CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The Centre had approved the Deep Ocean Mission at a total budget of ₹4, 077 crore for five years. The estimated cost for the first phase for the three years (2021-2024) is ₹2, 823.4 crore.

Detailed explanation-2: -The estimated cost of the project The estimated cost of the mission will be Rs 4077 crore for a period of 5 years to be implemented in a phase-wise manner. The estimated cost for the first phase for the 3 years (2021-2024) would be Rs 2823.4 crore.

Detailed explanation-3: -Initially, the Rs 4, 077-crore mission will entail scientists travelling to a depth of 500 metres to test various technologies being developed for the purpose before taking a deeper dive into the unknown. “Some of the mysteries about the origins of life still persist.

Detailed explanation-4: -The overall estimated cost of the Deep Ocean Mission is Rs. 4077 crores for a period of five years (2021 to 2026).

Detailed explanation-5: -The Centre earmarked Rs 13, 700 crore for the Department of Space (DoS) in the Union Budget 2022-23, as Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) gears up for Gaganyaan-India’s first human spaceflight mission.