Indian ocean

The aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, the largest warship built for the Royal Navy and capable of carrying 70 aircraft, will operate in the Indian Ocean region on her maiden voyage after entering service in 2020. The move reflects the importance... read more

Doval reached out to countries of the Indian Ocean offering them the technological and infrastructural facilities that India has been able to build up. read more

As on September 9, the country has received 792mm of rainfall compared to the normal of 737 mm – or 3% more than normal – as per the India Meteorological Department (IMD). read more

Since it was set up in 2008, SEARHEF has disbursed US$ 6.07 million in all as financial support for 39 emergencies in nine countries. On each occasion, relief has been sent within 24 hours of the catastrophe. read more

India is dependent on imports due to skewed incentives among key stakeholders and lack of policy predictability read more

The Indian Navy is fully prepared to make sure there is no intrusion from the seas, he added. read more

Mumbai had not crossed the annual average rainfall mark last year, with 2,239.6mm rain from June to September. read more

The visits to both countries are the first by Jaishankar since he assumed office in June and are in line with the government’s “neighbourhood first” policy, the people said. read more

The eight-member Commonwealth observer group was led by former Jamaica prime minister Bruce Golding and included India’s Nitin Pai, director of the Takshashila Foundation. read more

Paul Gilmore was just 13 when on November 17, 1969 he dropped the bottle into the Indian Ocean hoping to reach a new friend. read more

Indonesia’s meteorology agency (BMKG) recorded the quake at 7.2 magnitude and was not in danger of causing a tsunami. read more

Monday’s tremor had a depth of 10 kilometres and has an epicentre in the Indian Ocean, close to Derby in Western Australia. read more

The situation in Maldives changed in September 2018 when the opposition candidate, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, won the presidential election, defeating the then president, Abdulla Yameen. read more

Introduced by Senate India Caucus Co-Chair Senator John Cornyn with the support of Senate India Caucus Co-Chair Senator Mark Warner, the amendment provides for increased US-India defence cooperation in the Indian Ocean. read more

BMC officials said they paid Rs. 25 crore to the Mangrove Foundation of Maharashtra, an autonomous society that assists the state government in marine conservation. read more