India, Russia begin joint research work on gas hydrates
Tuesday, 28 October 2008
NEW DELHI, Oct 27 (PTI): India and Russia have embarked upon a joint research programme to develop viable technology for harnessing gas hydrates, a compound material which is a potential source of energy and is found abundantly below seabed off Indian coast.
"The gas hydrates are available below the bottom of the sea.
There is no proper technology to explore this potential source. Now India and Russia will focus their joint research work on developing viable technology to explore the resource," Prof CNR Rao, chairman of Scientific Advisory Council to Prime Minister, said the agency.
An MoU has been signed between the two countries in this regard and they are expected to develop the viable technology by 2020 under the joint Integrated Long Term Programmes (ILTP).
"We are now giving a new thrust to our partnership with Russia in the area of science and technology. The focus will be on emerging areas like marine research," Rao, who is also co- chairman of the ILTP programme, said.
"The gas hydrates are available below the bottom of the sea.
There is no proper technology to explore this potential source. Now India and Russia will focus their joint research work on developing viable technology to explore the resource," Prof CNR Rao, chairman of Scientific Advisory Council to Prime Minister, said the agency.
An MoU has been signed between the two countries in this regard and they are expected to develop the viable technology by 2020 under the joint Integrated Long Term Programmes (ILTP).
"We are now giving a new thrust to our partnership with Russia in the area of science and technology. The focus will be on emerging areas like marine research," Rao, who is also co- chairman of the ILTP programme, said.