New Delhi, Aug. 30 -- The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), Government of India, in collaboration with the Directorate of Economics and Statistics (DES), Government of Kerala, organised a one-day workshop on "Capacity Building of Coastal States on Development of Ocean Accounts" in Kochi, Kerala, on Saturday, said a statement from the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation.

The workshop brought together officers from Ministry of Earth Sciences, Directorates of Economics and Statistics, coastal States/UTs, members of the Expert Group on Ocean Ecosystem Accounts, experts from Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services, National Remote Sensing Centr...