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Wednesday, April 24, 2024
TopicOceans

Topic: oceans

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.

IIT-Madras develops autonomous solar vehicle to survey water bodies, provide real-time data

The institute is already in the process of commercialising & licensing the technology with the help of shipping ministry. The vehicle is expected to be operational in early 2021. 

On Camera

Influencer is a real job. They are shaking up the internet

The reach and impact of influencers are so significant that even politicians such as Prime Minister Narendra Modi have recognised their value—the National Creators Award is proof.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India, Oman hold 5th annual high-level meeting to boost maritime security

Both the governments expressed their commitment to strengthening their maritime cooperation to strengthen the maritime safety and security framework in the region.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.