Defence Institute of High Altitude Research
The Defence Institute of High Altitude Research (DIHAR) is an Indian defence laboratory of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). Located in Leh, Ladakh, it conducts research on cold arid agro-animal technologies. DFIHAR is screening and identifying the medicinal and aromatic plants in Leh-Ladakh region to exploit them for use for defence purposes and also on greenhouse technologies for high altitude and cold desert areas. The present director of DIHAR is Dr. Om Prakash Chaurasia.
| Established | 1962 |
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| Director | Dr Om Prakash Chaurasia |
| Location | Leh, Ladakh, India |
Operating agency | DRDO |
| Website | https://www.drdo.gov.in/labs-and-establishments/defence-institute-high-altitude-research-dihar |
See also
- Research
- Indian Antarctic Program
- Bharati (research station)
- Dakshin Gangotri First Indian station 1983, converted to support base
- Maitri Second Indian station 1989
- Defence Research and Development Organisation
- Indian Astronomical Observatory
- Jantar Mantar, Jaipur
- National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research
- Siachen Base Camp (India)
- List of Antarctic research stations
- List of Antarctic field camps
- List of highest astronomical observatories
- Borders
- Actual Ground Position Line (AGPL), India-Pakistan border across Siachen region
- Line of Actual Control (LAC), India-China border across Ladakh
- Line of Control (LoC), India-Pakistan border across Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir
- Conflicts
- Tourism and infrastructure
- Geography
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