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Saudi-led Arab coalition gives back Hadhramaut ports to Yemen's forces
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Hadhramaut [Yemen], Nov 30 (ANI): The Saudi Arabia-led Arab coalition gave back the management and coastal security of Hadhramaut ports to the Yemen Coast Guard.
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UAE company envisions Mumbai-Fujairah underwater rail line
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Abu Dhabi [UAE], Nov 30 (ANI): A United Arab Emirates (UAE) company is envisioning laying an underwater rail line between Fujairah and the coastal city of Mumbai in India in the near future.
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India endorses Blue Economy in sustainable, people-centric manner: Gadkari
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 27 (ANI): Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday said that 'Blue Economy' is very crucial for India's economic development, adding that India endorses the growth of the Blue Economy in a sustainable, inclusive and people-centric manner
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Sitharaman reviews operational preparedness of Indian Coastal Guard
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 17 (ANI): Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday reviewed the operational preparedness, infrastructure development and coastal security mechanism of the Coast Guard during Consultative Committee Meeting of Ministry of Defence on Indian Coast Guard.
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Cyclone Gaja: Trees uprooted, roofs damaged in Thiruvarur's Kokaladi
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Kokaladi (Tamil Nadu) [India], Nov 16 (ANI): Heavy rains accompanied by strong winds caused due to Cyclone Gaja, which made a landfall in the coastal areas of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry on Friday uprooted trees and damaged houses in Thiruvarur's Kokaladi village.
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Cyclone Gaja: Cuddalore MLA holds review meeting with rescue teams
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Cuddalore [Tamil Nadu], Nov 15 (ANI): In the backdrop of cyclone Gaja gathering strength in the Bay of Bengal and threatening to play havoc in the coastal areas of Cuddalore and Rameswaram tonight, Cuddalore Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) MC Sambath has held a review meeting with Colle
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AIFF to set up high-performance centre in Odisha
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Nov 13 (ANI): The Odisha government and the All India Football Federation (AIFF) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will see the coastal state hosting several youth teams of the national team and academies including the setting up of a high-
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Stone laid for NCCR in Visakhapatnam
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), Nov 02 (ANI): Union Minister of Science and Technology, Environment, Forest and Climate Changes and Earth Sciences Harsh Vardhan, on Friday laid the foundation for the National Centre for Coastal Research (NCCR) and Training Facility for India Meteorology D
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Yemen: Saudi-led airstrikes kill 150 Houthi rebels
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Cairo [Egypt], Oct 31 (ANI): An airstrike, conducted by the Saudi Arabia-led coalition forces has led to the death of at least 150 Houthi rebels in Yemen's coastal city of Hodeidah.
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Enhanced rainfall activity likely over coastal Odisha: IMD
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Oct 28 (ANI): A low-pressure area is likely to form over west-central and adjoining northwest Bay of Bengal during the next 24 hours, due to which enhanced rainfall activity is likely to occur over coastal Odisha during the night of Sunday to Tuesday.
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India takes strong steps towards achieving Paris Agreement goals
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
Manama [Bahrain], Oct 20 (ANI): Government of India took an important step toward its goals for low-carbon, climate-resilient development with the approval of a US$ 43 million grant from the Green Climate Fund, supporting climate resilience of millions of people living in the coastal states
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Invasive plants may boost blue carbon storage
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Oct 1 (ANI): When invasive species enter the picture, things are rarely black and white. A new paper has revealed that some plant invaders could help fight climate change by making it easier for ecosystems to store "blue carbon"- the carbon stored in coastal environment
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