What is Blue Economy?
A Blue Economy is the proper use of ocean resources in sustainable ways to encourage economic growth, improve livelihoods and employment, and protect ocean ecosystems. It gives an inclusive model enabling the coastal nations to fetch the benefits from the ocean and sea resources.
The exclusive Economic Zone of India widely spreads over an area of 2.2 million sq. km which is still unexplored and unutilized. Adding words to the above lines, the ocean beds have a lot to give for better livelihood and economy. Also, understanding what the ocean and seas are holding inside can help understand the reasons for climate change and find ways to mitigate the crisis associated with the same.
Deep Ocean Mission
We, humans, are highly inquisitive beings. Our journey to exploring this planet has no end. We have made immense progress in exploring space, but the world underwater remained untouched for long. It was only recently that a mission was launched to explore the world underneath, and efforts are being made to support the blue economy initiatives of the GOI. Deep Ocean Mission is an ambitious mission of the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India.
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