{"id":3922,"date":"2025-12-03T11:48:49","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T06:18:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=3922"},"modified":"2025-12-03T13:17:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T07:47:09","slug":"national-centre-for-polar-and-oceanic-research-ncpor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/national-centre-for-polar-and-oceanic-research-ncpor\/","title":{"rendered":"National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research<\/b> <b>Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) celebrated its Silver Jubilee and also released commemorative postage stamps.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was established as an <\/span><b>autonomous Research and Development<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Institution on the <\/span><b>25th May 1998.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was formerly known as the National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research (NCAOR).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has been at the forefront of leading <\/span><b>India&#8217;s scientific expeditions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and research programmes in the <\/span><b>Polar regions and the Southern Ocean.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Nodal Ministry:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Ministry of Earth Sciences Government of India<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Vasco da Gama, Goa.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Mandate and Functions of National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is designated as the <\/span><b>nodal organization<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for the co-ordination and implementation of the <\/span><b>Indian Antarctic Programme,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and executing polar expeditions in the Antarctic, Arctic, Southern Ocean, and Himalayas.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It also works on strategically vital projects like: <\/span><b>Mapping of <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/eez\/\" target=\"_blank\">Exclusive Economic Zone<\/a><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/eez\/\" target=\"_blank\"> <strong>(EEZ)<\/strong><\/a><strong>,<\/strong> Continental shelf surveys, and the Deep Ocean Mission.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has established and operationalised permanent Indian research stations &#8212; <\/span><b>DakshinGangotri, Maitri, and Bharati in Antarctica<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><b>Himadri in the Arctic<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, along with the <\/span><b>Himalayan station Himansh.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2197108&amp;reg=3&amp;lang=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">PIB<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research was established as an autonomous Research and Development Institution on the 25th May 1998. 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