Ministry of Earth Sciences hosts the ESTIC 2026 thematic Curtain Raiser
The Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology (CMLRE), an attached office of the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), Government of India, hosted the ESTIC (Emerging Science, Technology, and Innovation Conclave) 2026 Curtain Raiser, at its office premises in Kochi today.
The Curtain Raiser for the ESTIC 2026 theme ‘Ocean Sciences & Maritime Technologies’ was organised as a parallel event to a Stakeholder Engagement Workshop of the IndOBIS (Indian Ocean Biodiversity Information System) portal, developed to augment biodiversity research ongoing under the country’s Deep Ocean Mission.
The curtain raiser event at CMLRE follows the ESTIC 2026 launch by Union Minister of State for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences and MoS in the Prime Minister’s Office Dr. Jitendra Singh, held at the National Media Centre, in New Delhi on September 10, 2026.
Dr Srinivasa Kumar Tummala, Secretary, MoES, through a video message at the CMLRE event, conveyed that, “the Ministry (MoES) proudly echoes the Honourable PM’s vision of ocean resources being amongst the biggest drivers of our economic growth and Viksit Bharat 2047.” UPDATED ON 6TH OCT 2026)
