India, Jan. 4 -- While Subhanshu Shukla returned from space successfully under Axiom Mission 4, the Indian government is also working to explore the deep sea. Union Earth Sciences Minister Dr Jitendra Singh said that India's "reform express" is being driven by science, technology and innovation, and the Ministry is working to fulfil the objectives of the Deep Ocean Mission.

He said that while an Indian astronaut will venture into outer space, India will also send a human occupied submersible to depths of up to 6,000 metres (6 km) under the ocean. Secretary of the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Dr M Ravichandran, said that India's motto under the Deep Ocean Mission is to harness ocean resources and develop mechanisms to benefit from the blue...