Ministry of Earth Sciences and Government of Puducherry Sign Landmark MoU to Bolster Blue Economy and Coastal Resilience

• MoU between Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) and Department of Science, Technology & Environment, Government of Puducherry to advance marine research, infrastructure and Blue Economy in the UT.
• Operationalises long-standing concerns on coastal erosion in Puducherry — a chronically vulnerable stretch on the Coromandel coast.
• Aspirants must link this to India's Blue Economy framework, Deep Ocean Mission, and centre–UT cooperative federalism in marine governance.