Japan says China conducted research near Pacific atollJapan has accused China of conducting unnotified maritime scientific research within its exclusive economic zone around Okinotori Island. T...
India set to complete EEZ survey in Andamans, extended continental shelf next stepIndia is set to complete an exhaustive survey of its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) months after the central government aligned all stakehol...
Defence, space agencies release 99% of EEZ prohibited areas for oil exploration and productionIn all, India's EEZ is about 2.36 million sq km, of which 1 million sq km, about 42%, was in the 'no go' zone. From an oil exploration pers...
Navy plans to stop Chinese spy ship from entering India's exclusive economic zoneThough it is a known fact that the Yuan Wang-6 is a spy ship of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), sent to the Indian Ocean Region t...
Chinese missiles believed to have landed in Japan's EEZ: defence ministerChina is holding its largest-ever military exercises around Taiwan, which it considers its territory and has vowed to one day seize, by for...
Philippines protests China's 'threatening' South China Sea presenceThe Philippines has ramped up its rhetoric in recent weeks over the lingering presence of hundreds of Chinese boats in its 200-mile Exclusi...
Disrespect shown must be addressed diplomatically: Shashi Tharoor on US Navy's operation in India's EEZIndia's reaction came after the US Navy, in an unusual move, announced that one of its ships conducted patrols in the Indian EEZ on April 7...
India conveys concern to US over warship carrying out navigation ops off LakshadweepIn a statement, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said US Navy ship John Paul Jones was continuously monitored transiting from the Per...
In unusual move, US conducts 'freedom patrol' in Indian EEZThe US statement reveals that the USS John Paul Jones, an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, carried out the patrol 130 nautical...
India calls for sea lanes free of 'tension and rivalry'"Maritime security, terrorism and piracy are major concerns to the whole world today and also for India and Papua New Guinea," he said.
US regularly conducts operational challenges in Indian EEZAfter a gap of two years, US warships is believed to have entered Indian EEZs without notifying India or seeking permission from it in 1991.
INS Teg to undertake operations in EEZ of MauritiusDuring the deployment, the ship will undertake joint patrolling and surveillance operations with Mauritian National Coast Guard ships, a st...
Indian ship deployed to undertake jnt surveillance of Maldives EEZThe Indian Navy said its ship Sumedha, a naval offshore patrol vessel has been deployed to undertake the joint surveillance of EEZ of Maldi...
Government to soon allot 62 offshore mineral blocks for miningThe government is in the process of framing regulations for exploration and mining in offshore blocks, which contain minerals such as zirco...
62 heavy mineral blocks identified in territorial waters: GovtAs many as 62 blocks of deposits of heavy mineral such as zirconium, titanium, thorium, tungsten and rare earth elements have been found in...
India-Bangladesh to have historic expedition in OctoberIndian scientists along with their Bangladeshi counterparts will study the waters in Exclusive Economic Zone of Bangladesh.
- India aims to increase marine fish catch to 3 MT in 2011-12
India is working on harmonised development of coastal and deep sea sector to enhance marine capture fisheries to 3 million tonnes in 2011-1...