9th International Nitrogen Conference (N2024)

Press Release

New Delhi

27 July, 2023

India will host the 9th International Nitrogen Conference (N2024) to address various aspects of balancing global

environmental change with sustainable nitrogen management, announced Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha

University (GGSIPU) and Sustainable India Trust in New Delhi today. They launched the website of this

triennial conference of the International Nitrogen Initiative (INI) to be held between Feb 5-8 2024 in GGSIPU,

New Delhi. This is the first public announcement of this conference calling for registration of delegates from

India and abroad.

“Nitrogen (N) is not just the new carbon but much worse, as its reactive forms go beyond climate change and

impact all the sustainable development goals”, said Prof. Nandula Raghuram from GGSIPU, former Chair of

the INI and the conference Chair for N2024. “N pollution of our air, water and upper atmosphere limits our

ability to tackle other anthropogenic threats to the sustainability of our planet. India led the first UN resolution

on Sustainable Nitrogen Management and co-chairs its implementation globally in the UN Environment

Programme, so this conference is very important for India”, he added.

India also has the unique distinction of hosting this conference for the second time, after the 5th Conference held

in New Delhi 2010. “Our University has been active in this field for over 20 years and has recently established

a Centre for Sustainable Nitrogen and Nutrient Management. The launch of N2024 also coincides with the

ongoing celebration of 75 years of Indian independence, the G20 Presidency and 25 years of our own university.

We also recently obtained the A++ grade this year from the National Academic Accreditation Council and

entered QS world ranking for the first time” said Prof. Mahesh Verma, Vice-Chancellor of GGSIPU. The

recently inaugurated world class conference complex of the university can host upto 700 delegates, said the

University.

“We are excited to hear from scientists from across the world and on the vast array of issues that nitrogen

touches” said David Kanter, current Chair of the INI from New York University, USA, inviting wide

participation. “As nitrogen’s role in geopolitical, environmental, agricultural, economic and sociocultural

systems and crises becomes ever clearer, from local to global scales, it is critical to continue pushing the

boundaries of our understanding and action on this element” he added.

This interdisciplinary conference will address the role of reactive nitrogen in a whole range of fields including

crop/livestock production, air/water pollution, climate change, public health, soil health, biodiversity, waste

management and circular economy, as well as their interface with society and governance.

(N. Raghuram)

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