Critically evaluate the various resources of the oceans which can be harnessed to meet the resource crisis in the world.
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Supplies a detailed case of seabed minerals as an ocean resource, with India's capacity and the case for caution.
- India holds three ISA exploration contracts covering about 95,000 sq km in the Central Indian Ocean Basin, the Central Indian Ridge and the Carlsberg Ridge.
- Exploration has identified about 366 million tonnes of polymetallic nodules containing nickel, copper, cobalt and manganese, which are critical for batteries.
- Under the Deep Ocean Mission (2021), India is building the MATSYA-6000 submersible, and NIOT has tested a mining machine at about 5,270 m.