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The Indian Antarctic Bill- Features

April 7, 2022

The Indian government has introduced the Indian Antarctic Bill-2022, around 40 years after the country had first signed the Antarctic Treaty. This bill has been introduced to monitor and regulate activities at its research stations that are located in Antarctica. The key features of this bill This bill aims to regulate activities and visits to ..

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40th Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica

January 5, 2021

The Government of India recently launched the 40th Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica. Which ministry launched the Indian scientific expedition to Antarctica? Ministry of Earth science.  Which vessel has been deployed for the 40th Indian scientific expedition to Antarctica? Ice class vessel MV Vasiliy Golovin.  What are the main objectives of the 40th Indian scientific ..

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Tristan da Cunha becomes the largest Marine Protection Zone of Atlantic Ocean

November 16, 2020

The isolated UK overseas territory of Tristan da Cunha was declared the largest fully protected Marine reserve of Atlantic Ocean. This will prohibit sand extraction, bottom trawling fishing and deep-sea mining in more than 90% of waters of the territory. It includes 687,000 square kilo metres of water in the Atlantic ocean. Background UK is ..

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