Published on: July 28, 2021
3RD ARCTIC SCIENCE MINISTERIAL
3RD ARCTIC SCIENCE MINISTERIAL
insubstantially What is in news : India participated in the 3rd Arctic Science Ministerial (ASM3) meeting, jointly organised by Iceland and Japan and virtually hosted by Japan, for discussing research and cooperation in the Arctic
buy Lyrica 150 mg Details : India provided details about NISAR at the meet
NISAR
| FULL FORM | NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar |
| BY | NASA & ISRO |
| Launch Date | September 2022 |
| Launch Site | Satish Dhawan Space Center |
| Aim of the Mission | Observing Earth’s changing Ecosystem and masses |
ARTIC COUNCIL
- Formed in 1996 under Ottawa declaration
- Intergovernmental forum which addresses issues faced by the Arctic governments and people living in the Arctic region
- Mandate explicitly excludes military security
- As per the Ottawa declaration, the following 8 countries form the Arctic States:
- Canada
- Denmark
- Finland
- Iceland
- Norway
- Russia
- Sweden
- United States
