ESTIC 2026 Ocean Sciences Curtain Raiser Held at Kochi

The correct answer is Emerging Science, Technology and Innovation Conclave. The curtain raiser for its ocean theme was hosted by the Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology at Kochi, an attached office of the Ministry of Earth Sciences, and the theme being previewed was Ocean Sciences and Maritime Technologies. The conclave was launched at the National Media Centre in New Delhi on 10 September 2026 by Dr Jitendra Singh, and the main event runs at Bharat Mandapam from 27 to 29 October 2026 across 12 thematic areas. Option A is wrong because it swaps in the name of the ministry that leads the ocean session rather than the words of the acronym. Option C is wrong because the conclave is not an engineering industry conference. Option D is wrong because it reads the ocean theme into the name itself, when the ocean session is only one of several themes. Expand the acronym exactly as it stands.

The correct answer is Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, from 27 to 29 October 2026. The curtain raiser at Kochi informed its audience of the programmes the Ministry of Earth Sciences will run at the conclave on those dates, with a keynote by Dr Kilaparti Ramakrishna of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, invited talks by ocean science experts and a panel discussion on bridging knowledge, innovation and sustainable technology. Option A is wrong because Kochi hosted only the thematic curtain raiser, and the September date belongs to the launch of the conclave at the National Media Centre in New Delhi. Option C is wrong because it names a different Delhi venue and the date of the curtain raiser itself. Option D is wrong because both the city and the month are incorrect. Keep the launch, the curtain raiser and the conclave itself as three separate dates in your notes.

The correct answer is the Deep Ocean Mission. IndOBIS, which stands for the Indian Ocean Biodiversity Information System, was developed to augment the biodiversity research being carried out under that mission, and its stakeholder engagement workshop ran as a parallel event to the ESTIC curtain raiser at the Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology in Kochi. The event drew scientists, researchers, students and data managers together to strengthen marine research and data-sharing networks. Option B is wrong because Himalayan studies deal with mountain ecosystems, not ocean biodiversity. Option C is wrong because supercomputing is a computing infrastructure programme with no bearing on this portal. Option D is wrong because it mixes up the familiar phrase for fisheries development with the ocean research mission that IndOBIS actually serves. Remember the portal, its full form and the mission as one set.