Question – On 16 June 2021, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the “Deep Ocean Mission”. With reference to this, consider the following statements:
(i) The Ministry of Science and Technology will be the nodal ministry to implement this ambitious multi-institutional campaign.
(ii) The estimated cost of implementing this campaign in a phased manner over a period of 5 years would be Rs 4,077 crore.
(iii) This project will be a mission based project to support the blue economy initiative of the Government of India.
Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
(a) only (ii) and (iii)
(b) only (i) and (ii)
(c) only (i) and (iii)
(d) all of the above
Answer—(a)
related facts
- On 16 June 2021, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs approved the ‘Deep Ocean Mission’.
- It is aimed to explore deep ocean for resources and develop deep sea technologies for sustainable use of ocean resources.
- The Ministry of Earth Sciences will be the nodal ministry to implement this multi-institutional ambitious mission.
- The estimated cost of implementing this campaign in a phased manner over a period of 5 years would be Rs 4,077 crore.
- This project will be a mission based project to support the blue economy initiative of the Government of India.
By — Pankaj Pandey.