PARLIAMENT QUESTION: IMPACT AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE DEEP OCEAN MISSION
The Deep Ocean Mission (DOM), launched by the Government of India in 2021, is a flagship initiative focused on exploring and harnessing ocean living and non-living resources for India's Blue Economy. It encompasses six verticals, including the development of deep-sea mining technologies, human submersibles (like MATSYA-6000), ocean climate change advisory services, deep-sea biodiversity exploration and conservation, deep-ocean surveys, energy and freshwater from the ocean (e.g., OTEC), and an Advanced Marine Station for Ocean Biology. Notable achievements include the design completion and trials of MATSYA-6000, successful demonstration of deep-sea nodule collection, development of ocean climate models, isolation of deep-sea microbes, discovery of new deep-sea species, identification of hydrothermal vent fields, and progress on an OTEC desalination plant and a new ocean research vessel. The mission also involves adherence to stringent environmental safeguards under the International Seabed Authority's draft Mining Code.
The Deep Ocean Mission (DOM), launched by the Government of India in 2021, is a flagship initiative focused on exploring and harnessing ocean living and non-living resources for India's Blue Economy. It encompasses six verticals, including the development of deep-sea mining technologies, human submersibles (like MATSYA-6000), ocean climate change advisory services, deep-sea biodiversity exploration and conservation, deep-ocean surveys, energy and freshwater from the ocean (e.g., OTEC), and an Advanced Marine Station for Ocean Biology. Notable achievements include the design completion and trials of MATSYA-6000, successful demonstration of deep-sea nodule collection, development of ocean climate models, isolation of deep-sea microbes, discovery of new deep-sea species, identification of hydrothermal vent fields, and progress on an OTEC desalination plant and a new ocean research vessel. The mission also involves adherence to stringent environmental safeguards under the International Seabed Authority's draft Mining Code.
Exam linkage
GS Paper 3: Science and Technology – Developments and their applications and effects in everyday life; Achievements of Indians in science & technology; Indigenization of technology and developing new technology. Also, Environment – Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment.
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