Dr Jitendra Singh reviewed Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion project in Lakshadweep.

Exam-focused facts from the 9 March 2026 current affairs briefing.

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Dr Jitendra Singh, Union Minister for Earth Sciences and Science & Technology, visited Kavaratti in Lakshadweep to review the OTEC-based desalination facility.
The project harnesses the temperature gradient between warm surface seawater and cold deep-sea water to generate electricity for seawater desalination.
The facility aims to provide sustainable freshwater supply and reduce reliance on diesel-powered desalination plants in Lakshadweep.
The reviewed components included the seawater intake system, deep-sea cold-water pipeline, turbine-generator unit, and desalination modules.
An offshore OTEC demonstration project is planned under India’s Deep Ocean Mission to advance ocean-based energy technologies.