Current Context : Three underwater geographical structures located in the Indian Ocean have been awarded names proposed by India..

• Named as the Ashoka seamount , Chandragupt ridge and the Kalpataru ridge .
• All the three recently named structures were discovered by oceanographers from the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR), Goa.
• These are located along the Southwest Indian Ridge area of the Indian Ocean and were discovered during an international survey exploration programme.