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Mining Robot Stranded in the Pacific
A Deep-sea mining robot, Patania II got stranded on the Pacific Ocean floor. What happened? The Patania II robot was designed to explore rocks rich in Nickel and Cobalt in the Pacific Ocean at a depth of 13,000 feet. The Umbilical cable of the robot got detached when its first trials were near completion. Cobalt ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2021
Category: Environment Current Affairs • International Current Affairs
Topics: Clarion Clipperton Zone • Deepsea Mining • International Seabed Authority • Pacific Ocean • Patania II
China’s New Record: Reaches Deepest point on the earth
An Unmanned submersible, Haidou 1 of China dived deep down to 10,907 metres to the world’s deepest point Mariana Trench. Highlights A team of scientists left for an expedition on April 23, 2020. The researchers tested acoustic detection, video transmission, high precision depth detection during the deep-sea diving operation. China has been stepping efforts to ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020
Category: International Current Affairs
Topics: China • deep sea mining • Indian ocean region • International Seabed Authority • Mariana Trench • UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) • UNCLOS • United Nations
Anti-Maritime Bill introduced in Lok Sabha
On December 10, 2019, External Affairs Minister Jaishankar introduced the Anti-Maritime bill in parliament. The bill was introduced in days after the kidnapping of 18 Indians aboard in Nigeria. It aims at ensuring safety and security of India’s maritime trade and the crew members Key Features The bill is framed in accordance with the UNCLOS ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2019
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Topics: CLAT • Gulf of Aden • Indian ocean region • International Maritime Organisation • International Seabed Authority • International Whaling Commission • UNCLOS • United Nations
Scaly-Foot Snail: 1st ever Species Endangered due to Deep Sea Mining
A rare snail species called ‘Scaly-Foot Snail’ found at only three spots on Indian Ocean floor near Madagascar has become the 1st species to be officially declared threatened due to deep-sea mining. It was added by International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to its updated Red List of Endangered Species on 18 July 2019. ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2019
Category: Environment Current Affairs
Topics: deep sea mining • International Seabed Authority • nternational Union for Conservation of Nature • Red List of Endangered Species • Scaly-Foot Snail • Sea Psangolin
India’s Deep Sea Mining Programme
In the 23rd session of International Seabed Authority (ISA) concluded on August 18, 2017 at Kingston, Jamaica, India’s exclusive rights to explore polymetallic nodules from seabed in Central Indian Ocean Basin (CIOB) have been extended by five years. In 2017, Indian scientists have also started exploring seabed in Indian Ocean for precious minerals in 15-year ..
Topics: International Seabed Authority • Ocean Bed • Polymetallic Manganese Nodules