The Indian Ocean is the third-largest ocean in the world. It is bordered by several countries, including India, Australia, and Africa. This ocean plays a crucial role in global trade. It is rich in marine biodiversity. The Indian Ocean has significant historical importance. It has been a route for ancient maritime trade. Its waters are vital for regional economies.
Although the Indian Oceans is much smaller in size than the Pacific and the Atlantic Oceans, yet it is of immense importance for us because it is located...
The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-National Institute of Oceanography (CSIR-NIO), Goa, has started a project for mapping the genetic diversity of organisms and the effect of micronutrients...
Scientists have recently discovered a new population of Blue Whales in the Western Indian Ocean. The blue whale is a marine mammal of baleen whale suborder Mysticeti. At...
A recent study conducted by the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) is making headlines due to its significant findings concerning Coccolithophores. These microscopic marine algae...
The Information Fusion Centre for the Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR), established in 2018, has commenced activities as a critical hub for the exchange of maritime data. Its main...
The stability of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) has shown signs of faltering in recent years, possibly leading to major impacts on global climate. However, a recent...
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) in India announced that Ocean Energy will be categorized as renewable energy. This includes various forms of ocean energy such...
The Milindapanho (Pali: "Questions of Milinda") is one of the most celebrated non-canonical works of early Buddhist literature. Composed around the 1st Century BCE to 1st Century CE,...
The transition from the Mughal agrarian system to British colonial rule radically transformed the socioeconomic structure of Indian village communities. Under the traditional system, villages functioned as self-sufficient...
A Doab—derived from the Persian words do (two) and ab (water)—signifies the alluvial tract of land lying between two confluent or parallel rivers. Within the Northern Plains and...
