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New Delhi , Oct. 19

THE Government has called for technological collaboration between India and Russia to explore the use of gas hydrates as an alternative source of energy. Gas hydrates are crystalline solids found at a depth of about a kilometre from the ocean floor and contain methane gas.

Inaugurating the 10th Technology Summit and Technology Platform here on Tuesday, the Minister of State for Science & Technology and Ocean Development, Mr Kapil Sibal, said gas hydrates could be the answer to the challenges faced by the country in the energy sector.

With the price of a barrel of crude oil touching $55, a significant chunk of the country's foreign exchange earnings would be used up for importing crude oil, an official release quoted him as saying.

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