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Ministry of Shipping and Waterways, ORF hosts Sagarmanthan: The Great Ocea
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPSW) and the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) will be co-hosting Sagarmanthan: The Great Oceans Dialogue, in New Delhi, India, from November 18-19.
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Observer Research Foundation hosts curtain raiser event for 'Sagarmanthan'
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The Sagarmanthan Dialogue is anticipated to attract a diverse array of stakeholders, including leaders, policymakers, strategic thinkers, scholars, intergovernmental organisations, maritime policy research institutions, media, civil society, and industry representatives. The inaugural event
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India-Indonesia-Australia Trilateral Dialogue held today
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
The India-Indonesia-Australia Trilateral Focal Points was held on Tuesday, during which the three sides held discussions to explore opportunities for collaboration under the framework of the Indo-Pacific Oceans Initiative (IPOI) and the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA).
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India announces USD 1 million relief aid for landslide hit Papua New Guine
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
After over 650 people lost their lives in the deadly landslide in Papua New Guinea, India, on Tuesday, announced immediate relief assistance worth USD 1 million to the island nation.
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VGP Marine Kingdom Brings First-Ever Mermaid Show to Chennai
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 7: VGP Marine Kingdom, India's first and largest walk-through aquarium, located at Injambakkam, Chennai, has launched its first-ever Mermaid Show, featuring synchronised swimming, acrobatics, and mesmerising underwater manoeuvres of professional aquarium mer
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UAE, Indonesia partner to reduce waste leakage into oceans and rivers
Updated : 1 year, 10 months ago IST
The formal signing ceremony took place on the sidelines of The AVPN Global Conference 2024 in Abu Dhabi in the presence of Amna bint Abdullah Al Dahak Al Shamsi, Minister of Climate Change and the Environment, and Suhail bin Mohammed Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure.
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Record level increase in greenhouse gas, surface temp, ocean heat in 2023:
Updated : 1 year, 12 months ago IST
Over 90 per cent of the oceans experienced heatwave conditions at some point during 2023, while glaciers suffered the largest loss of ice since 1950, according to a UN weather agency's report.
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Global hot streak continues: Oceans break high-temperature record in Febru
Updated : 2 years ago IST
The average global sea surface temperature stood at 21.06 degrees Celsius (69.91 degrees Fahrenheit) in February, surpassing the previous record of 20.98 C (69.77F) set in August 2023, in a dataset that goes back to 1979.
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Study reveals air pollution hides increases in rainfall
Updated : 2 years ago IST
We know that greenhouse gas emissions, such as carbon dioxide, should increase rainfall. The emissions warm the atmosphere, resulting in a one-two punch: warmer oceans make it easier for water to evaporate, and warmer air can store more water vapour, allowing more moisture to fall as rain. H
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India, France agree to institute Comprehensive Dialogue on Global Issues
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
India, France have agreed to institute a Comprehensive Dialogue on Global Issues to hold consultations on political matters and other global issues such as oceans, climate change, biodiversity, pollution and digital, with a particular focus on multilateral frameworks.
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Training course on Know Your Marine Biodiversity to be held in Kochi from
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute (CMFRI) is set to offer lessons on marine biodiversity and environment to postgraduate students, researchers and academicians, recognising its crucial role for ensuring the health of oceans for the
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Ice age may help predict oceans' response to global warming: Study
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
A team of scientists led by a Tulane University oceanographer discovered that deposits deep beneath the ocean floor provide a means to estimate ocean oxygen levels and their relationship to carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere during the last ice age, which ended more than 11,000 years a
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