The Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), Hyderabad observed “Swachhata Pakhwada“. During the event, several activities were conducted to aware people about the mission objectives such as to eradicate open defecation, efficient management of solid and liquid waste, overall cleanliness etc. It also included plantation of trees at ITCOocean campus, single-use plastic avoidance pledge, campus sanitization etc.
The Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), Hyderabad is an autonomous institution under Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India. It offers free dedicated ocean information services to the country. Tsunami Early Warning Service, Potential Fishing Zone Advisory Service and Ocean State Forecast Service are the three primary services offered by the institution.
Important takeaways for all competitive exams:
- Union Minister of Earth Sciences: Harsh Vardhan.