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Indo-US joint military exercise 'Yudh Abhyas' concludes in Alaska
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Alaska [US], October 30 (ANI): The 17th Edition of India-US joint exercise Yudh Abhyas 21 on Saturday concluded at Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson, Alaska after a validation exercise.
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Arctic states up in arms over China's rising interference
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 27 (ANI): China intends to explore the Arctic region as climate change has offered access to the vast mineral resources and new transport routes that reduce sea travel routes to Europe substantially, a media report said.
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Arctic Council expresses concern over China's rising interference in the r
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Hong Kong, October 26 (ANI): Arctic Council has raised concern over China's growing ambitions in the region as climate change has offered access to the vast mineral resources and new transport routes that reduce sea travel routes to Europe substantially.
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Arctic Council received no proposals on banning Hydrocarbon development: M
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], October 16 (ANI/Sputnik): The Arctic Council has not received any proposals to impose legally binding obligations on member states that would ban or limit hydrocarbon exploration, the Russian chairman of the council's senior Arctic officials committee told Sputnik.
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Crew of Russia's crashed Ka-27 helicopter most likely dead: Emergencies
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], September 24 (ANI/Sputnik): The crew of Russia's Ka-27 helicopter that crashed in Kamchatka most likely died, an emergency services' spokesman told Sputnik on Friday.
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Earliest surviving Hindu paintings preserved for eternity at Arctic World
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 23 (ANI/NewsVoir): Arctic World Archive, a repository of the most significant works by humankind, has initiated preservation of restored artworks of Indian culture for eternity.
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Warming climate, intensifying land use increase mercury content in fish: S
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Helsinki [Finland], June 22 (ANI): Recent studies by the University of Helsinki show that in the future, the mercury concentration of fish in Finnish Lapland can shift closer to the level found in lakes located below the Arctic Circle.
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China sees polar regions as new strategic frontier, its satellite plan to
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Hong Kong, May 27 (ANI): With climate change continuing to affect the Arctic and the region being increasingly seen as area of emerging economic importance, the perception of Arctic waters as an arena for great power rivalry has gained traction. China is a factor in these debates as it has
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Blinken says US wants Arctic region to remain free of conflict, full of co
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 18 (ANI/Sputnik): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday he discussed the Arctic region with Icelandic Foreign Minister Gudlaugur Thor Thordarson, with both countries wishing the region to remain "free of conflict and full of cooperation."
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China interested in cooperation with Russia on Arctic Station Project
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 13 (ANI/Sputnik): Beijing, following Seoul, is showing interest in cooperation in the framework of the project to build the Snowflake International Arctic Station, Nikolai Korchunov, ambassador-at-large of the Russian Foreign Ministry, senior official of the Arctic Counc
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US to send 250 Marines to Finland for Joint Drills in June: Finnish Air Fo
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Helsinki [Finland], May 7 (ANI/Sputnik): A squadron of about 250 US Marine Corps will go to Finland to participate in a series of military exercises scheduled for June, the Finnish Air Force said on Friday.
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Melting of ice sheets rapidly increase methane in environment, study affir
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Oslo [Norway], April 30 (ANI): Melting of the Arctic ice sheets caused rapid methane release from the ocean floor during the last two deglaciations, according to a new study led by scientists at The University of Tromso - The Arctic University of Norway.
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