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pratiyogita darpan english Published this article page no 82 Rising Sea Level The ice loss in the Arctic is a major contributor to global sealevel rise6 and it can have a significant impact on India especially over its 1300 island territories and maritime features Himalayas The Arctic and the Himalayas though geographically distant are interconnected and share similar concerns. The Arctic meltdown is helping the scientific community to better understand the glacial melt in the Himalayas which has often been referred to as the third pole and has the largest freshwater reserves after the North and South poles The study of Arctic is therefore critical to Indian scientists. (B) Economic and Human Resources Mineral Resources and Hydrocarbons Arctic region has rich deposits of coal gypsum and diamonds and also substantial reserves of zinc lead placer gold and quartz.10 Greenland alone possesses about a quarter of worlds rare earth reserves. India is the thirdlargest energyconsuming country in the world the thirdlargest oil importer (83 per cent) and the fourthlargest importer of gas which caters to almost half of the total gas consumption. Arctic can therefore potentially address Indias energy security needs and deficiency of strategic and rare earth minerals. Indias Arctic Policy The six pillars of the Policy are as follows Science and Research Economic and Human Development Cooperation Climate and Environmental Protection Transportation and Connectivity Governance and International Cooperation National Capacity Building The Objectives of the Policy Strengthening national capabilities and competencies in science and exploration climate and environmental protection maritime and economic cooperation with the Arctic region. Institutional and human resource capacities will be strengthened within Government and academic research and business institutions. Interministerial coordination in pursuit of Indias interests in the Arctic pratiyogita darpan English buy.

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