India Aims Over Rs 100 Billion Blue Economy Through Deep Ocean Mission: Jitendra Singh

India aims for an over Rs 100 billion Blue Economy through its Deep Ocean Mission and marine resources, Earth Sciences Minister Jitendra Singh said on Monday. Addressing scientists in the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) here, he reiterated the importance of exploring the ocean to give further fillip to the growth of country’s economy. Singh took charge of the ministry last week. The Deep Ocean Mission (DOM) could be a new avenue to supplement the country’s economy to the tune of an estimated Rs 110 billion, he said. The mission planned by the earth sciences ministry will be carried out in collaboration with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), and it will be a major step in the direction of integrating and bringing together efforts of different streams of science operating under different ministries, he said. The Deep Ocean Mission received the Union Cabinet’s nod last month. “In the years to come, India aims to target over Rs 100 billion Blue Economy through its Deep Ocean Mission and ocean resources,” Singh said.

Director generals of the MoES’ institutes, senior scientists and officials of the administrative wings of the ministry attended the review meeting. The MoES has 10 institutes, including five autonomous bodies, under its ambit. It carries out its research and development and operational activities under five major umbrella schemes.

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