Sagar Bhavan and Polar Bhavan

Sagar Bhavan and Polar Bhavan: Recently, two state-of-the-art research facilities—'Sagar Bhavan' and 'Polar Bhavan'—were inaugurated at the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) in Goa, providing a significant boost to India’s capabilities in oceanographic and polar research.

• About Polar Bhavan : India’s largest integrated polar research hub.

၀ Feature advanced labs, 55 researcher rooms, meeting spaces, a library, canteen, and the Science On Sphere (SOS) 3D visualization platform.

၀ Will house India’s first Polar and Ocean Museum.

• About Sagar Bhavan : Equipped with ultra-cold -30°C ice core labs and +4°C storage for sediment and biological samples.
• About National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) Founded in 1998, an autonomous institute and India’s foremost R&D hub for polar and ocean research {under the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES)}

၀ Leads the nation's scientific pursuits in the Polar Regions and the Southern Ocean, including the Arctic, Antarctic, Himalayas, and beyond.

၀ Solely responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing India’s polar expeditions and associated scientific studies.

၀ Plays a critical part in national projects such as mapping the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), studying continental shelf margins, and implementing the Deep Ocean Mission.

၀ HQ in Vasco da Gama, Goa {previously known as the National Center for Antarctic and Ocean Research (NCAOR)}