India, Sept. 24 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

Goa, 24 September 2025

Ministry of Earth Science hosted the 8th Annual Contractors' Meeting of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) which was locally organised by CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography (NIO), Goa, during 18-20 September, 2025.

The event commenced on the 18th September bringing together leading experts and delegates form exploration contractors to discuss the future of deep-sea exploration and resource management. Representatives from 14 International Seabed Authority exploration contractors representing Russian Federation, Japan, China, Republic of Korea, Singapore, Cook Islands, Germany, France and Jamaica as well as the Interoceanmetal Joint Organisa...