Q. Who was the prime Minister of India when the first Indian expedition team reached Antarctica ?
Solution:
The Indian Antarctic Program is a multi-disciplinary, multi-institutional program under the control of the National Center for Polar 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.
Indira Gandhi was the Prime Minister during the first Antarctic expedition.
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