Indias Deep Ocean Mission: Advancing the Blue Economy

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Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Earth Sciences, and MoS for PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy, and Space, stated that theBlue Economywould be a significant contributor to Indias overall economy in the future, and theDeep Ocean Mission, announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, would be its core component. The Minister chaired thefirst-ever high-level Steering CommitteeMeeting of the Deep Ocean Mission at Prithvi Bhawan in New Delhi. The

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Committee includes Union Ministers of State for Environment, External Affairs, DEFENCE, and Finance, as well as the Vice Chairman of .

It is a groundbreaking initiative that aims to sendmanned submersibles into the deep seafor ocean exploration and rare mineral mining.

The project focuses on exploring Resources likepolymetallic manganese nodules,gas hydrates,hydrothermal sulfides, and cobalt crusts, typically found at depths ranging from 1000 to 5500 meters.