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Saturday, October 11, 2025
TopicOcean conservation treaty

Topic: ocean conservation treaty

New UN ocean treaty signed by 67 countries, implementation still awaits

The agreement will create ocean sanctuaries where fishing will be prohibited, and also ensure human activity on the high seas is subject to environmental impact assessments.

High Seas Treaty not about putting nature in a bell jar. It’s a bid to save oceans

National governments still need to formally adopt and ratify the treaty but as conference President Rena Lee said, "the ship has reached the shore."

Countries gather to discuss new UN ocean protection treaty

According to Greenpeace, 11 million square kilometres of ocean must be protected every year if a target of protecting 30% of world's land and sea by 2030 is to be met.

On Camera

In Great Game for Kabul, India plays a patient hand. Multi-alignment to compartmentalisation

Pakistan’s reported air strikes on Kabul last night, coinciding with Acting Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi’s visit to India, seem intended to send...

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

How Pakistan thinks: Army for hire, ideology of convenience

Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.