Is a new 'donkey route' to the US emerging across dangerous bottomless oceans?Illegal migrants are shifting from the dangerous "donkey routes" to maritime smuggling using fake Seaman’s Books to pose as seafarers, bypa...
10 Feb, 2025, 02.41 PM IST
None of 18 sanctioned coastal surveillance boats operational in West Bengal: MoS HomeEighteen surveillance boats provided by the Centre to West Bengal for coastal security remain non-operational, raising concerns in the Lok ...
17 Dec, 2024, 01.31 PM IST
PierSight readies ‘Varuna’ for ocean surveillance opsThe demo satellite is intended to fly aboard the Indian Space Research Organisation’s PSLV Orbital Experimental Module (POEM) platform in t...
20 Nov, 2024, 08.17 AM IST
Space tech revolutionising Indian fisheries, says govt ahead of National Space DayAhead of National Space Day, the Union Ministry of Fisheries organized seminars to showcase how space technologies are transforming Indian ...
12 Aug, 2024, 03.43 PM IST
Nearly half of the world's migratory species are in decline, UN report saysA United Nations report reveals that almost half of the world's migratory species, including songbirds, sea turtles, whales, and sharks, ar...
12 Feb, 2024, 02.41 PM IST
Global hunger worse today than in 2015, imperiling UN goals: ReportAt the halfway point to the deadline set for achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the world is seeing little to no improv...
15 Sep, 2023, 07.10 PM IST
Challenges from Chinese distant water fishing fleets in AfricaAccording to a comprehensive report published by IJ-Reportika, about 20% of the global IUU catch comes from just six western African countr...
24 Jan, 2023, 10.10 AM IST
Ahead of India missile test, Chinese spy vessel in Indian Ocean RegionThe cat-and-mouse game continues in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR), while the rival armies are ranged against each other in eastern Ladakh. ...
06 Dec, 2022, 11.28 AM IST
Joe Biden working on ties with Southeast Asia in shadow of ChinaAnother topic Biden will raise is Myanmar, where the military junta overthrew the ruling government in February 2021 and arrested its democ...
12 Nov, 2022, 05.09 PM IST
China fishing fleet defied US in standoff on high seasThousands of miles away, a heavily-armed US Coast Guard cutter sailed up to a fleet of a few hundred Chinese squid-fishing boats not far fr...
01 Nov, 2022, 07.21 PM IST
Quad to combat China's Indo-Pacific expansionist ambitionsWhile the bloc's members took no names, the target of this maritime initiative is unmistakable, with brewing concerns over questions of sov...
04 Jun, 2022, 10.50 AM IST
Quad Summit could launch satellite-based maritime initiative to counter Chinese illegal fishing in Indo-Pacific regionThe proposed initiative will use satellite technology to connect existing surveillance centres in Singapore, India and the Pacific region t...
23 May, 2022, 07.42 AM IST
China sails unhindered in Somali watersChina is one country which has been deliberately trying to project itself as a saviour and a good friend to all poor nations seeking aid an...
20 Aug, 2021, 10.10 AM IST
Killer hippos spread fear among fishermen in Senegal riversHippopotamuses, vegetarians that live in or near swamps and rivers, can weigh up to 1,500 kilogrammes and spend long hours in water to prot...
28 May, 2016, 11.33 PM IST
Killer hippos spread fear among fishermen in Senegal riversIn hospital with bloodied bandages over deep gashes in his legs, fisherman Ali Fall recalls the moment a hippopotamus tried to kill him.
28 May, 2016, 08.39 AM IST
2,100 Indians granted asylum in the US between 2012-14V K Singh gave details of the Indians provided asylum by the US while quoting from the report in reply to a question in the Lok Sabha.
11 May, 2016, 06.06 PM IST
- Ensure security along the coastline, says PM
The government has already started reflecting over the security breach in the Indian waters that gave the terrorists, bound from Karachi, a...
30 Nov, 2008, 12.41 AM IST