New Delhi, Dec. 10 -- Union Minister Jitendra Singh announced India's next major leap in ocean exploration with the unveiling of Matsya 6000, the country's "first indigenously developed human deep-sea submersible".

Showcased by the Ministry of Earth Sciences at IISF 2025, the mission aims to send Indian researchers to extreme ocean depths.

Sharing the update on X on Tuesday, Singh wrote, "Here is India's ambitious plan to send one human deep-sea submersible, providentially around the same time when preparations are in the final stage to send a human into Space. Meet Matsya6000, India's first indigenously developed human deep-sea submersible, showcased by the Ministry of Earth Sciences MoES at IISF2025."

Highlighting the ambitious timel...