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Thursday, January 29, 2026
TopicOceans

Topic: oceans

Life-sustaining freshwater first appeared on Earth 4 billion years ago, finds Nature study

Geologists analysed ancient rock crystals from Australia to find that freshwater appeared on earth a mere 600 million years after the formation of the planet.

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.

What is the Great Blue Wall? Unique initiative to guard 2 million hectares of ocean

Africa’s Great Blue Wall initiative aims to establish a network of seascapes that benefit both people and nature more sustainably.

A US professor will live underwater for 100 days. Here’s what it’ll do to his body

Besides a minimal amount of walking around a very small habitat, the only exercise Joe Dituri will get is from swimming.

Google Doodle celebrates geologist Marie Tharp, known for groundbreaking maps of ocean floor

In 1998, the US Library of Congress declared Tharp as one of the greatest cartographers of the 20th century.

Fertility choices to home insurance—5 ways in which climate change has already affected us

You might think the biggest impacts lie far away. But global warming is already changing the way many of us live or think.

93% of the world’s ocean is unprotected. It can cost more than three billion people

Protecting and restoring ocean habitats such as seagrass beds, salt marshes, and mangroves, and their associated food webs are critical.

The global economy depends on the sustainable use of oceans. Transparency is key

Sharing data will help ocean industries not only increase operational accountability, but also public trust and profitability.

How AI-powered ships can help us collect valuable data about the ocean

Today, with human activity impacting ocean health, the need for oceanographic data and the ships that collect them has never been greater.

Coral farming robots, seaweed biofilters — these 11 innovations protect life below water

They tackle a range of ocean challenges including coral reef restoration, scaling restorative aquaculture & unearthing technologies for marine protection.

On Camera

How Djokovic & his luck outplayed opponents in major tournaments—walkovers to retirements

By the 2024 US Open, ESPN noted that Djokovic had advanced via opponent retirements or walkovers 16 times at Majors, the most of any male player in the Open Era.

India’s fast-growing gig economy adds lakhs of jobs, but comes with risks for workforce—Economic Survey

Economic Survey underlines gig workforce has grown from 77 lakh in FY 2021 to about 1.2 cr in FY 2025, driven by smartphone penetration, scale-up of digital platforms & payments.

Indian Army ties up with US drone company that made its name in the Ukraine conflict

Shield AI will provide V-BAT vertical takeoff & landing drones along with licences for software, which will be integrated into aircraft and made available to select Indian partners.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.