INCOIS Hyderabad selected for Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar 2025
The Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), Hyderabad, was selected on 23 January 2025 for the Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar 2025 in the institutional category.
Summary
The Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), Hyderabad, was announced on 23 January 2025 as the winner of the Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar 2025 in the institutional category, out of 297 nominations. The award is announced every year on 23 January, Netaji's birth anniversary, and carries ₹51 lakh and a certificate for an institution and ₹5 lakh for an individual. INCOIS, set up in 1999, runs the Indian Tsunami Early Warning Centre, which issues tsunami alerts within 10 minutes for India and 28 Indian Ocean countries, and has developed the Search and Rescue Aided Tool (SARAT) and the SynOPS platform.
Key facts
- Announced
- 23 January 2025
- Winner
- INCOIS, Hyderabad (institutional category)
- Nominations
- 297
- Prize
- ₹51 lakh + certificate (institution); ₹5 lakh + certificate (individual)
- INCOIS set up
- 1999, Hyderabad, Telangana
- ITEWC
- Tsunami alerts within 10 minutes; serves India and 28 Indian Ocean countries
- Tools
- SARAT (search and rescue), SynOPS platform
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Which institution was selected for the Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar 2025 in the institutional category?
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Correct answer: B — INCOIS, Hyderabad
PIB 2095323: the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services (INCOIS), Hyderabad, was selected.
What cash prize does the Subhash Chandra Bose Aapda Prabandhan Puraskar carry for an institution?
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Correct answer: A — ₹51 lakh
PIB 2095323: ₹51 lakh and a certificate for an institution; ₹5 lakh and a certificate for an individual.
Consider the following about INCOIS: 1. It was established in 1999 in Hyderabad. 2. Its tsunami warning centre issues alerts within 10 minutes for India and 28 Indian Ocean countries. 3. It developed the Search and Rescue Aided Tool (SARAT). Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: D — 1, 2 and 3
PIB 2095323: INCOIS was set up in 1999 in Hyderabad, its ITEWC gives alerts within 10 minutes to India and 28 Indian Ocean countries, and it developed SARAT.