Blue Bonds can accelerate sustainable ways for undersea exploration Brief Overview Blue Economy is the seventh-largest economy in the world by Gross Domestic Product (GDP), and is valued at USD 3 trillion annually. It currently supports 3 billion people worldwide. In recent years, the Ocean Economy or ‘Blue Economy’ has been a key proponent in […]
Time to realise the potential of Brahmaputra river In case of human beings, it is often said that “with great power comes great responsibility”, and in similar way for rivers, it can be said that with large volume of water comes huge sediments. The line generally holds true for many of the rivers in the […]
Underwater Domain Awareness (UDA) Framework for effective implementation of Marine Forensic & for bolstering Maritime crime investigation in India Marine Forensics can be defined as the branch of Forensic Science which helps in the Investigation of criminal cases pertaining to marine life and environment. It can also be referred to as a scientific study of […]
KSHIRSAGAR MANTHAN : Indian Ocean: An Ocean of Decision By Maj Gen VS Ranade (Retd) India has been a seafaring nation earlier than medieval times. The Chola Kings and Vijayanagar Kingdoms have been known to have sea trade routes to Southeast Asian countries of Java, Sumatra, and Cambodia. The religious and cultural connect is quite […]
Bio-mimicry for Underwater Domain Awareness The U.S. Pacific Fleet Public Affairs office, in a press statement, has stated that USS Connecticut (SSN 22) a Seawolf-class fast-attack submarine collided with an “unknown object” while submerged in the waters of the Asia Pacific region. At least 11 crew members sustained injuries that “ranged from moderate to minor, including scrapes […]
Underwater Domain Awareness (UDA) Framework: A New Perspective for Young India India is striving to be at the forefront of global affairs and at the heart of this mission are the commonly overlooked contemporary challenges which have the potential to open up opportunities for the youth. The underwater domain of the Indian Ocean Region is […]
Underwater Domain Awareness (UDA) Framework for Sediment Management Sediment management refers to the holistic management of sediment supply from rivers to coast taking into account the full range of human activities as well as sediment trapping by dams. Siltation and soil erosion is a natural process required to maintain a balance between source and sink. […]
India’s Stand on Underwater Radiated Noise Management Underwater Radiated Noise (URN) is increasingly becoming a serious environmental concern across the globe, and the international community is aggressively getting into means and measures to contain this problem. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals – 14 (UN-SDG – 14), clearly highlights the need to contain noise underwater. […]
Indo-Pacific Strategic Space and Geo-Economics Dr (Cdr) Arnab Das offers a new perspective based on the Underwater Domain Awareness (UDA) Framework in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) The 1970s saw a new international order and US foreign policy faced unprecedented challenges in coping with the changed geopolitical scenario. Economies could no longer be independent of […]
BLUE BONDS: Blue Bond Instruments and their Importance in the Indian Context Introduction Water is the basic survival unit of our planet and humankind. About 71% of the Earth’s surface is ocean, and billions of people depend on the oceans for their livelihood, health, sanitation, agriculture, food, manufacturing, construction etc. Maritime transport remains an essential […]
