Prelims special

How is the research governed in the Arctic?
🔴 Svalbard Treaty of 1920.
🔴 UN Convention on the Law of the Seas.

Countries which are part of the Arctic Circle:
🔴 Total 8: Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden and the US.

India's research base in the Arctic:
🔴 Himadri

India's research bases in Antarctica:
🔴 Dakshin Gangotri (Now submerged under ice)
🔴 Maitri
🔴 Bharti