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Background: As part of the Indian government’s initiatives for better understanding of glacier –climate inter-relationship and quantify the Himalayan glacier responses towards the climate change, National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research (NCAOR), Goa, under the Ministry of Earth Sciences has established a high altitude research station in Himalaya called HIMANSH. HIMANSH is a dedicated Research Station established at Sutri Dhaka, Chandra Basin, Lahaul-Spiti valley of Himachal Pradesh which has an altitude of 4080m amsl. The station was unveiled on Sunday 9th October 2016 and since then the station has made for functioning round the year however for 2016 it have plan to closed during winter (15th November to April 2017).
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Call for Scientific Project Proposals under Himalayan Cryospheric Observations and Modelling (HiCOM) 2017-2020 (FY)
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NCPOR announces a Global Design Competition for redeveloping Maitri Station in Antarctica.
NCPOR, Goa signed a contract with M/s Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) Limited, Kolkata
Dr. Rahul Mohan, Scientist F, received the National Geoscience Award 2023.
NCPOR scientists have deployed new tech in the Chandra basin...