Gas-hydrates, crystalline form of methane and water, have attracted the geoscientific community due to their natural occurrences, plausible impact on marine environment, and most importantly potential as future major energy resources. The bathymetry, seafloor temperature, total organic carbon, sediment thickness, rate of sedimentation, geothermal gradient suggest that shallow sediments along the Indian margin can host gas-hydrates. In fact, the geoscientific investigation, mainly seismic experiments, reveal signatures of gas-hydrates primarily in the Krishna-Godavari (KG) and Mahanadi basins, and Andaman regions. The methane within hydrates has been prognosticated to be more than 1500 times of country’s natural gas reserve. Extraction of these can make India energy self-contained and sustainable for many centuries. Success in test productions in Canada, USA, Japan and China shows a great hope for production of gas-hydrates. Therefore, delineation of most prospective zones, characterisation and assessment of resource potential, estimation of critical parameters, comprehending genesis and mode of occurrences, laboratory studies on the dissociation kinetics, simulation for developing the best possible extraction method, and environment impact assessment are very crucial in augmenting viable production of gas-hydrates. Here we produce the research and development of gas-hydrates in India along with their global status with regard to their exploration and exploitation.