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The Puducherry authorities has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences for the improvement of a Blue Economy successful the Union Territory (UT).
The MoU was signed betwixt Secretary of Earth Sciences, Government of India, M. Ravichandran and Chief Secretary Sharat Chauhan successful the beingness of elder officials from the Ministry and Department of Science Technology and Environment (DSTE) successful New Delhi connected Thursday (February 12, 2026). An inaugural nether the Deep Ocean Mission of the Ministry, the statement was considered a large measurement towards the strengthening of marine research, coastal resilience, and the improvement of a Blue Economy successful the UT.
Secretary-cum-Director of DSTE R. Smitha, successful a property note, said the collaboration volition alteration Puducherry to leverage national-level technological expertise and method infrastructure, fortify evidence-based coastal planning, heighten preparedness against climate-induced coastal risks, and promotion of sustainable livelihood means of the coastal communities.
“It envisages cooperation, inter alia, successful the areas of sustainable marine fisheries, offshore mineral exploration, offshore upwind energy, desalination technologies, water clime advisory services, coastal absorption mechanisms, and marine spatial planning. It volition payment cardinal stakeholders crossed the Union Territory, including fisher communities, coastal residents, industries, researchers, and authorities departments,” she said.
