MoSPI holds workshop in Kochi to build coastal States' capacity on Ocean Accounts
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, with Kerala's Directorate of Economics and Statistics, held a workshop on developing Ocean Accounts for coastal States in Kochi on 29 August 2025.
Summary
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), with the Directorate of Economics and Statistics of the Government of Kerala, held a one-day workshop on 'Capacity Building of Coastal States on Development of Ocean Accounts' in Kochi on 29 August 2025. Officers from the Ministry of Earth Sciences, coastal States and UTs, and institutions such as CMFRI, INCOIS and the National Remote Sensing Centre took part. MoSPI said Ocean Ecosystem Accounts, compiled in line with the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA) framework, complement GDP by tracking the extent, condition, services and assets of coastal ecosystems.
Key facts
- Date / place
- 29 Aug 2025, Kochi, Kerala
- Organisers
- MoSPI with DES, Government of Kerala
- Theme
- Capacity Building of Coastal States on Development of Ocean Accounts
- Framework
- System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA)
- Participants
- MoES, coastal States/UTs, CMFRI, INCOIS, NRSC, NCCR, CMLRE, Indian Maritime University
Practice MCQs 2 questions
MoSPI's workshop on 'Capacity Building of Coastal States on Development of Ocean Accounts' on 29 August 2025 was held in:
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Correct answer: C — Kochi
The workshop was held in Kochi, Kerala, with the Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Government of Kerala.
India's Ocean Ecosystem Accounts, discussed at MoSPI's Kochi workshop, are compiled in line with which framework?
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Correct answer: B — System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA)
MoSPI said the workshop aimed to improve compilation of Ocean Accounts in line with the SEEA framework, complementing GDP.