TNPSC Thervupettagam

Radar Surveys of Himalayan Glaciers

March 25 , 2021 1217 days 966 0
  • India has planned to conduct the airborne radar surveys in order to estimate the thickness of Himalayan glaciers.
  • The pilot study will be conducted in the Lahaul – Spiti basin of the Himachal Pradesh.
  • This proposal was initiated by the “National Centre for Polar & Ocean Research (NCPOR)” under the Ministry of Earth Sciences”.
  • India is one of the most vulnerable country for extreme weather events.
  • It has been ranked at the 20th position on Climate Risk Index (CRI).

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