Arctic Regions

India to deploy ice class ship for Antarctica exploration: Dr.Thampan Melath

May 27, 2024

India to deploy ice class ship for Antarctica exploration: Dr.Thampan Melath

Although the country currently has two research centres in Antarctica, it relies on a chartered ship for travel to and from those locations.

January 23, 2024
Missing Russian data menacingly leaves gaps on Arctic climate info, scientists warn

The Arctic is warming between two and four times faster than the rest of the planet and holds glaciers, forests and carbon-rich frozen soils at risk of irreversible change that could reverberate across the planet.
May 09, 2023
Climate research hit as Arctic Council members stop working with Russia

A year after council members stopped working with Russia following its invasion of Ukraine experts are asking whether the polar body's viability is at risk.
October 30, 2022
Arctic Circle moots Himalayan Council; India not amused

The Hindukush-Himalayan mountainous region, the largest accumulation of ice after the North and the South Poles, is regarded as the Third Pole.
August 27, 2021
Greenland expedition discover 'world's northernmost island'

The scientists initially thought they had arrived at Oodaaq, an island discovered by a Danish survey team in 1978.
June 04, 2021
Arctic sea ice thinning faster than previously thought: Researchers

Sea ice thickness is inferred by measuring the height of the ice above the water, and this measurement is distorted by snow weighing the ice floe down.
January 06, 2021
Amid battle for resources in Arctic region India crafts draft policy

Apart from the minerals including copious reserves of oil and gas, the Arctic is also opening new and cheaper shipping routes.

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