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Indian Antarctic Bill – 2022
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- The Lok Sabha passed the Indian Antarctica Bill, 2022 under its obligations as a signatory to the Antarctic Treaty.
- It aims to demilitarise Antarctica, establish it as a zone free of nuclear tests and the disposal of radioactive waste, and ensure that it is used for peaceful purposes only.
- It also encourages to promote international scientific cooperation in Antarctica and to set aside disputes over territorial sovereignty.
- The Antarctic treaty was signed in 1959 and implemented in 1961.
- India signed the treaty in 1983.
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