India-UAE Polar Cooperation in action as Emirati scientists join India's Antarctic missionIndian and Emirati scientists are collaborating in Antarctica. Researchers from Khalifa University joined India's 45th Antarctic Expedition...
07 Jan, 2026, 03.24 PM IST
India to play global role in ocean geopolitics, addressing climate concerns: Jitendra SinghUnion Minister Jitendra Singh inaugurated Sagar Bhavan and Polar Bhavan at Goa's NCPOR, emphasizing India's growing role in ocean geopoliti...
23 May, 2025, 10.07 AM IST
India a stabilizing factor in Arctic amid efforts by European NATO states to impose own rules in region: Russian EnvoyRussia views India's growing interest in the Arctic as a stabilising factor amidst NATO tensions. The collaboration between the two on scie...
21 Mar, 2025, 06.50 AM IST
India's findings in research on Arctic, Antarctica and Himalayas may soon be part of NCERT textbooksIndia's research on Arctic, Antarctic and the Himalayas may be included in NCERT textbooks. The NCERT has set up a committee to incorporate...
10 May, 2024, 11.53 AM IST
Kiren Rijiju flags off India's maiden winter science expedition to ArcticA team of four scientists will embark on the journey on Tuesday to India's research station in the NyAlesund town on the Brogger peninsula ...
18 Dec, 2023, 09.37 PM IST
WEF 2023: A snowless Davos shows the world’s elite climate risk to global economySatellite images show summertime snow cover has fallen 10% in the last 40 years. That does not seem like a lot, until you look at the depth...
14 Jan, 2023, 10.52 PM IST
COVID-19 pandemic generated 8 million tonnes of plastic waste: StudyThe researchers noted that the COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increased demand for single-use plastics such as face masks, gloves, and fac...
10 Nov, 2021, 12.25 PM IST
India will continue to play positive role in deepening shared understanding of Arctic: Harsh VardhanDuring the meeting, the earth sciences ministry also shared its plans to contribute observing systems in the Arctic, both on-site and by re...
08 May, 2021, 10.11 PM IST
Paused by COVID-19,India's Arctic expedition to resume in June"Last year, the expedition was cancelled because of COVID-19 outbreak. This year, we are resuming the expedition. It will be held from June...
04 Jan, 2021, 05.19 PM IST
Science can bring world's leading superpowers togetherThe Arctic Science Agreement enhances the capacity of all nations to integrate diverse data into evidence and options that contribute to an...
06 Nov, 2017, 02.06 PM IST
Stalling of planetary waves makes us more prone to droughts and floodsNew research shows a more direct link between certain extreme weather events and human-induced climate change and the role of planetary wav...
20 May, 2017, 12.32 AM IST
Greenland shark emerges as longest living vertebratesGreenland shark has clocked in as the world’s longest living vertebrate with the scientists estimating its life expectancy at 272 years.
12 Aug, 2016, 02.44 PM IST
Job-for-bribe scam in Antarctic study centre; CBI launches probeCBI has named Pandey as an accused in an FIR along with several other senior officials and scientists of the organisation.
24 Oct, 2015, 10.14 AM IST
President Pranab Mukherjee to visit Norway, Finland from October 12Pranab Mukherjee will meet his Finnish counterpart Sauli Niinisto, PM Alexander Stubb & other leaders, an External Affairs Ministry stateme...
08 Oct, 2014, 07.49 PM IST
Indian scientist Rasik Ravindra elected to UN entity on ocean affairsIndian scientist Rasik Ravindra has been unanimously elected as member of the UN's body focussed on oceans and law of the sea.
13 Jun, 2014, 12.44 PM IST
- Global warming may lead to food shortfall
Prof NH Ravindranath, chairman of the Centre for Ecological Sciences, IISc, Bengaluru, has said one of the observed impacts of climate chan...
22 Mar, 2014, 07.08 AM IST
An ice-free Arctic this year?Ice is on course to disappear entirely from the North Pole in 2008 itself, giving evidence to the process of global warming.
28 Jun, 2008, 02.01 AM IST