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India’s First Winter Expedition to Arctic
December 22 , 2023
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- India begins its 1st winter expedition to the Ny-Alesund research base in Svalbard, Norway.
- The National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) has a research station, Himadri.
- The expedition will collect data on atmospheric processes, aurora borealis, atmospheric electricity, and space physics studies.
- The Arctic Sea ice is declining at a rate of 13% per decade.
- The study of this region is important to understand its impact on Indian monsoons and the tropical climate.
- The NCPOR plans to expand its operations in the Arctic and conduct research activities in the Canadian High Arctic and Greenland.
- In 1990, the National Institute of Polar Research, Japan, was the first to establish a research station in Ny-Ålesund.
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