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GUWAHATI: In the serene backdrop of Arunachal Pradesh, Oil India Limited (OIL), National Centre for Seismology (NCS) under the aegis of Ministry of Earth Sciences, and Centre for Earth Sciences and Himalayan Studies (CES & HS) under Arunachal Pradesh government signed a tripartite memorandum of understanding (MoU) on February 25 at Itanagar to pursue applied earth science related studies in India with a focus on Arunachal Pradesh and the northeastern region. 

Little is known about past oceans where the first life forms originated and evolved. Ocean water trapped in magnesite crystals could provide insights.

Arunachal Pradesh Science and Technology Minister Honchun Ngandam flagged off a 10-day glacier expedition from Itanagar on Wednesday.

Researchers from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) and Niigata University have located droplets of water created during an ancient ocean which existed over 600 million years ago that were trapped in mineral deposits high in the Himalayas. Analysis of the deposits, which contained both calcium and magnesium carbonates, suggested possible reasons for a significant oxygenation event in the planet's history, according to the study.

High up in the Himalayas, IISc scientists along with researchers from Niigata University, Japan, have discovered droplets of water trapped in mineral deposits that were likely left behind from an ancient ocean that existed around 600 million years ago. Analysis of the deposits, which had both calcium and magnesium carbonates, has also allowed the team to provide a possible explanation for events that might have led to a major oxygenation event in the earth’s history.