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The World isn't big enough for China
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Chinese ambitions - "the grand rejuvenation of the Chinese nation", as Chairman Xi Jinping calls it - are almost unbridled in their scope. As well as seeking to dominate nearby territory such as Taiwan, the mountainous border with India, international waters in the South China Sea and the ic
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"Important for us, global community": Union Minister Kiren Rijiju after in
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
"The agenda is mainly about climate change, about studies, and about how the member countries are to regulate their activities there, all important things are to be reviewed," the Union Minister said.
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India to facilitate first-ever focused working group discussions on Antarc
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
India has been a consultative Party to the Antarctic Treaty since 1983. With the other 28 Consultative Parties, India has a crucial role in governing Antarctica's scientific exploration and environmental protection.
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Indian Naval Hydrographic Department celebrate Republic Day in Antarctica
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
A Hydrographic survey team from the INHD reached the Indian Antarctica station Bharati on January 17 to undertake a Hydrographic survey off Larsemann Hills as part of the 43rd Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica (ISEA).
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World's biggest iceberg on move after decades of being grounded on Antarct
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The world's biggest iceberg is on the move after decades of being grounded on the Antarctica seafloor. The iceberg is more than twice the size of Britain's capital city of London, as per CNN.
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Basal melting of ice shelves in Greenland may lead to a 2-meter rise in se
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Published in 'Nature Communications' on Tuesday, a study into Greenland's huge northern glaciers found that melting of ice shelves may lift the sea levels by 2.1 meters, nearly 7 feet if the glaciers were to break down completely.
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Antarctica’s sea ice falls to unprecedented lows for this time of year: Re
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Every year, Antarctic sea ice shrinks to its lowest levels towards the end of February, during the continent’s summer. The sea ice then builds back up over the winter. But, scientists have observed something different this year.
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Kiren Rijiju meets European Commissioner for Environment, discusses deepen
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday, met Virginijus Sinkevicius, European Commissioner for Environment, Ocean and Fisheries, here in the national capital, where the leaders held discussions on issues like marine pollution, blue economy and deep ocean exploration and deepening cooperatio
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Bulgarian naval research vessel to come back from Antarctica to official w
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
According to preliminary plans, RSV 421, which sailed on December 27 from Varna Marine Station, will dock there again at 10:00 am on May 2.
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Deep ocean currents near Antarctica on the verge of collapsing: Research
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Scientists believe that the deep ocean circulation that forms around Antarctica is on the verge of collapsing. Such decline of this ocean circulation will stagnate the bottom of the oceans and generate further impacts affecting climate and marine ecosystems for centuries to come.
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Deep ocean currents around Antarctica headed for collapse: Research
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Such decline of this ocean circulation will stagnate the bottom of the oceans and generate further impacts affecting climate and marine ecosystems for centuries to come.
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Green India Challenge reaching new heights, 'Inspiring' Environment Flag h
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The Green India Challenge, which has been launched with the objective to nurture the Nature and Environment better and providing clean air to mankind, touched another height after its emblematic flag was hoisted on the peak of highest mountain in Antarctica.
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