Q. What is the name of the scheme under which Indian scientific expeditions to the Arctic and Antarctic regions are conducted?
Answer: PACER
Notes: Indian scientific missions to Earth’s poles - the Arctic and Antarctica - are facilitated under the Polar and Cryosphere (PACER) scheme executed by the Ministry of Earth Sciences. The PACER scheme which coordinates R&D in polar regions involving scientists across India’s research institutes steers projects to expand understanding of climate change, space weather and cryosphere dynamics among other areas through these expeditions.