India plans â¹10,000-crore deep sea mission
India is planning to commence a â¹10,000-crore deep sea mission by the year end to explore mineral wealth beneath the Indian ocean floor, the Ministry of Earth Sciences said. The Exclusive Economic Zone allotted to India in the international waters will be covered under the mission. Oceans surrounding the Indian peninsula have over 1,300 islands with 7,500 km of coastline.