(THE GIST OF PIB) National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research

(APRIL-2024)

Researchers from National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research reported the conditions that led to unprecedented hindrance in Antarctic ice expansion and ice retreat.

It is an autonomous research institute under the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) established in 1998. It is India’s premier R&D institution responsible for the country’s research activities in the Polar and Southern Ocean realms.
It is tasked with planning and executing polar expeditions and scientific research in Antarctica, Arctic, Himalayas and Southern Ocean.
It also undertakes research on some of the country’s strategically vital projects like mapping of Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), continental shelf margins and the Deep Ocean Mission.
The Center maintains a Research Advisory Committee (RAC) to help guide and concentrate the research activities.
It is located in Vasco da Gama, Goa and was formerly known as the National Center for Antarctic and Ocean Research (NCAOR).