{"id":3922,"date":"2026-08-21T11:48:49","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T06:18:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=3922"},"modified":"2026-08-21T14:00:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T08:30:36","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 Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Ministry of Earth Sciences organized the 8th Meeting of the BRICS Working Group on Ocean Polar Science and Technology (OPST) at Goa, hosted by the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR).\u00a0<\/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 Institution<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on the 25th May 1998.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was formerly known as the <\/span><b>National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (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 India\u2019s scientific expeditions and <\/span><b>research programmes in the 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>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 <\/span><b>designated as the 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 <\/span><b>the Antarctic, Arctic, Southern Ocean, and Himalayas.<\/b><\/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;\"> (EEZ), <\/span><b>Continental shelf surveys<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and the <\/span><b>Deep Ocean Mission.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has established and operationalised permanent Indian research stations \u2014 DakshinGangotri, Maitri, and Bharati in Antarctica, and Himadri in the Arctic, along with the Himalayan station Himansh.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleaseDetail.aspx?PRID=2301591&amp;reg=48&amp;lang=1\" 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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