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Cabinet approves continuation of ocean research scheme O-SMART for 5 years
The scheme encompasses seven sub-schemes
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Jitendra Singh launches India's unique manned ocean mission Samudrayan
Dr Jitendra Singh on Friday launched India's first manned ocean mission at Chennai.
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India's first manned ocean mission 'Samudrayan' launched
India's first manned ocean mission 'Samudrayan' was launched here on Friday by Union Minister Jitendra Singh and with this the nation joined an elite club of nations having such underwater vehicles for carrying out subsea activities. The nation has made huge progress in science and technology and when an Indian goes up into space as part of the Gaganyaan programme, another would dive deep into the ocean, the Minister said. The Minister tweeted,"Launched India's First Manned Ocean Mission #Samudrayan at #Chennai. India joins elite club of select nations USA, Russia, Japan,France & China having such underwater vehicles.A new chapter opens to explore ocean resources for drinking water, clean energy & blue economy." In his launch address at the National Institute of Ocean Technology here, Singh said the mission does not only increase the scientific capacity but also gives the nation a sense of esteem that "we are doing something which is no less than any other country of the ...
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Govt okays proposal to roll out project to explore deep ocean for resources
The cost of the mission has been estimated at Rs 4,077 crore over a five-year period and will be implemented in phases
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Govt okays proposal to roll out project to explore deep ocean for resources
The proposal for launching the "deep sea mission" came from the Ministry of Earth Sciences.
China successfully launches new ocean observation satellite Haiyang-2D
The new ocean-monitoring satellite is a part of its effort to build an all-weather and round-the-clock dynamic ocean environment monitoring system
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Navy outlines plan to quadruple India's blue economy by the year 2050
Ocean-based trade currently contributes about 4 per cent of India's Gross Domestic Product
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Budget 2021: Nirmala Sitharaman announces launch of Deep Ocean Mission
On Monday, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced an allocation of over Rs 4,000 crore over the next five years for the Deep Ocean Mission
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2021 to be year of Chandrayaan-3, says FM, allocates Rs 4,000 cr for oceans
The government allocated Rs 4,000 crore to study the oceans and explore the oceanic biosphere
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Empty seas: Oceanic shark, ray populations down over 70% since 1970
When marine biologist Stuart Sandin talks about sharks, it sounds like he's describing Jedis of the ocean
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India developing capabilities for deep ocean missions: Harsh Vardhan
India is developing a capability in which scientists can go deep into the ocean beyond three kilometres for taking up ocean exploration, said Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan
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The old and the new: Exploring Indian Ocean history on surface and in depth
The monsoon wind pattern makes the Indian Ocean relatively easy to cross both ways. In the Atlantic, by contrast, winds blow in one direction all year round
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Tropical Storm Josephine formed in Atlantic Ocean; no warnings in effect
Tropical Storm Josephine formed in the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday morning, making it the earliest J-named storm in a record-setting hurricane season.
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World Oceans Day 2020: Theme, need for sustainable oceans, pics, and more
The theme of World Oceans Day 2020 is 'Innovation for a Sustainable Ocean'. The oceans are facing unprecedented pressures from factors ranging from pollution to climate change
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Explained: Why saving the Oceans is as vital as protecting rain forests
Ocean conservation is a social justice issue, says Ayana Elizabeth Johnson
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Indian sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik wins People's Choice Award in US
He won the People's Choice Award for his sand sculpture 'Stop Plastic Pollution, Save Our Ocean'
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Scientists create maps that reveal where groundwater meets oceans
The study showed that nearly half of fresh submarine groundwater discharge flows into the ocean near the tropics
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Listen to what the ocean is saying
The degradation of our oceans has reached proportions which threaten to upset the ecological balance
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Oceans may have massive reserve of hydrogen
Recent discoveries of free hydrogen gas, which was once thought to be very rare, have been made near slow-spreading tectonic plates deep beneath Earth's continents and under the sea
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