India plans to launch ₹4,000 cr deep ocean mission in 3-4 months
India plans to launch over ₹4,000 cr deep ocean mission to explore minerals, energy and marine diversity of the underwater world, in the next three to four months. A Ministry of Earth Sciences secretary said approvals are being obtained for the "futuristic and game-changing" mission. He added that the mission will include developing technologies for different deep ocean initiatives.