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DEEP OCEAN MISSION.#
Governmentinitiative #GS3#
Oceanography #GS1India will soon launch an ambitious ‘Deep Ocean Mission’.
□ ABOUT :-
◇ The mission proposes to
explore the deep ocean similar to the space exploration started by
ISRO about 35 years ago.◇ The focus of the mission will be on
deep-sea mining, ocean climate change advisory services, underwater vehicles and
underwater robotics related technologies.
◇ Two key projects planned in the ‘
Deep Ocean Mission’ report include a
desalination plant powered by tidal energy and a
submersible vehicle that can explore depths of at least
6,000 metres.□ SIGNIFICANCE◇ The mission will give a boost to efforts to explore India’s vast Exclusive
Economic Zone and
Continental Shelf.◇ The plan will enable India to develop capabilities to
exploit resources in the
Central Indian Ocean Basin (CIOB).
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SOURCE - THE HINDU.
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