Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), an autonomous body under the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), will be launching two new products — Hilsa Fishery Advisory (HiFA) services and INCOIS Global Ocean Reanalysis (IGORA) Version 1 — to commemorate its 26th Foundation Day on Monday. CSIR Director General N. Kalaiselvi will inaugurate the services.
The Centre will also sign and exchange a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with CSIR-Centre for Cellular & Molecular Biology (CCMB), Directorate General of Shipping (DGS), ICAR – Central Institute of Fisheries Education (CIFE), and Letter of Intent with Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) to undertake joint collaborative projects, scientific, academic and outreach activities at national and international levels.
MoES Secretary M. Ravinchandran, former directors K. Radhakrishnan, Shailesh Nayak, SSC Shenoi Dr. T. Srinivasa Kumar and current director T. M. Balakrishnan Nair will be addressing the scientific community on the occasion.
A stakeholders’ meeting will also be held in the forenoon session, where Dr. Nayak, now Director of National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), will deliver a keynote address on “Science for blue-economy services” and DG in-charge shipping and nautical advisor Capt. S.I. Abul Kalam Azad will hold a talk. The meeting is meant to connect with the maritime and coastal communities, provide updates on INCOIS products and services and seek feedback on their future requirements, said a press release on Sunday.
Published – February 02, 2025 08:04 pm IST