India’s First NCoEGPS Launched

Current Context: The Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal launched the nation’s first National Centre of Excellence for Green Port and Shipping (NCoEGPS).

• The first NCoEGPS was launched at the INMARCO-2022 International Maritime Conference and Exhibition, which was held in Mumbai.
• The primary objective of NCoEGPS will be to develop and maintain a regulatory framework for green alternative technologies.
• The national center was launched in line with the Paris Accord and will aim to implement carbon-neutral measures.
• NCoEGPS will also provide training to different stakeholders for speeding up the adoption of green measures identified through research and development.
• INMARCO was established in 1982 and is a quadrennial International Maritime Conference and Exhibition which is hosted by the Institute of Marine Engineers. The current Chairperson of INMARCO is Rajeev Nayyer. The theme of INMARCO-2022 is, “Evolving Maritime World for Greener and Sustainable Future”.

Question:

Q. Recently INMARCO-2022 was held in?
a. Mumbai
b. Chennai
c. Vishakhapatnam
d. Kochi