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	\| footnotes = <ref>{{cite web\|url= https://www.comnap.aq/operations/facilities \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110101215241/https://www.comnap.aq/operations/facilities \|url-status= dead \|archive-date= 1 January 2011 \|title= Antarctic Facilities \|website=COMNAP \|access-date=13 August 2018}}</ref>		\| footnotes = <ref>{{cite web\|url= https://www.comnap.aq/operations/facilities \|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110101215241/https://www.comnap.aq/operations/facilities \|url-status= dead \|archive-date= 1 January 2011 \|title= Antarctic Facilities \|website=COMNAP \|access-date=13 August 2018}}</ref>
	}}'''Bharati''' ([[Hindi]]: भारती) is a permanent [[Antarctica\|Antarctic]] research station commissioned by [[India]]. It is India's third Antarctic research facility and one of two active Indian research stations, alongside [[Maitri (research station)\|Maitri]]. India's first committed research facility, [[Dakshin Gangotri]], is being used as a supply base. India has demarcated an area beside [[Larsemann Hills]] at 69°S, 76°E for construction. The research station has been operational since 18 March 2012, though it is still being run on trial basis and formal launch is awaited.<ref>{{cite web\|author=Abhai Mishra & Bhagwati Prasad\|url=http://stampsofindia.com/readroom/Bharati.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915014644/http://stampsofindia.com/readroom/Bharati.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=15 September 2012\|publisher=Stamps of India\|access-date=11 September 2016\|title=Inauguration of India's new Antarctic Station 'Bharati'}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|author=Paul Fernandes \| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-26/goa/32423797_1_antarctic-treaty-ncaor-larsemann-hills \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130725220423/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-26/goa/32423797_1_antarctic-treaty-ncaor-larsemann-hills \| url-status=dead \| archive-date=25 July 2013 \| location=Delhi, India \| title=India's station in Antarctic operational \| date=26 June 2012\|work=[[The Times of India]] \|access-date=11 September 2016}}</ref> Since its completion, India has become one of nine nations to have multiple stations within the [[Antarctic Circle]]. Bharati's research mandate focuses on oceanographic studies and the phenomenon of continental breakup. It also facilitates research to refine the current understanding of the Indian subcontinent's geological history. News sources have referred to the station ~~variously~~ as "Bharathi",<ref>{{cite news\| url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/02/20/stories/2009022052310500.htm \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090411063558/http://www.hindu.com/2009/02/20/stories/2009022052310500.htm \| url-status=dead \| archive-date=11 April 2009 \| location=Chennai, India \| work=[[The Hindu]] \| title=Third Antarctica research station by 2011 \| date=20 February 2009}}</ref> "Bharti"<ref name="timesofindia">[https://web.archive.org/web/20121025174421/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-08-06/chennai/28199800_1_antarctica-new-station-maitri "Bharti to be 3rd Indian station in Antarctica"], ''The Times of India'', 6 August 2009</ref> and "Bharati".<ref>{{cite news \| url=http://www.hindu.com/holnus/008200902161911.htm \| location=Chennai, India \| work=The Hindu \| title=Budget boost for gas hydrates, polar sciences research \| date=16 February 2009 \| url-status=dead \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107085557/http://www.hindu.com/holnus/008200902161911.htm \| archive-date=7 November 2012 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.ncaor.gov.in/ Activities at Maitri & Bharati<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>		}}'''Bharati''' ([[Hindi]]: भारती) is a permanent [[Antarctica\|Antarctic]] research station commissioned by [[India]]. It is India's third Antarctic research facility and one of two active Indian research stations, alongside [[Maitri (research station)\|Maitri]]. India's first committed research facility, [[Dakshin Gangotri]], is being used as a supply base. India has demarcated an area beside [[Larsemann Hills]] at 69°S, 76°E for construction. The research station has been operational since 18 March 2012, though it is still being run on trial basis and formal launch is awaited.<ref>{{cite web\|author=Abhai Mishra & Bhagwati Prasad\|url=http://stampsofindia.com/readroom/Bharati.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915014644/http://stampsofindia.com/readroom/Bharati.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=15 September 2012\|publisher=Stamps of India\|access-date=11 September 2016\|title=Inauguration of India's new Antarctic Station 'Bharati'}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|author=Paul Fernandes \| url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-26/goa/32423797_1_antarctic-treaty-ncaor-larsemann-hills \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130725220423/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-26/goa/32423797_1_antarctic-treaty-ncaor-larsemann-hills \| url-status=dead \| archive-date=25 July 2013 \| location=Delhi, India \| title=India's station in Antarctic operational \| date=26 June 2012\|work=[[The Times of India]] \|access-date=11 September 2016}}</ref> Since its completion, India has become one of nine nations to have multiple stations within the [[Antarctic Circle]]. Bharati's research mandate focuses on oceanographic studies and the phenomenon of continental breakup. It also facilitates research to refine the current understanding of the Indian subcontinent's geological history. News sources have also referred to the station as "'''Bharathi'''",<ref>{{cite news\| url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/02/20/stories/2009022052310500.htm \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090411063558/http://www.hindu.com/2009/02/20/stories/2009022052310500.htm \| url-status=dead \| archive-date=11 April 2009 \| location=Chennai, India \| work=[[The Hindu]] \| title=Third Antarctica research station by 2011 \| date=20 February 2009}}</ref> "'''Bharti'''"<ref name="timesofindia">[https://web.archive.org/web/20121025174421/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-08-06/chennai/28199800_1_antarctica-new-station-maitri "Bharti to be 3rd Indian station in Antarctica"], ''The Times of India'', 6 August 2009</ref> and "'''Bharati'''".<ref>{{cite news \| url=http://www.hindu.com/holnus/008200902161911.htm \| location=Chennai, India \| work=The Hindu \| title=Budget boost for gas hydrates, polar sciences research \| date=16 February 2009 \| url-status=dead \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107085557/http://www.hindu.com/holnus/008200902161911.htm \| archive-date=7 November 2012 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.ncaor.gov.in/ Activities at Maitri & Bharati<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

	==Facilities==		==Facilities==
	The project for setting up of the ground is undertaken by the [[Electronics Corporation of India Limited]] (ECIL) from the [[National Remote Sensing Centre]] (NRSC) for a contract value of ~~₹ 50 [[crore]] (₹ 500 million).~~{{~~citation needed~~\|~~date=May 2018~~}}		The project for setting up of the ground is undertaken by the [[Electronics Corporation of India Limited]] (ECIL) from the [[National Remote Sensing Centre]] (NRSC) for a contract value of {{INRConvert\|230\|c}}.<ref>https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/bharti-to-be-3rd-indian-station-in-antarctica/articleshow/4861655.cms#:~:text=CHENNAI%3A%20Twenty%2Dfive%20years%20after,edge%20research%20in%20various%20fields.</ref>

	High-speed satellite raw data would be beamed in real time from Bharati Station to NRSC in Hyderabad for processing the images once the project starts functioning.		High-speed satellite raw data would be beamed in real time from Bharati Station to NRSC in Hyderabad for processing the images once the project starts functioning.
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	In 2007, ECIL also established the communication link between Maitri, the second Indian research station in Antarctica and [[National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research]] (NCPOR). Among others, research on tectonics and geological structures would be undertaken at Bharati Station by Indian scientists.<ref>{{cite news\|title=State of the art Bharati station to come up soon\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/article3374556.ece?homepage=true\|access-date=6 May 2012 \| location=Chennai, India\|work=The Hindu\|first=Y.\|last=Mallikarjun\|date=2 May 2012}}</ref>		In 2007, ECIL also established the communication link between Maitri, the second Indian research station in Antarctica and [[National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research]] (NCPOR). Among others, research on tectonics and geological structures would be undertaken at Bharati Station by Indian scientists.<ref>{{cite news\|title=State of the art Bharati station to come up soon\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/article3374556.ece?homepage=true\|access-date=6 May 2012 \| location=Chennai, India\|work=The Hindu\|first=Y.\|last=Mallikarjun\|date=2 May 2012}}</ref>
	India also became the first nation to use the shipping containers as integral part of construction and hence constructing its base in record time and money.<ref>{{Cite news\|last=Gendall\|first=John\|date=2020-01-06\|title=The Coolest Architecture on Earth Is in Antarctica\|language=en-US\|work=The New York Times\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/06/science/antarctica-architecture.html\|access-date=2020-09-14\|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>		India also became the first nation to use the shipping containers as integral part of construction and hence constructing its base in record time and money.<ref>{{Cite news\|last=Gendall\|first=John\|date=2020-01-06\|title=The Coolest Architecture on Earth Is in Antarctica\|language=en-US\|work=The New York Times\|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/06/science/antarctica-architecture.html\|access-date=2020-09-14\|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

			==Discoveries and achievements==
			Scientists discovered a new kind of plant species in Antarctica and named it as ''[[Bryum bharatiensis]]'' which is located at the [[Larsemann Hills]].<ref>{{Cite news\|date=2021-07-08\|title=India discovers new plant species in Antarctica\|language=en-GB\|work=BBC News\|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-57732014\|access-date=2021-07-08}}</ref>

	==See also==		==See also==

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}}'''Bharati''' ([[Hindi]]: भारती) is a permanent [[Antarctica|Antarctic]] research station commissioned by [[India]]. It is India's third Antarctic research facility and one of two active Indian research stations, alongside [[Maitri (research station)|Maitri]]. India's first committed research facility, [[Dakshin Gangotri]], is being used as a supply base. India has demarcated an area beside [[Larsemann Hills]] at 69°S, 76°E for construction. The research station has been operational since 18 March 2012, though it is still being run on trial basis and formal launch is awaited.<ref>{{cite web|author=Abhai Mishra & Bhagwati Prasad|url=http://stampsofindia.com/readroom/Bharati.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915014644/http://stampsofindia.com/readroom/Bharati.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 September 2012|publisher=Stamps of India|access-date=11 September 2016|title=Inauguration of India's new Antarctic Station 'Bharati'}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Paul Fernandes | url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-26/goa/32423797_1_antarctic-treaty-ncaor-larsemann-hills | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130725220423/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-06-26/goa/32423797_1_antarctic-treaty-ncaor-larsemann-hills | url-status=dead | archive-date=25 July 2013 | location=Delhi, India | title=India's station in Antarctic operational | date=26 June 2012|work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=11 September 2016}}</ref> Since its completion, India has become one of nine nations to have multiple stations within the [[Antarctic Circle]]. Bharati's research mandate focuses on oceanographic studies and the phenomenon of continental breakup. It also facilitates research to refine the current understanding of the Indian subcontinent's geological history. News sources have referred to the station variously as "Bharathi",<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.hindu.com/2009/02/20/stories/2009022052310500.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090411063558/http://www.hindu.com/2009/02/20/stories/2009022052310500.htm | url-status=dead | archive-date=11 April 2009 | location=Chennai, India | work=[[The Hindu]] | title=Third Antarctica research station by 2011 | date=20 February 2009}}</ref> "Bharti"<ref name="timesofindia">[https://web.archive.org/web/20121025174421/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-08-06/chennai/28199800_1_antarctica-new-station-maitri "Bharti to be 3rd Indian station in Antarctica"], ''The Times of India'', 6 August 2009</ref> and "Bharati".<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.hindu.com/holnus/008200902161911.htm | location=Chennai, India | work=The Hindu | title=Budget boost for gas hydrates, polar sciences research | date=16 February 2009 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107085557/http://www.hindu.com/holnus/008200902161911.htm | archive-date=7 November 2012 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.ncaor.gov.in/ Activities at Maitri & Bharati]</ref>

==Facilities==
The project for setting up of the ground is undertaken by the [[Electronics Corporation of India Limited]] (ECIL) from the [[National Remote Sensing Centre]] (NRSC) for a contract value of ₹ 50 [[crore]] (₹ 500 million).{{citation needed|date=May 2018}}

High-speed satellite raw data would be beamed in real time from Bharati Station to NRSC in Hyderabad for processing the images once the project starts functioning.

In 2007, ECIL also established the communication link between Maitri, the second Indian research station in Antarctica and [[National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research]] (NCPOR). Among others, research on tectonics and geological structures would be undertaken at Bharati Station by Indian scientists.<ref>{{cite news|title=State of the art Bharati station to come up soon|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/article3374556.ece?homepage=true|access-date=6 May 2012 | location=Chennai, India|work=The Hindu|first=Y.|last=Mallikarjun|date=2 May 2012}}</ref>
India also became the first nation to use the shipping containers as integral part of construction and hence constructing its base in record time and money.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Gendall|first=John|date=2020-01-06|title=The Coolest Architecture on Earth Is in Antarctica|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/06/science/antarctica-architecture.html|access-date=2020-09-14|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Dakshin Gangotri]] First Indian station 1983, converted to support base
* [[Maitri (research station)|Maitri]] Second Indian station 1989
* [[Defence Research and Development Organisation]]
* [[Defence Institute of High Altitude Research]]
* [[Indian Antarctic Program]]
* [[Indian Astronomical Observatory]]
* [[Jantar Mantar, Jaipur]]
* [[National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research]]
* [[Siachen Base Camp (India)]]
* [[Antarctic field camps|List of Antarctic field camps]]
* [[Research stations in Antarctica#List of research stations|List of Antarctic research stations]]
* [[List of highest astronomical observatories]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.ncaor.gov.in/ National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research]

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