<P> The Indian Antarctic Program is a multi-disciplinary , multi-institutional program under the control of the National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research , Ministry of Earth Sciences , Government of India . It was initiated in 1981 with the first Indian expedition to Antarctica . The program gained global acceptance with India 's signing of the Antarctic Treaty and subsequent construction of the Dakshin Gangotri Antarctic research base in 1983 , superseded by the Maitri base from 1990 . The newest base commissioned in 2015 is Bharati , constructed out of 134 shipping containers . Under the program , atmospheric , biological , earth , chemical , and medical sciences are studied by India , which has carried out 30 scientific expeditions to the Antarctic as of 14 October 2010 . </P>
<P> The Indian Antarctic Program is a multi-disciplinary , multi-institutional program under the control of the National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research , Ministry of Earth Sciences , Government of India . It was initiated in 1981 with the first Indian expedition to Antarctica . The program gained global acceptance with India 's signing of the Antarctic Treaty and subsequent construction of the Dakshin Gangotri Antarctic research base in 1983 , superseded by the Maitri base from 1990 . The newest base commissioned in 2015 is Bharati , constructed out of 134 shipping containers . Under the program , atmospheric , biological , earth , chemical , and medical sciences are studied by India , which has carried out 30 scientific expeditions to the Antarctic as of 14 October 2010 . </P>
when was india 's first scientific expedition to the south pole launched
when was india 's first scientific expedition to the south pole launched
1981
1981