India, Norway agree to conduct marine spatial planning in Lakshadweep, Puducherry ANI | Updated: Mar 03, 2021 13:27 IST
New Delhi [India], March 3 (ANI): India and Norway have agreed to jointly work in the area of marine spatial planning in the oceanic space for the next five years, the Union Ministry of Earth Science said here on Wednesday.
The Ministry of Earth Science in a release said the first project steering committee meeting with representatives from both countries was successfully conducted virtually recently, after which the two countries have charted out a plan to ensure that human activities at sea take place in an efficient, safe and sustainable manner in areas such as energy, transportation, fisheries, aquaculture and tourism.
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India, Norway To Jointly Conduct Marine Spatial Planning In Lakshadweep And Puducherry
The Union Ministry of Earth Science said that India and Norway have agreed to jointly work in the area of marine spatial planning in the oceanic space.
The Union Ministry of Earth Science on March 3 said that India and Norway have agreed to jointly work in the area of marine spatial planning in the oceanic space for the next five years. According to a press release by the ministry, the first project steering committee meeting with representatives from both nations was “successfully conducted”. The ministry added that the two countries have chartered out a plan to ensure that human activities at sea take place in an efficient, safe and sustainable manner in areas such as energy, transportation, fisheries, aquaculture and tourism.
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