Context:
INCOIS, Hyderabad was selected for Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar-2025.
Indian National Center for Ocean Information Service (INCOIS):
- Established in – 1999
- Status – Autonomous body under the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES).
- Functions –
- Provides vital ocean-related information and advisory services.
- Issues warnings for tsunamis, storm surges, high waves, etc., through the Indian Tsunami Early Warning Centre (ITEWC).
- Significance –
- A unit of the Earth System Science Organisation (ESSO)
- Permanent member of the International Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO
- Founding member of the Indian Ocean Global Ocean Observing System (IOGOOS) and the Partnership for Observing the Oceans (POGO).
Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar:
- Annual award announced on the birth anniversary (23rd January) of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
- Honours individuals and organizations for their contributions to disaster management in India.
Source: PIB
Previous Year Question
With reference to ‘Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD)’ sometimes mentioned in the news while forecasting Indian monsoon, which of the following statements is/are correct?
1. The IOD phenomenon is characterised by a difference in sea surface temperature between tropical Western Indian Ocean and tropical Eastern Pacific Ocean.
2. An IOD phenomenon can influence an El Nino’s impact on the monsoon.
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
[UPSC Civil Service Exam – 2017 Prelims]
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
Answer: (b)
Explanation:
Statement 1 is not correct: The Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) measures differences in sea surface temperature between the Arabian Sea (western pole) and the eastern Indian Ocean (eastern pole).