A G20 Research and Innovation Initiative Gathering (RIIG) conference took place in Dibrugarh on Friday with delegates as well as the scientific community exploring ways to build a sustainable and circular bio-economy.

• Secretary of the Department of Science and Technology Dr S Chandrasekhar chaired the conference aimed to bring together key factors responsible for planning, setting up new programmes and managing the existing ones related to agriculture, de-carbonisation of industry, bio-energy, and bioresource management.
• The interactive event was to facilitate active engagement among all key stakeholders, including people, policies, and places, he said.
• This was done to promote an inclusive policy-making approach that provides a conceptual framework to mainstream circular bio-economy models across different sectors.