.T. & Head & Neck Surgery, AIIMS, New Delhi and Moderator for the panel discussion; Dr. Anant Mohan; Dr. Rakesh Kumar, Professor of E.N.T., AIIMS, New Delhi; Dr. Achal Kumar Srivastava, Professor of Neurology, AIIMS, New Delhi; and Dr. Nitish Naik, Professor of Cardiology, AIIMS, New Delhi

Chair: Dr. Ashwani Kumar
 

SUMMER SONATA-A FESTIVAL OF OPERA, BALLET AND CONCERT FILMS
Dedicated to the Memory of Dr. R.P. Jain and Prof. Samaresh Chatterji
Curated and introduced by Sunit Tandon

BALLET
Adolphe Adam: Giselle
(115 min; 2016; dvd)

From The Royal Ballet, with Marianela Nuñez (Giselle); Vadim Muntagirov (Count Albrecht); Bennet Gartside (Hilarion); Johannes Stepanek (Wilfred); Elizabeth McGorian (Berthe); Gary Avis (the Duke of Courland); Christina Arestis (Bathilde); Itziar Mendizabal (Myrtha); Olivia Cowley (Moyna); Beatriz Stix-Brunell (Zulme)

Choreography: Marius Petipa after Jean Coralli and Jules Perrot
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Concert Master: Peter Manning
Conductor: Barry Wordsworth

With its story of love, a betrayed village girl, ghosts and redemption, Giselle is the quintessential Romantic ballet and has remained a cornerstone of the classical repertory since its premiere in 1841. Giselle is one of the most challenging and demanding roles in the repertory and has always been a showcase for exceptional ballerinas.
 

Pots of Millet, Faces of Gold: Transformation
(78 min; English)
An ethnographic film by Richard K. Wolf

The film will be introduced by Prof. Richard K. Wolf, Professor of Ethnomusicology, Harvard University

Screening will be followed by a discussion with the filmmaker moderated by Dr. Shubha Chaudhuri, Associate Director General (Academic), Archives and Research Centre for Ethnomusicology, American Institute of Indian Studies

This is the first in a series of films about the Kota indigenous people of South India, thematizing the passing of historical time, the periods of an individual’s life, and the way the viewer experiences time through the “lenses” of changing technology. Composed primarily of footage and sound the ethnomusicologist Richard K. Wolf collected in the course of fieldwork, 1990-2025, the film also bears the imprint of Wolf’s emerging relationship with the Kota, sometimes as participants, sometimes as observer

(Collaboration: American Institute of Indian Studies)

POSTPONED

Raghu Rai: Waiting for the Divine
By Rachna Singh (Hawakal Publishers: 2024)

Discussants: Shri Raghu Rai, well-known phototographer and photojournalist ; Ms Roobina Karode, Director & Chief Curator, Kiran Nadar Museum of Art (KNMA), New Delhi; Dr. Rachna Singh, author and Editor of The Wise Owl, a literary & art online magazine and author of the book

Moderator: Mandira Nayar, Senior journalist 
 

Speakers: Shri Bikram Singh Sajwan, former Expert Member, National Green Tribunal; Prof. A.K. Gosain, former Professor of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi; Dr. Vivek Saxena, IFS, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Member Secretary, State Biodiversity Board, Haryana; and Prof. Akshay Kaul, ecological planner, landscape designer and sustainable development architect

Discussant: Dr. Yogita Shukla, Founder and CEO AddGEO Foundation
Moderator: Suhas Borker, Founder Member, Green Circle of Delhi and Editor, Citizens First TV (CFTV)

Chair: Justice Abhay S. Oka, former Judge, Supreme Court of India

This series is dedicated to the memory of Shri Mahesh. N. Buch, civil servant and environmentalist, who passed away on 6 June in 2015 and who had given the key-note address at the inaugural edition of the Dialogue in 2013.

(Collaboration: Green Circle of Delhi)
 

Speakers: Ms Urmi Goswami, Assistant Editor, The Economic Times;  Dr. S. Sreekesh, Professor, Centre for the Study of Regional Development, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University; and Dr. Srikanta K. Panigrahi, Director General, Distinguished Fellow, Indian Institute of Sustainable Development (IISD)

India, as we understand, is now prioritizing climate adaptation and looking at a bottom-up approach through ground-level initiatives, while mitigation measures will continue. Even as efforts for emission cuts remain critical, reducing the vulnerability of communities across the country is now the focus of climate action in the country. The speakers will address the issue of India’s climate action plan; the changing global dynamics and India’s stance; and the way forward

(Collaboration: Toxics Link)
 

A talk by K.K. Shailaja, popularly known as Shailaja Teacher, her exemplary leadership during the COVID-19 crises in Kerala earned her global recognition. Former Minister of Health, Women & Child, and Social Justice with the Govt. of Kerala, she was named as one of the most influential women in 2020 by the Financial Times and Kerala’s Acclaimed Health Minister by The Guardian. Shailaja currently serves as an MLA in the Kerala Legislative Assembly

(Collaboration: Business & Community Foundation)