New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology; Minister of State PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Jitendra Singh, announced that on August 5 and 6, 2025, two Indian aquanauts successfully conducted deep ocean expeditions to depths of 4,025 meters and 5,002 meters in the Atlantic Ocean--marking the first time India has achieved such a feat, the Ministry of Earth Sciences said in a release on Thursday.

The Indian aquanauts - Raju Ramesh, Senior Scientist and Cdr. Jatinder Pal Singh (Retd)--completed the maiden dives for a total duration of about seven hours, gathering valuable experience and observations before making a safe return to the surface.

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