The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the acquisition of Polar Research Vessel (Ice-breaker, Research cum Supply Vessel) by the Ministry of Earth Sciences at a total cost of Rs. 1051.13 crore within a period of 34 months. The Ministry of Earth Sciences felt necessary to have the country`s own polar research vessel considering the need to sustain two Indian research bases in Antarctica (Maitri and Bharti); dovetailing research initiatives in the Southern Ocean domain with those in the proximal regions of the Antarctic continent; widen the thrust on Arctic research disciplines undertaken through Indian Station Himadri, and to provide a suitable research platform for other tropical sea programmes. Such a vessel, it is envisaged, can not only perform dual functions, research and logistics, in the polar region but can also serve as a research platform for scientists to undertake scientific research in the ocean realm including the Southern Ocean. In the context of India having expanded its scientific presence to the Arctic as well and the country`s growing strategic interests in the polar and ocean domain, a polar research vessel would certainly serve as the perfect vehicle for building up on India’s sustained presence and increased visibility in the ocean sector. Background: Indian Antarctic expeditions have been undertaken every year onboard ice-class vessels/ice-breakers chartered from the international market. These vessels have largely been cargo ships capable of transporting men and material and unable to serve as a research platform. With increased demand for cargo vessels and their dwindling availability, the charter charges of these vessels have been escalating over the years. The First Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica was launched in 1981. From 2004, India embarked on its scientific endeavors in the Southern Ocean realm. In addition, since 2007, Indian scientists have had a sustained presence in the Arctic. With India`s entry into the Arctic Council as an Observer along with China, Singapore, Japan and South Korea, it has become strategically important to have increased visibility in the Arctic too. This will facilitate India to assume a lead role among Asian nations active in the polar regions. |
Read,Write & Revise.Minimum reading & maximum learning
30 October 2014
Acquisition of a Polar Research Vessel
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Featured post
UKPCS2012 FINAL RESULT SAMVEG IAS DEHRADUN
Heartfelt congratulations to all my dear student .this was outstanding performance .this was possible due to ...

-
India, which is now the ninth largest aviation market in the world, will overtake the UK to take the third position in over 15 years, af...
-
text of PMs Speech at the inauguration of Chenani - Nashri Tunnel in Jammu & Kashmir On 02 April, 2017 ये हिन्दुस्तान की सबसे लम्...
-
Research and Development to Increase Production of Pulses Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) is makingefforts and has taken...
-
Dear candidate we are providing tentative solution of csat(ukpcs-2012).there may be variation of 5%.suggestions are invited to make it mo...
-
Manjul Bhargava and Subhash Khot, are among the eight winners of the prestigious International Mathematical Union awards Two mathematici...
-
Presently, the Government has approved development of a few critical technologies relevant for manned space mission, whi...
-
World Population Prospects: The 2017 Revision On 21st June, 2017, the Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the United Nations Secre...
-
WHO's Global Road Safety Report-2015 The data on road crashes in the country is highly fragm...
-
Unified National Market for Agriculture Commodities The Government has approved a scheme for setting up of National Agriculture Market ...
No comments:
Post a Comment