Overview
As well as serving as the Indian government's nodal organization for co-ordinating Antarctic, Arctic and Ocean studies, NCAOR also offers research opportunities that allow scholars to pursue a PhD degree in conjunction with University of Goa and the Mangalore University.
The agency is home to a special low-temperature laboratory complex for the storage of ice core samples, not only from Antarctica but also from the Himalayan Mountains. NCAOR is also setting up a National Antarctic Data Centre and a Polar Museum.
NCAOR operates the Himadri Arctic research station in Spitsbergen, Norway.
NCAOR also manages the Oceanic Research Vessel ORV Sagar Kanya, the flagship of India's fleet of oceanographic study vessels. This ship has contributed immensely to India's study of the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal, and the Indian Ocean. NCAOR is known for its participation in global experiments, hosting of international conferences and in the leadership of international committees concerned with Antarctic science.
This centre was previously referred to as Antarctic Study Centre.
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