[4] Himadri's functions include long term monitoring of the fjord (Kongsfjorden) dynamics, and atmospheric research.

[8] The United States Geological Survey estimates that 22% of the world's oil and natural gas could be located beneath the Arctic.

[11] In addition, using Arctic sea lanes for shipping would reduce voyage times by 40% compared to Indian, Pacific or Atlantic Ocean routes.

[12] India is the 11th country after Britain, Germany, France, Italy, China, Japan, South Korea, The Netherlands, Sweden and Norway to set up a permanent research station in Ny-Ålesund.

Designed and developed by scientists from the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) and National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT), the observatory has been deployed in the Kongsfjorden fjord of the Arctic, roughly halfway between Norway and the North Pole is named IndARC[15]