
India secures exclusive international rights for Indian Ocean exploration: Dr Jitendra
Published on: Sept. 21, 2025, 5:33 a.m. | Source: Daily Excelsior
Excelsior Correspondent NEW DELHI, Sept 20 : Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Earth Sciences; Science & Technology, MoS PMO Dr. Jitendra Singh announced the signing of a new 15-year contract between the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) and the “International Seabed Authority” (ISA) for exclusive rights to explore Polymetallic Sulphides (PMS) in the allotted 10,000 sq km area of the Carlsberg Ridge in the Indian Ocean. The MoU was signed in the presence of Secretary General “International Seabed […]