Climate security in the Bay of Bengal
The Bay of Bengal (BoB) region is emerging as an important focal point for climate security risks. This is largely due to a multi-layered interplay of geopolitical, geostrategic, and climate-related regional
Bay Of Bengal
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Rajasthan dries up as rains build over S. India
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) expects the monsoon trough to shift to normal position on Thursday amid an ongoing bout of frequent north to south oscillations. What should presumably anchor
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Undersea survey soon for mineral wealth
The Government plans to conduct a major oceanic survey in the country's territorial waters, including parts of the Bay of Bengal, Gulf of Cambay and Andaman Sea, to look for prospects of under-sea mineral
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Radio signals confuse fishermen at sea
KOLKATA, 18 JULY: The state government has requested All India Radio (AIR) to undertake a survey to examine the transmission capacity of Kolkata-A-Channel, after reports that fishermen in the Bay of Bengal on the Indian side are receiving signals from a Bangladesh radio instead of the AIR. Such a survey is required because it was pointed out by fishermen that they are not getting weather warnin
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New antibiotic fished out of sea
Scientists Believe The Compound They Stumbled Upon Off The Rameswaram Coast Will Help Treat TB, HIV Chennai: For years, scientists at the Tuberculosis Research Centre (TRC) here have been digging in deserts and under the sea hoping to unearth chemical compounds that had the potential to be developed into drugs to fight tuberculosis.
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N-capable Prithvi-II test-fired successfully
India today successfully test-fired indigenously built surface-to-surface nuclear capable Prithvi-II missile from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur on Sea in Orissa. The missile, capable of carrying a pay-load of 500-1000 kg for hitting installations at ranges of up to 350 km, reached the designated target in the Bay of Bengal with high accuracy (less than 10 metres deviation from th
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Cabinet committee approves PSC for gas exploration with ConocoPhillips
The cabinet committee on economic affairs at a meeting on Monday approved the proposal to sign the Production Sharing Contract with ConocoPhillips for oil and gas exploration and extraction in the Bay of Bengal, said Cabinet Division joint secretary Mohammad Nurul Karim. Petrobangla will now send the proposal to the energy ministry for final approval of the prime minister who also holds the cha
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IMD to launch cyclone study
India is launching a major experiment to unravel meteorological mysteries that cause violent cyclones in the Bay of Bengal.
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International waters: review of legal and institutional frameworks
<p>This report discusses the legal and institutional frameworks that apply to twenty-eight (28) international water bodies that were identified as part of the United Nations Development Programme-Global Environment Facility (?UNDP-GEF?) 'Good Practices and Portfolio Learning in GEF Transboundary Freshwater and Marine Legal and Institutional Frameworks' project.
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Cyclonic rings formed in Bay of Bengal; widespread rains in Odisha likely
Bhubaneswar: Most parts of the northern and southern Odisha are likely to experience widespread rainfall during the next 48 hours under the influence of a cyclonic ring Bay of Bengal, Met office sources said on Sunday. Most parts of Odisha witnessed widespread rains for the last two days. Meanwhile, rainfall recorded in the last 24 hours was highest in Cuttack with 65.2 mm followed by Balasore
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State of knowledge of coastal and marine biodiversity of Indian Ocean countries
The Indian Ocean (IO) extends over 30% of the global ocean area and is rimmed by 36 littoral and 11 hinterland nations sustaining about 30% of the world's population. The landlocked character of the ocean along its northern boundary and the resultant seasonally reversing wind and sea surface circulation patterns are features unique to the IO.